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Social rented housing in England: Past trends and prospects

Monday, 04 March, 2024

This briefing looks at social rented housing, barriers to development, and prospects for a “step change” in supply, including data on need and supply.

  • Research Briefing
  • Housing and planning
  • Rented housing
  • Housing data
  • Housing supply
Social rented housing in England: Past trends and prospects

Overcrowded housing (England)

Friday, 03 November, 2023

An explanation of the statutory overcrowding standard in England, efforts to update the standard, and Government approaches to tackling overcrowding.

  • Research Briefing
  • Housing and planning
  • Rented housing
  • Housing data
  • Housing supply
  • Local data
Overcrowded housing (England)

Empty housing (England)

Thursday, 19 October, 2023

This briefing covers trends in the number of empty homes in England, outlines local authorities’ powers to tackle empty housing and Government policy.

  • Research Briefing
  • Housing and planning
  • Housing supply
Empty housing (England)
  • Research Briefing

    What is affordable housing?

    Thursday, 20 July, 2023

    This briefing explains how affordable housing is defined and looks at trends in housing affordability and the supply of affordable housing.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
    • Rented housing
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Tackling the under-supply of housing in England

    Friday, 19 May, 2023

    This paper covers trends in housing supply and barriers and potential solutions to delivering more homes in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Industry
    • Planning
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Shared ownership (England): the fourth tenure?

    Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

    This paper explains how shared ownership housing operates in England and examines the key barriers to extending shared ownership.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Rented housing
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Rural housing: A reading list

    Friday, 10 September, 2021

    People living in rural areas can face particular housing challenges. This paper provides a selection of publications and articles that examine these challenges and proposals to address them.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Housing an ageing population: a reading list

    Thursday, 03 June, 2021

    The issue of how to house an ageing population now, and in the future, is a critical one. This paper presents a selection of publications on this topic.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Extending home ownership: Government initiatives

    Tuesday, 30 March, 2021

    This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper describes the specific Government initiatives which have been developed in order to assist first-time buyers into home ownership and, in some cases, to help existing owners who are seeking to move. The paper includes some comment on these schemes.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Stimulating housing supply – Government initiatives (England)

    Thursday, 11 February, 2021

    This briefing paper summarises the main Government initiatives since 2015 aimed at increasing housing supply in England, aside from planning measures. The 2019 Government is continuing, and building on many of these initiatives.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Building the new private rented sector: issues and prospects (England)

    Monday, 19 June, 2017

    Analysis of Government policy, and its impact, to increase the supply of privately rented properties in England, as well as analysis of policy proposals from those within the sector, both from large-scale institutional investors and from small-scale individual landlords.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
    • Housing supply
  • Research Briefing

    Self-build and custom build housing (England)

    Wednesday, 01 March, 2017

    This Commons Library briefing paper describes various initiatives aimed at growing the self-build and custom build housing sectors. Both self-build and custom build provide routes into home ownership for individuals and groups who want to play a role in developing their own homes. The paper covers England only.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing supply

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