Housing Outlook Q2 2026
Think tank: Resolution Foundation
Author(s): Hannah Aldridge
May 23, 2026
This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation launches their research programme on the future of the private rented sector.
Welcome to our latest Housing Outlook, launching a Resolution Foundation research programme on the future of the private rented sector (PRS).
The PRS has more than doubled in size since the turn of the century, and the people who live within it look very different today compared to those it housed in the early 2000s. As exiting the tenure has become more challenging over time, tenants have aged and often started families.
Today, children are more likely to be living in the PRS than working-age adults. Getting policy right in this space is now more important than ever.
