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March 25, 2024

New house prices are rising rapidly despite a flat market – we need to diversify what we build and who builds it

Tom Archer, Sheffield Hallam University and Ian Cole, Sheffield Hallam University

In the middle of a cost of living crisis, new-build prices are up by nearly a fifth in the past year alone.

November 28, 2023

Chris Foye, University of Reading and Edward Shepherd, Cardiff University

A handful of large companies dominate the UK housing market, which may affect new-build supply.

March 7, 2023

Simon Roberts, Brunel University London and Colin Axon, Brunel University London

New builds sell at a 10% premium to the rest of the market.

Ian Cole
Emeritus Professor of Housing Studies, Sheffield Hallam University
Tom Archer
Senior Research Fellow, the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University
Colin Axon
Senior Lecturer in the Institute of Energy Futures, Brunel University London
Simon Roberts
Honorary Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Brunel University London
Edward Shepherd
Senior Lecturer in Planning and Development, Cardiff University
Chris Foye
Lecturer in Housing Economics, University of Reading