Private rented sector representatives provide evidence to Committee

• Parliament TV: The Economics of the UK Housing Market
• Inquiry: The Economics of the UK Housing Market
• Select Committee on Economic Affairs

Witnesses

Tuesday 8 March in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster

At 3.35pm

• Dr David Miles, Imperial College London and former member of the Monetary Policy Committee.
• Mr Paul Johnson, Institute for Fiscal Studies.

At 4:30pm

• Mr Nick Joplin, Grainger PLC
• Mr Chris Taylor, British Property Federation
• Mr David Smith, Residential Landlords Association

Areas of discussion

The first panel covers areas such as:

• Whether stamp duty discourages downsizing
• Does the current system favours buy-to-let landlords over first-time buyers
• Could the tax system could be used to encourage greater house building.

The Committee questions the second panel on:

• What role the private rented sector can play in building new homes
• Whether greater protections for tenants should be introduced.

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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