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The UK’s housing market is not delivering for low-to-middle income families. Families are spending more of their income on housing and getting less for their money; fewer families are enjoying the security of home ownership or a social rented tenancy, with millions more living in the insecure private rented sector; and house prices have surged relative to incomes. Our work focuses on understanding the causes and impact of these developments, and on the appropriate policy responses. We also publish a quarterly Housing Outlook, in which we spotlight some of the key issues affecting housing in the UK today, and track key indicators that show how housing is affecting living standards in the UK.

Contacts

Lindsay Judge

Research Director
T: 0203 372 2951
E: lindsay.judge@resolutionfoundation.org

Camron Aref-Adib

Economist
T: 0203 372 2960
E: Camron.Aref-Adib@resolutionfoundation.org
Publications

No country for cold homes

Key considerations for the Warm Homes Plan

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The Government’s imminent Warm Homes Plan aims to overhaul England’s housing stock so homes are cheaper and cleaner to keep warm. This note sets out how it can best work…
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Housing Outlook Q2 2025

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Housing is fundamental to living standards. It’s no surprise that a Government committed to raising living standards has put housing at the heart of its agenda – most notably through…
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Heritage and home

Investigating ethnic inequalities in housing affordability

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Britain, today, is a more plural country than ever before. But although recent polling has showed that the country has become more accepting over time, there is still ample evidence…
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Events

No place like home?

The cost and conditions of housing for ethnic minority households

In recent decades the UK has become an increasingly diverse country. And yet, persistent and significant ethnic inequalities remain. While the jobs and pay gaps experienced by those from an…
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Housing Outlook Q1 2025

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Right to Buy has been a cornerstone of housing policy in England since its introduction in 1980, and has enabled over two million council tenants to purchase their homes at…
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Housing hurdles

The changing housing circumstances of young people in Britain

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The recent uptick in home ownership rates and fall in the share of income spent on housing among 25-34-year-olds represent a remarkably positive development in the largely bleak landscape of…
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Housing Outlook Q4 2024

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Welcome to our final Housing Outlook of 2024.[1]  This quarter, we turn our attention to those families with children whose housing costs push them below the poverty line. We start…
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Building blocks

Assessing the role of planning reform in meeting the Government’s housing targets

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The Government has prioritised planning reform as its key policy lever to deliver an ambitious target of 1.5 million additional homes by the end of this Parliament. This note explores…
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