The Housing Forum is a voice for the housing sector. We seek to influence policy in line with our ambitions of:
1. Increase housing supply
2. Improve quality, safety and sustainability
3. Ensure affordable housing and choice for all
We do this both reactively – responding to policy consultations on behalf of our members across the housing sector – and proactively, by building relationships with policy makers, thought leadership and campaigning for change, with documents such as our Housing Solutions and recent 2024 Manifesto for Housing. Our mission is a Quality Home For All.
Outcomes of the collaboration amongst the extensive cross-sector membership of The Housing Forum, include the practical and usable reports that we produce.
The Housing Forum makes a range of engaging and relevant reports freely available in the service of our shared vision to cultivate action towards A Quality Home for All.
These reports come from 3 primary channels –
REPORTS: FROM OUR EVENTS:
Speakers at our events are sector leaders in terms of their knowledge, insight and real-world experience of the UK housing sector. The results of their discussions are included in our event reports.
KEY PUBLICATIONS:
The Housing Forum champions thought leadership in UK housing. Working groups draw on expertise and collaboration amongst members to research and spotlight the issues of the day . We share them here and throughout industry media. We welcome input and suggestions for future reports.
POLICY BRIEFINGS:
These reports are focussed on topical issues of interest to our membership and the wider housing and construction sector.
Reports
A new report by The Housing Forum answers the all-important question: How much does it cost to build a house?
The Housing Forum, is a cross-sector body for the construction and housing sector and became aware of concern across the sector about the rising costs of building new homes. The high inflation seen over the last few years has had a particularly severe effect on construction and is having a long-term impact on costs, with delays and uncertainty in the planning system exacerbating the issue.
We therefore pulled together data from across our membership base – who between them span the whole process of building a house – from manufacturing the component parts, designing it, obtaining planning permission, building it and ultimately selling or managing the new home.
What our members say
‘We believe that The Housing Forum’s Manifesto of ‘a quality home for all’ has never been more true. An important aspect of this includes safe, efficient, affordable heat for all. Baxi Heating has joined The Housing Forum to share ideas and best practice to help meet this manifesto. We’d like to share and collaborate with the other member organisations to help The Housing Forum realise this aim’
Baxi Heating
What our members say
‘We joined The Housing Forum to collaborate with other members who are looking to improve the quality of the homes they provide and share experiences of how this can be achieved. We want to challenge existing thinking and practices in the industry about what better really means and could look like.’
British Gypsum
What our members say
‘NHBC supports and promotes the excellent work of The Housing Forum, whose breadth of membership, thought-provoking working groups and regional events mean it identifies the real needs of the sector. The promotion of partnership across house building that is central to the Housing Forum’s purpose is key to NHBC, with all elements of the sector having a role in increasing the quality of new housing supply.’
NHBC
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