Economics News

Monday 6th September, 2010

Hard times for offshore savers

The Daily Telegraph cites Policy Exchange Chief Economist Andrew Lilico's prediction that interest rates will rise to 8% by 2012.

Friday 3rd September, 2010

It pays to work

Inside Housing refers to the Policy Exchange report Making Housing Affordable which finds that allocations for social housing should be based on time spent on the waiting list or connections to the local area in its article on the future of social housing.

Friday 3rd September, 2010

Homes cash spur mooted

Natalie Evans, Policy Exchange Deputy Director, is quoted on planningresource.co.uk discussing the impact of cash incentives offered by developers to residents in return for allowing local housing development, as recommended by latest report Making Housing Affordable.

Wednesday 1st September, 2010

Why social housing fosters social exclusion, by Alex Morton

Alex Morton, author of Policy Exchange report Making Housing Affordable, offers a rebuttal to David Orr's criticism of the report, showing how £20 billion a year could be saved by adopting the report's recommendations.

Wednesday 1st September, 2010

The Business: Choice

Chief Economist Andrew Lilico features on a Guardian podcast discussing choice and the role it plays in business, politics and our day-to-day lives.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Making Housing Affordable: A new vision for housing policy

A new report from think tank Policy Exchange published today calls for a radical overhaul of housing policy, saving taxpayers around £20 billion a year.

The report finds that Britain is suffering from a housing crisis affecting both social tenants and those struggling to afford to buy their own home.

It calls for a big increase in the number of new homes being built for sale or rent in areas of high demand, with social housing tenants given new ways to get onto the first rung of the housing ladder.

Local people will get a veto on how much, if any, development is allowed near them through ballots of those directly impacted. Cash incentives will be available to those affected to help persuade them to vote yes.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Call to shake-up housing policy

Policy Exchange Deputy Director Natalie Evans is quoted in a Press Association article on latest report Making Housing Affordable which proposes reforms to housing policy which could save £20 billion.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Call to shake-up housing policy

Deputy Director of Policy Exchange, Natalie Evans, talks to the Evening Standard about latest report Making Housing Affordable which proposes new policies for increasing the housing stock, including allowing developers to offer cash incentives to local residents if they accept a local development.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Housing market 'needs reform by government'

The Independent reports on latest Policy Exchange report Making Housing Affordable which proposes housing policy reforms which could allow all working families to buy a house by 2030.

Tuesday 31st August, 2010

Think tank calls for new home cash incentives

Natalie Evans, Deputy Director of Policy Exchange, is quoted in the BBC on latest report Making Housing Affordable which shows that rising house prices are costing the taxpayer £20 billion a year.