High standards: Developing a property improvement model for the private rented sector in Greater Manchester
In this report, we have sought to develop a financial model for improving properties in the private rented sector in Greater Manchester.
In this report, we have sought to develop a financial model for improving properties in the private rented sector in Greater Manchester.
Moving from our current system of council tax and stamp duty to a proportional property tax would help to share wealth and opportunity fairly.
The government has set out an intention to ‘build, build, build’ one million new homes by the end of the current parliament. Speeding up home building will, according to the government, require...
Transitional supported housing (TSH) is a crucial service to many of society’s most vulnerable people, supporting and housing 189,500 people. The sector stands at a crossroads. The Covid-19 crisis brings threat and opportunity for the hundreds of thousands of people who will rely on the TSH sector both now and in the future.
Nearly 5 million households in England face a problem with their housing affordability. These affordability problems are the result of a series of interlinked problems including the undersupply of...
The current council tax system in London is unfair. The tax could be a sustainable means of funding local government services while also functioning as a progressive tax on property wealth. However,...
The private rented sector has grown substantially over the past two decades. It is now home to 20 per cent of households (4.7 million). Many more people now expect to live in the private rented...
The private rented sector has grown substantially over the past two decades. It is now home to 20 per cent of households (4.7 million). Many more people now expect to live in the private rented...
The reform of the dysfunctional land market is essential if the UK is to be a more equal, more productive and stable economy. It is also vital to creating a better-functioning housing market that...
Coverage of the housing crisis all too often focuses on our towns and cities, principally those in London and the South East. But unaffordability, and the problems it causes, are not isolated to...