An Investigation of Housing Affordability in the UK Regions

Alberto Montagnoli, Jun Nagayasu

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Abstract

The housing market has been extensively investigated in the literature; however there is a lack of understanding of the fundamentals affecting housing affordability across UK regions as measured by the price to income ratio. The aim of this paper is twofold; firstly we calculate the affordability ratio based on individuals’ incomes. Second we set off to ask which socioeconomic factors could affect this ratio. The analysis finds a strong influence coming from the mortgage rate, the residents’ age and academic qualifications. We also report a positive and significant effect from foreign capital coming to the UK. Finally, we record a non-negligible degree of heterogeneity across the twelve regions.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationGlasgow
PublisherUniversity of Strathclyde
Number of pages31
Publication statusPublished - 20 Aug 2013

Publication series

NameStrathclyde Discussion Papers in Economics
PublisherUniversity of Strathclyde
Volume13-16

Keywords

  • house market
  • affordability index
  • heterogeneity
  • panel data

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