Compared to a deposit, stamp duty is often a small cost – but axing it would cost the government billions a year.
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Small towns and villages have become places of both abundant investment wealth and social poverty.
Transferring the tax burden away from people’s earnings and back on to the value of any land that they own would reframe housing as a home, not an asset.
The proposed reforms could have unintended negative consequences on leasehold prices and household wealth.
The public might love the idea of rent control but economists warn that without better policy – and more construction – it cannot fix the housing crisis.
Recent measures introduced to help struggling UK homeowners aren’t as helpful as they seem at first.
An expert on what the post-homeownership world looks like.
Homelessness crises in both Ireland and England highlight problems with the private rental sector.
A deepening recession risk will keep home ownership out of reach for many.
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.
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Professor of Real Estate, Heriot-Watt University
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Lecturer in Housing Law, University of Southampton
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Professor and Research Chair in Inclusive Societies, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer in Property Finance, Nottingham Trent University
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Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, UCL
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Professor of Housing Economics and Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence, University of Glasgow
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield
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Assistant Professor in Finance, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University
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Senior Lecturer, Social Policy and Housing, University of Stirling
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Professor of Public Policy, University of Bristol
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Professor of Housing and Planning, The Bartlett School of Planning, Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Honorary Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge
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Research Fellow in Housing Studies, University of Stirling
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Mactaggart Chair in Land, Property & Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, University of Glasgow