If volunteer Connor McCarthy looks at the effects of government intervention in housing policy, and assesses its success
Category: Housing
The Conservative Party pledges discount homes scheme for the under-40s ahead of its annual conference
A few days before the beginning of his party’s annual conference, David Cameron pledged to create a scheme allowing 100,000 first-time buyers under the age of 40 to purchase homes at a 20% discount. David Kingman reports on this potentially exciting news for would-be first-time buyers
First-time buyers taking on record levels of mortgage debt, new figures show
David Kingman reports on some new figures which show how growing numbers of young people face being overburdened with debt if they want to access the housing ladder
Shelter: 1 in 3 working parents have cut back on buying food because of housing costs
David Kingman reports on some new figures from Shelter which put into sharp relief the impact that Britain’s housing crisis is having on ordinary working families
#ManifestoForYouth essay competition
Thomas Brookes looks ahead to IF’s Youth Manifesto essay competition (deadline 1 October!) and maintains that it is vital for the young to fight their corner, even in the face of neglect from policy-makers
A Labour government would establish an Advisory Forum on the under 35s
IF volunteer Thomas Brookes reports on a speech by Chris Leslie MP in which he highlighted some of the challenges facing “Generation Rent”, and hopes that it will provoke further inter-party discussion and proposals to remedy the situation
New data highlights extent of rural housing crisis
David Kingman explains how the housing crisis in rural areas is leaving a generation of young people with no prospect of buying a home near where they grew up
Meet Britain’s “housing pinched”, who spend over half their disposable income on housing each month
David Kingman looks at some new research from the Resolution Foundation which shows the economic realities of life at the sharp end of Britain’s housing crisis
New study reveals that excessive planning constraints make UK housing 35% more expensive
David Kingman reports on some new academic research which quantifies the impact of excessive planning constraints on average house prices in Britain
Big rise in the number of homeowners who take in lodgers
David Kingman reports on new data which shows more people have started taking in lodgers – although creating a tax incentive would probably do even more to solve Britain’s housing crisis