Publications Intergenerational rapport fair? Intergenerational wealth transfers and the effect on UK families 3 February 2022 by Jack Leslie and Krishan Shah Intergenerational wealth transfers – both gifts and inheritances – have increasingly become a major feature of UK economic life. These wealth transfers have major impacts on how people live their… Continue Reading
Publications Wealth on the eve of a crisis Exploring the UK’s pre-pandemic wealth distribution 7 January 2022 by Krishan Shah Today’s release of data from the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) gives us a key insight into the financial position of families on the eve of the pandemic. It shows… Continue Reading
Publications Home county Options for taxing main residence capital gains 9 December 2021 by Adam Corlett and Jack Leslie Over the past 30 years, the total value of household wealth in the UK has risen from three times national income to well over seven times. Inflation-beating house price growth… Continue Reading
Events The Great British wealth windfall Is now the time to reform property taxation? Thursday 9 December 2021 House prices across the UK have rocketed over recent decades, and have continued to surge even when the rest of the economy collapsed during the Covid crisis. This has delivered… Continue Reading
Publications (Wealth) gap year The impact of the coronavirus crisis on UK household wealth 12 July 2021 by Jack Leslie and Krishan Shah This report is the second in a series of annual reports analysing the state of wealth in Britain. In it we provide the first complete picture of the impact of… Continue Reading
Events Whose wealth? Assessing the full impact of the pandemic on household wealth Monday 12 July 2021 While the Covid-19 pandemic has been about curbing and contraction – from normal activities to employment – many aspects of household wealth have grown very swiftly. Families unable to spend… Continue Reading
Publications Stakes and ladders The costs and benefits of buying a first home over the generations 26 June 2021 by Lindsay Judge and Jack Leslie Today’s young people often point bitterly to the lower house prices their parents and grandparents paid, while those from older generations look jealously at the low interest rates that first-time… Continue Reading
Publications The UK’s wealth distribution and characteristics of high-wealth households 3 January 2021 by Arun Advani and George Bangham and Jack Leslie Household wealth is profoundly important for living standards but is held very unequally. Official estimates of wealth in the UK underestimate its size – by £800 billion – and also… Continue Reading
