Bricking It

The UK Housing Crisis and the Failure of Policy

Charlie Winstanley (Centre for Local Economic Studies)

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English

Policy Press
14 October 2025

Homelessness; Urban communities; Regional government; Urban & municipal planning

With ever-decreasing affordability and availability of homes, the UK has a longstanding and complex housing crisis.

Rather than laying the blame on a particular group or cause, this book explains the root causes of our current housing situation and proposes useful ways forward. The author uses his experience of delivering housing policy in Greater Manchester to analyse the interlocking issues of demographic and social policy change, the financial and planning systems, the construction industry and the UK's recent change of government.

Key reading for housing researchers and policy makers, this book analyses recent reform plans and the feasibility of achieving an effective and accessible UK housing landscape.

By: Charlie Winstanley (Centre for Local Economic Studies)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447377054
ISBN 10: 1447377052
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Charlie Winstanley is Programme Manager, Metro Mayor’s Programme at the Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy (RAMP) Project. He is a former political advisor and public and social policy specialist with a background in local government.

Reviews for Bricking It: The UK Housing Crisis and the Failure of Policy

""Bricking It is a clear, well argued and thoroughly researched account of the UK housing crisis and how we can escape it. Winstanley convincingly traces the roots of the current crisis back to the neoliberal dogma of the 1980s, showing that the only way to fix the mess we're in is to reverse Thatcher's reforms and make housing a human right rather than a financialized commodity. "" Grace Blakeley, journalist and author of Vulture Capitalism