Six provocations on the origins and impacts of the UK housing emergency

Ansell, Ben, Daunton, Martin, Grundy, Emily ORCID: 0000-0002-9633-1116, Muellbauer, John, Murphy, Michael, Offer, Avner and Smith, Susan J. (2025) Six provocations on the origins and impacts of the UK housing emergency. Journal of the British Academy, 13 (2). ISSN 2052-7217

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Abstract

British housing systems seem trapped in a ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs, declining choice, affordability stress, and unmet need. Housing outcomes are increasingly polarised, with implications for intergenerational conflict, economic and social inequalities, and environmental sustainability. There is no easy explanation, and no quick fix. These six short reflections, shared during an interdisciplinary meeting of Fellows of the British Academy, on the origins, impacts, and future of the present housing ‘crisis’ are thus timely provocations adding momentum to key debates. This article accompanies another in this issue, ‘The UK housing emergency: personal reflections’, by Shani Dhanda, Susan J. Smith, and Jessie Speer.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2025 The author(s)
Divisions:	Social Policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2025 14:00
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2025 16:03
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128781

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