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Government moves to encourage longer and larger home loans won’t address housing affordability in the UK
Middle- and low-income households are being priced out of owning their homes as average house prices reach levels last seen in the 2000s.
The technology exists, but homeowners aren’t being swayed by subsidies.
The number of older renters is growing – and much less is known about their experiences in the expensive and insecure private rented sector.
There are benefits to society of good housing for all – health, wellbeing, savings from costs of crime and health – that are not captured in its price.
The approach to housing in the UK hasn’t worked for years. What could we learn from how it’s done in other countries?
Landlords could have a big impact on public health, if they help their tenants to feel at home.
A new study looks at the pure financial return of UK home ownership over 40 years to find consistently positive results.
Top contributors
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Professor of Real Estate, Heriot-Watt University
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Mactaggart Chair in Land, Property & Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Housing and Social Inclusion, De Montfort University
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Research Fellow in Housing Studies, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer, Social Policy and Housing, University of Stirling
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Assistant Professor in Finance, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
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Researcher in Public Health, University of Glasgow
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PhD Researcher, Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University
