UK Housing Review

The UK Housing Review is the prime source of information and analysis for all concerned with housing policy and finance: a crucial resource for housing professionals, leaders, and policymakers across the UK's public and private housing sectors.

Published annually, it brings together the most important housing statistics for England (and its regions), Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The UK Housing Review

Commentary chapters in this year’s Review include analysis of trends in UK housing markets and in meeting housing needs, housing provision and public expenditure on housing, the government’s current investment plans, homelessness and benefits and rents in the private rented sector.

The Review's compendium has 200 tables covering a wide range of housing data relating to tenure, social housing stock, housing expenditure, and the private rented sector.

The UK Housing Review has all of this material and more. Its contemporary issues chapters, by leading analysts, include:

• consideration of the Bank of England’s role in housing policy
• a review of the part played by housing in household wealth
• discussion of housing shortages in rural areas and how to address them
• examination of how homes should be adapted to better meet the challenges of a changing climate.

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Executive summary

The executive summary brings together the key points from the contemporary issues and commentary chapters of the UK Housing Review.

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About the UK Housing Review

The UK Housing Review is the ultimate ‘what you need to know’ – bringing together different voices, debate and analysis to help your thinking evolve.

The Review’s commentary and contemporary chapters feature a wealth of in-depth analysis, helping paint a clear picture of housing across the UK.

It is authored by experts from the sector and beyond; it features over 200 charts and tables for those who need information about housing policy and finance.

Lord Richard Best

Since the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published this brilliant annual review in 1993, it has been an essential companion for housing policymakers and practitioners. Not only does it set out the evidence on which policies can be made but it contributes new thinking each year through its authoritative commentaries on contemporary issues. Congratulations to CIH!

Stephen Aldridge  |  Director, analysis and data, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

I look forward to the publication of the UK Housing Review every year. Comprehensive, rigorous, insightful and with a unique UK-wide focus, there is no better guide to what is happening in housing markets and housing policy, and the challenges and opportunities ahead. It is a must read for every housing policymaker, analyst and practitioner across the public, private and voluntary sectors.