CIH publishes UK Housing Review 2025

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has published its annual UK Housing Review.

The influential review, which was unveiled at a House of Lords reception this afternoon, brings together housing statistics from across the UK and provides in-depth analysis from experts on issues, supported by more than 200 charts and tables.

This year’s report, which consists of 324 pages and is written by a group of policy experts and academics, includes a new analysis of the role played by the Bank of England in housing policy.

It also examines trends of housing and economic inequality in the UK, housing shortages in rural housing in England and Scotland, and considers what is required to adapt homes to face the rigours of a changing climate.

It also features chapters updating long-running commentary on topics such as economic trends, meeting housing trends, homelessness, public housing expenditures, housing benefit spending and the government’s investment plans.

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Gavin Smart, chief executive of the CIH, said: “This year’s UK Housing Review is published at a decisive time as the government prepares a new housing strategy to back its target to build 1.5 million homes.

“The review provides valuable, considered insight and analysis on the contemporary issues facing the housing sector, and leans into lessons learned from past policies. Valuable reading for everyone in the sector, I urge all political parties to engage with the wealth of information and analysis available in the UK Housing Review series.”