Professor Danny Dorling gives evidence on the UK housing market
15 December 2015
The Economic Affairs Committee continues its inquiry into the UK housing market by taking evidence from Professor Danny Dorling, Fellow of St Peter's College, University of Oxford. Professor Dorling is joined by Professor Paul Cheshire from the London School of Economics.
- Parliament TV: The Economics of the UK Housing Market
- Inquiry: The Economics of the UK Housing Market
- Select Committee on Economic Affairs
Witnesses
Tuesday 15 December in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster
At 3.35pm:
- Professor Danny Dorling, Fellow of St Peter's College, University of Oxford
- Professor Paul Cheshire, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics (LSE)
Likely topics
Areas the session covers include:
- Whether there is 'overconsumption' of housing in the UK: should it be made easier for those in houses too big for their needs to downsize?
- What is the impact of immigration on the demand for housing?
- Is foreign investment in UK housing contributing to making housing unaffordable for UK citizens?
- Is the planning system an obstacle to housebuilding? What reforms would help? Should we build on parts of the greenbelt?
- Could a land value tax address problems of housing supply?
- Has the Government's 'Help to Buy' schemes made housing more affordable?
- Should the UK introduce rent controls?
Further information
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