One year on from a major season on the ‘Future of Housing’ in the UK, we look again at this ever more urgent question.

In the lead up to last year’s General Election, the RA organised the Future of Housing season, which looked with a critical eye at the various possible futures for housing in the UK. One year on, we survey the changed political landscape, and a housing crisis that, if anything, has only intensified. As the Housing Bill, which notably extends the right to buy to housing association tenants as well as putting a new focus on starter homes, passes through Parliament, our panel consider the challenges and possibilities that have emerged both independently and as a result.

Speakers:

Jack Self – writer and co-curator British Pavilion, Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Paul Karakusevic – Partner, Karakusevic Carson Architects
Claire Bennie – architect and development consultant; former Development Director, Peabody
Richard Blyth – Head of Policy, Royal Town Planning Institute
Jane Dudman – Editor, Housing and Public Leaders Networks, The Guardian (chair)

Photo: Houses, Robert Harding World Imagery / Alamy Stock Photo

The Future of Housing: A return

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The Future of Housing: A return

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