The policy environment

Capping rent increases “is essential to tackling the cost-of-living crisis” 1

Councils in England could face a £7billion funding black hole within three years 1

Housing and health “should be in a single integrated ministry” 1

Reform UK would scrap social value requirements in the award of public contracts 1

The cost of housing in London has become a key political and electoral issue 1

The government continues to rule out introducing rent controls in the private sector 1

The government “should speed up action to improve conditions in the private rented sector” 1

The sector needs certainty on costs to support long-term planning 1

The welfare savings from capping private sector rents “could support more social housing” 1

There are calls a new version of the Help to Buy to be introduced 1

There is potential to use vacant historic buildings to increase housing supply 1