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Building hope
Publications How land reforms will help deliver the homes we need Download the report The UK’s dysfunctional land market is one of the key drivers of our broken housing model. Reforming it is therefore vital to address the housing crisis. This research identifies the extent of public gain if the government builds on its predecessor’s reforms to limit the impact of ‘hope value’ on land valuations subject to Compulsory Purchase Order.
Building the homes we need
Publications The economic and social value of investing in a new generation of social housing Download the report Everybody needs an affordable, safe, secure home to build a foundation for themselves and their families. But our housing system is broken, failing to deliver these fundamentals and leading to rising housing insecurity, unaffordability, record levels of homelessness, and surging costs to local government providing temporary accommodation.
Reforming right to buy
Publications Options for preserving and delivering new council homes for the twenty-first century Download the report Over almost four and a half decades since its introduction in 1980, the right-to-buy scheme has had a transformative impact on our homes and our lives. Over two million homes have been sold to around 4.5m sitting tenants, allowing them to own their own homes and access wealth to which they had hitherto been denied.
Buying back better
Publications How social housing acquisitions in London can tackle homelessness and help councils avert bankruptcy Download the report The UK is in the midst of a longstanding but sharply deepening housing crisis. And in no part of the country is that crisis more visceral than in London. With already sky-high rents rising steeply as part of the cost-of-living squeeze, London’s councils face record numbers of homeless families for whom they must provide homes.
Reforming property tax
Publications Dampening further property speculation in the housing crisis Download the report In conjunction with the Homes for Us alliance of grassroots organisations and campaigners, the New Economics Foundation is developing policies to fix England’s broken housing model. Tax reform is an important tool to do so.
The community right to buy
Publications How housing acquisitions can regenerate left behind communities, improve standards, and decarbonise homes Download the report In conjunction with the Homes For Us alliance of grassroots organisations and campaigners, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) is developing policies to fix England’s broken housing model.
The UK housing crisis isn’t just about mortgages – private renters desperately need help too
In short: Jacqueline Bradley used to apply for 15 jobs a week but the constant rejection has seen her cut back to about 15 a month. A national skills report found older people tended to be unemployed for twice as long as younger job seekers.
Three-fifths of private renters cannot afford the cost of living
Blog The government must unfreeze housing support for private renters The cost of living crisis means that, for many families, affording the essentials — such as the rent or mortgage — is getting harder. While the headline inflation rate appears to have peaked, nearly everyone is being hit with huge rises to their housing costs. Social tenants face rent increases of 7% next year and 3m mortgaged households will see an average annual increase of £3,000 by the end of 2023/24.
Upgrading and repurposing private rented homes to create a new generation of social homes offers a clear path out of…
England’s housing crisis has reached boiling point. Far from providing stable foundations on which we can build our lives, our housing system is a source of insecurity and hardship for millions. Soaring private rents and the government’s failure to abolish ‘no fault’ evictions mean that around a million tenants have been evicted or are at risk of homelessness this winter. 2.25m homes in England are unsafe, and 900,000 have damp or mould.
Beyond new build
Download the report England’s housing crisis, which has been simmering for years, has reached boiling point. Far from providing stable foundations on which to build our lives, our housing system has instead become a source of insecurity, hardship, anxiety and poor health for millions.
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