Future of Cities - Future of UK Housing Supply 2022

CON C LU S I ON

The planning system will better enable sustainable long-term development.

The real estate industry has an essential role to play in curating the city of 2040. We may not know exactly what our cities will look like, but there are some certainties we can address. The UK’s sustainability agenda will shape the physical environment we live in. We need to meet net zero targets and our homes will be one of the biggest challenges. We need to increase the delivery of new homes if we are to provide everyone with a safe, suitable, and decent place to live.

Investment in affordable housing is needed; and alternate ways of delivering homes, such as repurposing and MMC, will help us reach our housing targets. We need to consider all four strawman scenarios in the design and delivery of homes, offering a greater variety of living products to meet everyone’s needs. Homes need to be able to adapt to technological advances and changing societal needs.

The right home should exist for everyone, no matter which scenario we face.

CON TAC T S

MILLIE TODD Research Associate Head of Residential Research, UK

JONATHAN STICKELLS International Partner Head of Residential Valuation & Advisory, UK M: +44 (0) 7753 310 947 jonathan.stickells@cushwake.com

M: +44 (0) 7385 949 985 millie.todd@cushwake.com

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