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

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  • Ansell, Ben
  • Daunton, Martin
  • Grundy, Emily
  • Muellbauer, John
  • Murphy, Michael
  • Offer, Avner
  • Smith, Susan J.

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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.

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  • Ansell, Ben & Daunton, Martin & Grundy, Emily & Muellbauer, John & Murphy, Michael & Offer, Avner & Smith, Susan J., 2025. "Six provocations on the origins and impacts of the UK housing emergency," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 128781, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General

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