David Kingman provides a summary of several recent pieces of research which suggest that home ownership will become ever more elusive for Britain’s young people
Category: Housing
Savills: Government schemes unlikely to significantly boost housing delivery
David Kingman reports on recent research from Savills which evaluates the potential combined impact of the government’s current housing policies on the property market
ONS: house prices rise 8.3% in England, spelling more trouble for first-time buyers
David Kingman looks at yet another indication that the cost of housing is continuing to rise in England
New report: nearly half of all older homeowners have considered downsizing
David Kingman looks at the findings from a new report which analyses downsizing among older households
New report calls for “Fairness for all ages”
David Kingman comments on the recent call from intergenerational practice charity United for All Ages that more should be done to heal Britain’s intergenerational divides
Developers should face penalties for not building homes, argues LGA
David Kingman reports on the recent suggestion from the Local Government Association that housing developers should face financial penalties for not building homes which have been granted planning permission
RICS: Rents to rise faster than house prices
David Kingman looks at the prediction from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors that rents could soon rise faster than house prices
Government announces plans to directly commission 13,000 new homes
David Kingman reports on the news that the government is planning to commission the building of thousands of new homes to ease the housing crisis
New report: over-65s now have more wealth than under-45s
David Kingman highlights some recent findings from the Resolution Foundation which show that the over-65s now hold more wealth than those aged under 45
Halifax: Stamp duty reforms appear to have helped first-time buyers
David Kingman reports on new research by the banking chain Halifax that suggests the abolition of “slab” rates of Stamp Duty has helped-first time buyers