Lauder Teacher launched its new report, Specialised Supported Housing in the UK: Private capital’s role in delivering essential social infrastructure, on Tuesday, 2nd December. Prepared by the Lauder Teacher research team, it represents the first ever thorough, end-to-end analysis of the UK Specialised Supported Housing sector from a capital markets perspective.
On Lauder Teacher’s recent Louder Teach In, Jamie Ratcliff, co founder of Place Base and deputy chair of The Housing Forum, offered a sharp, market rooted take on what the Budget does, and does not, mean for housing supply, affordability, and investment.
The UK government’s proposed ban on upward-only rent reviews misunderstands today’s leasing landscape. Lease lengths have already shortened, flexibility is embedded, and market practices have evolved far beyond rigid clauses. Rather than legislating away a declining mechanism, policymakers should focus on the real issues facing the High Street—business rates, planning inertia, and economic revitalisation. Reform should follow evidence, not sentiment.
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