The housebuilding crisis
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the UK’s 4 million missing homes. Britain has a severe housing crisis, especially in the most prosperous places in the Greater South East. Across England, the average house costs more than ten times the average salary, vacancy rates are below 1 per cent,...
Cities Outlook 2023
This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities looks at the UK’s army of hidden unemployed people. Cities Outlook 2023 finds that official unemployment figures mask an army of hidden workers in cities and large towns in the North of England in particular. This underscores once again the pressing need for a set of...
At the frontier
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the geography of the UK’s new economy. The new economy encompasses knowledge-intensive sectors at the very forefront of new technologies and innovations including software, robotics, telecommunications and gaming. Fuelling these sectors is central to improving the UK’s productivity and prosperity, and to the...
A very short guide to planning reform
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the most frequently asked questions on planning reform. This report brings together answers to the most frequently asked questions on planning reform and what actions local and national government should be taking to tackle the root cause of the housing crisis and to...
Making places
This report from UK think tank the Centre for Cities looks at the role of regeneration in levelling up. One of the most eye-catching policies in the Government's Levelling Up White Paper, published in February, was the announcement that 20 regeneration projects would be rolled out across the UK. So far, Blackpool, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton...
Out of pocket
This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities looks at the places at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. The burden of the cost of living crisis is being felt in every corner of the UK. Nationally, the picture is clear, but much less is known about how the rising cost...
Homeworking and the high street
This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities looks at how important is it for city centres that workers return to the office. Before the pandemic, the vibrancy of the high street varied greatly across the country. Some, but not all, were doing well. Their performance was largely driven by the economic strength of...