Future of Cities - Future of UK Housing Supply 2022

I N T ROD U C T I ON

This report aims to explore how the fundamental shifts we will see over the next few decades will affect how we live, and therefore the real estate we need across our cities. This will require changes to our existing housing stock, but more importantly alter the requirements for housing delivery across the UK. This report looks to paint a picture of how our cities might look in the future, and analyse how this will shape our homes, where we live - and how they are delivered.

The way we live is changing. The pandemic has made people think about the way we work, live and play. The accepted ‘norms’ have been challenged, and for some, permanent changes have been made. For many, changes have not been possible. Working patterns, affordability, infrastructure, and our homes, are lacking the flexibility to accommodate change in a post pandemic world. At present, as a result of strong inflationary pressures brought on by the pandemic, households across the UK are experiencing a cost of living crisis that affects day-to-day lifestyle decisions. These pressures will impact affordability and housing delivery in the near term. In the long-term, they will influence sociological change. From relatively minor daily activities like where we shop to more fundamental issues like how we provide energy to our homes. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

These changes will need to happen now, rather than later.

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