UK Housing Review 2025

UK HOUSING REVIEW 2025 from the Chartered Institute of Housing

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Welcome to the 2025 edition of the UK Housing Review, edited by Mark Stephens, John Perry, Peter Williams and Gillian Young.

The 33rd edition was launched in March 2025. You can buy a pdf copy, and certain sections are available online. CIH members can also now receive the Review as a member benefit. On this page you can download the Executive Summary of the Review. You can link to six Commentary Chapters by Mark Stephens, John Perry and Peter Williams, and by guest contributors Lynne McMordie, Matthew Scott and Sam Lister. You can also link to the Compendium of Tables, prepared by Gillian Young and Andrew Watson: the tables can be downloaded individually in pdf or Excel format.

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 social security benefits.

'The UKHR is, quite simply, an essential encyclopaedia of housing data and a hugely valuable resource.' Eddie Hughes, former Under-Secretary of State for Housing

'I look forward to the launch of the UK Housing Review every year. It's an essential source for anyone that wants to feel informed about the current and past impact of housing policy across tenures and across the UK. I mostly use it for the handy data and exclusive analysis, but the essays are really insightful. More than once I've been able to simply share them with colleagues, rather than trying to explain an issue myself.' Clare Powell, CIH member

Financial support for the Review is provided by: Campbell Tickell, Clarion, Crisis, Curo, The Guinness Partnership, Housing Studies Charitable Trust, L&Q, LiveWest, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Midland Heart, Moat, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Paradigm, Places for People, Riverside, Scottish Government, Sovereign, The Housing Finance Corporation and the Welsh Government.

The full pdf version of the UK Housing Review 2025 includes further Contemporary Issues Chapters by leading analysts, and is available to order from the Chartered Institute of Housing. Contemporary Issues covered this year 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, and examination of how homes should be adapted to better meet the challenges of a changing climate.

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UK HOUSING REVIEW 2025

UK HOUSING REVIEW 2025 from the Chartered Institute of Housing

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