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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: 'Are there solutions to the UK’s housing crisi
 s?'
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260528T170000
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DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion will assess how far the government’s g
 ood intentions on housing are being realised. But what are the prospects f
 or tackling the UK’s dysfunctional property taxes? Is the speculative bu
 ilder model for private sector housing supply fit for purpose? Do we need 
 radical new ways of expanding access for Britain’s families to decent ro
 ofs over their heads?\n\nThe UK faces a severe housing crisis. House price
 s remain far too high compared to incomes. Renters and the young bear the 
 brunt of the affordability crisis. Many spend over a third of their earnin
 gs on housing alone. Political attitudes between them and more secure home
 owners are increasingly polarised. \n\nNew housing supply\, especially of 
 affordable social housing\, isn't keeping pace. Construction activity stay
 ed flat through 2025.  Economic inequality\, especially between generation
 s\, and social exclusion\, are dramatically influenced by housing and land
  use planning. Poor housing has negative health outcomes and restricted ac
 cess to housing affects family formation. Our poorly insulated homes incre
 ase vulnerability to energy price shocks and make it hard to reduce carbon
  emissions. Productivity growth is severely impeded by failing policies an
 d institutions related to land use\, housing and credit markets. \n\nThe U
 K holds the record for the extent of value embedded in the underlying land
  rather than in buildings. The current government has signalled good inten
 tions on planning reform\, land value capture\, expanding the social housi
 ng stock and improving tenure security. But what is the state of progress?
  \n\nProfessor Eric Beinhocker from INET Oxford and the Blavatnik School o
 f Government will moderate a discussion with four leading experts from Oxf
 ord\, from MHCLG\, from Shelter and from the private sector.\n\nPanel:\nPr
 ofessor Eric Beinhocker\, Executive Director\, INET Oxford\nProfessor John
  Muellbauer\, Professor of Economics and Senior Fellow\, INET Oxford\nStep
 hen Aldridge\, Director for Analysis and Data\, Ministry of Housing\, Comm
 unities and Local Government\nSam Bloomer\, Policy Officer\, Shelter\nShiv
  Malik\, Author\, broadcaster\, technologist and former investigative jour
 nalist
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LOCATION:Oxford Martin School\, Oxford Martin School 34 Broad Street  Oxfo
 rd Oxfordshire OX1 3BD United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Professor Eric Beinhocker (INET Oxford)\, Professor John Muellbaue
 r (INET Oxford)\, Stephen Aldridge (Ministry of Housing\, Communities and 
 Local Government)\, Sam Bloomer (Shelter)\, Shiv Malik (Author and broadca
 ster)
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