CBI members join forces with Ed Miliband MP and housing charity, Shelter, in a discussion on solutions to tackle the UK’s affordable housing crisis.
In every region of the UK, CBI members’ message on housing has been clear. The availability and affordability of homes impacts business, whether it’s because they operate in or supply to the sector itself, or because it affects how successfully they attract and retain talented workers. The challenge is that there are no catch-all solutions: a variety of complex factors influences housing affordability, from over-demand for homes in urban areas, to soaring market rental rates and the additional cost and time to employees from their commutes.
The CBI set up a roundtable discussion to support businesses in navigating some of the issues, and discuss potential solutions. On 6 September, the CBI’s Yorkshire and Humber members gathered in Doncaster to hear from Ed Miliband MP and Greg Beales, Shelter’s Director of Communications, about the role that social housing can play in tackling the UK’s housing crisis.
Attendees agreed that there has never been a more important tim
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