A report provided an overview of the range of housing problems experienced by the general public in England and Wales, details of the causes and consequences of housing problems, and the steps people took to resolve them.
Source: Daniel Lindsay, Experiences of Housing Problems in England and Wales, 2006 to 2010, Shelter
Links: Report
Date: 2011-Nov
An article examined the impact of the global financial crisis on the housing market and housing policy. The crisis had exacerbated already long-established tensions, while the policy responses had ameliorated – but not fully resolved – these pressures.
Source: Christine Whitehead and Peter Williams, 'Causes and consequences? Exploring the shape and direction of the housing system in the UK post the financial crisis', Housing Studies, Volume 26 Issue 7-8
Links: Abstract
Date: 2011-Nov
A report described the structure of an econometric model of regional housing markets designed to examine the effects of different levels of housing construction on long-run affordability.
Source: Geoffrey Mean, A Long-Run Model of Housing Affordability, Department for Communities and Local Government
Links: Report
Date: 2011-Oct
A report said that the proportion of people in England living in owner-occupied homes would fall from a peak of 72.5 per cent in 2001 to 63.8 per cent in 2021.
Source: Oxford Economics, Housing Market Analysis: July 2011, National Housing Federation
Links: Report | NHF press release | CIH press release | Labour Party press release | BBC report | Guardian report
Date: 2011-Aug
A briefing paper examined migrants' experiences in, and impacts on, the housing system. The foreign-born population had significantly lower ownership rates (46 per cent in 2010) than the United Kingdom-born population (71 per cent); and it was three times as likely to be in the private rental sector (36 per cent in 2010, compared with 12 per cent). There was little systematic evidence on the impact of immigration on house prices and rents: some evidence suggested that the housing shortage would continue even with zero net migration.
Source: Carlos Vargas-Silva, Migrants and Housing in the UK: Experiences and impacts, Migration Observatory (University of Oxford)
Links: Paper
Date: 2011-Aug
A report summarized the findings from a housing module of the British Social Attitudes survey commissioned in 2009. Just 5 per cent of respondents in England said that housing should be the highest priority for extra government spending. 29 per cent supported financial assistance to first-time buyers, 23 per cent supported increased access to mortgages, and 19 per cent supported extra government funding for social homes for those on low incomes.
Source: Eleanor Taylor, Public Attitudes to Housing in England: Report based on the results from the British Social Attitudes survey, Department for Communities and Local Government
Links: Report
Date: 2011-Jul
The English Housing Survey Housing Stock Report was published for 2009. Some 8.8 million (38 per cent) of the 22.3 million dwellings in England in 2009 had been built before 1945, and 4.8 million (21 per cent) before 1919. There had been a significant reduction in the amount of disrepair since 2001 – particularly in private rented housing.
Source: English Housing Survey: Housing Stock Report 2009, Department for Communities and Local Government
Links: Report | Summary statistics | Summary
Date: 2011-Jul
The English Housing Survey Household Report for 2009-10 was published. 67 per cent of the 21.6 million households in England were owner-occupiers, 17 per cent were social renters, and 16 per cent were private renters. Owner-occupation declined from 14.8 million (71 per cent) in 2005 to 14.5 million (67 per cent) in 2009-10.
Source: English Housing Survey: Household Report 2009-10, Department for Communities and Local Government
Date: 2011-Jul
A report examined recent trends within key housing and neighbourhood indicators within each of the four nations of the United Kingdom, and the interaction between housing and neighbourhood trends. National policies, such as fiscal incentives, resulted in very different effects locally, because of the institutional, economic, and tenure structure of local housing markets.
Source: Cecilia Wong, Kenneth Gibb, Stanley McGreal, Brian Webb, Chris Leishman, Neale Blair, Stephen Hincks, and Sean MacIntyre, Housing and Neighbourhoods Monitor 2011: Fragility and recovery, Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Date: 2011-Jun
The English Housing Survey Report for 2009-10 was published. There had been a decrease in the number of owner-occupied households from a peak of 14.8 million (2005-06) to 14.5 million. The number of households renting privately had risen by 1.3 million since 2001, from 2.1 million to 3.4 million. Some 6.7 million homes (30 per cent) were non-decent in 2009, down from 7.4 million (33 per cent) in 2008.
Source: English Housing Survey: Headline Report 2009-10, Department for Communities and Local Government
Links: Report | Summary | Inside Housing report
Date: 2011-Feb
Researchers examined the potential benefits of applying a behavioural economics approach to the analysis of the attitudes, perceptions, and decisions of actors operating in the housing sector.
Source: Ed Ferrari et al., Behavioural Change Approach to the Housing Sector: Scoping study, Department for Communities and Local Government
Links: Report
Date: 2011-Feb
An annual review brought together the most up-to-date housing statistics available for England (and its regions), Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Commentary chapters included analysis of recent trends in housing markets and housing needs, as well as in housing provision and public expenditure on housing.
Source: Hal Pawson and Steve Wilcox (eds.), UK Housing Review 2010/2011, Chartered Institute of Housing
Links: Report | CIH press release
Date: 2011-Feb
