Exciting news – the next ‘Perspectives’ title will be launched very soon and it’s Kate Barker on how to tackle the housing market’s problems. Housing: Where’s The Plan? is officially out in a couple of weeks but can be ordered now. Kate, as well as being a former member of the Monetary Policy Committee, wrote two major reports on planning and on housing supply a decade ago, so we are delighted to be publishing her follow-up recommendations.

To quote the blurb from present MPC member David Miles: “No one can speak to the housing supply issues facing the UK with the same authority as Kate Barker. This clear, concise analysis of UK housing issues makes a series of policy recommendations that are both feasible and desirable. An excellent account of the state of UK housing – admirable in its coherence, clarity and precision.”

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As the book points out, housing policy has multiple aims and there are unavoidable trade-offs. That means no silver bullets. But she does have a list of meaningful policy reforms to suggest.