What are the benefits of a more diversified housing supply market (in the sense of having a varied mix of small, medium and large-sized developers)? Can they be monetised for use in business case appraisals?
Background
Including seeking to boost our evidence and understanding of what drives housing affordability, and how transitions and changes in people’s lives affect that
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: [email protected] and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: [email protected].
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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Boosting the supply of affordable rented housing in the UK: learning from other countries
Places for People (PfP), one of the largest housing development and management organisations in the UK, will partner the Centre for Comparative Housing Research (CCHR) at De Montfort University in this knowledge exchange...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: De Montfort University
Why might this be relevant?
The project examines the feasibility of using fresh ideas from North America and Western Europe to boost the production of affordable housing for rent in the UK, which is relevant to understanding the benefits of a diversified housing supply market.
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Urban Dynamics in a Complex World: The spatial dynamics of housing
Our research will explore why households sometimes choose to own the home they live in and why the rental market may fail to provide an adequate and reasonably priced alternative. As household ownership choices are inher...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Enabling Housing Innovation for Inclusive Growth
"**Bristol City Council** (**BCC**) is a leader in the use of modern methods of construction (MMC)-based housing solutions; an exemplar for the wider UK. Bristol has a range of social and community-led housing deve...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: YTKO LIMITED
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on enabling housing innovation and diversification in the market, which aligns with the question about the benefits of a diversified housing supply.