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The Australia-UK Housing Network is a collaborative initiative bringing together leading academics, policymakers, and housing professionals from Australia and the UK. Our mission is to address shared housing challenges through cross-country dialogue, research, and policy innovation.
Both Australia and the UK face pressing issues in their housing sectors—rising property prices, an expanding private rental market, and the need for improved housing standards. While these challenges are common, each country has developed distinct approaches and solutions.
By leveraging these differences, the Network aims to foster mutual learning, enabling members to develop innovative strategies that address both long-standing issues like housing affordability and more immediate concerns such as the cost-of-living crisis and rising mortgage rates.
The Network serves as an independent platform where members can explore housing issues and seek solutions collaboratively. CaCHE will act as the Network’s secretariat, providing organisational support and coordination.
The members
Emma Baker
Rupa Ganguli
Laurence Troy
Nicola Livingstone
Catherine Gilbert
Co-convener
Hal Pawson
Mark Stephens
Co-convener
Nicholas Harrington
Edgar Liu
Amy Clair
Zahra Nasreen
Resources
Assisting Home Ownership
Australia-UK Housing Research Network Event, 27th November 2025
Home ownership affordability is a growing policy concern internationally, with implications for intergenerational and socio-spatial equity and labour market functioning. While there is renewed and growing interest from governments in expanding access to homeownership, particularly through equity sharing and shared ownership schemes, these approaches are not new. Intermediate home ownership schemes have long operated in parts of the UK and Australia, with varied program designs, outcomes, and longevity offering valuable opportunities for comparative analysis and learning.
Critical Junctures in Housing Policy
Australia-UK Housing Research Network Event, 17th September 2025
This event examines the critical junctures (or turning points) in Australian and UK Housing policy, placing a critical eye key policies changes. The session was led by Rae Dufty Jones (University of Sydney) and Keith Jacobs (University of Tasmania), with responses from Laura James (University of Adelaide) and Mark Stephens (University of Glasgow). An open discussion followed.
The Role of Build to Rent
Australia-UK Housing Research Network Event, 16th October 2025
This online event from the Australia-UK Housing Network examined the emergence and prospects of build to rent (BTR) in Australia and the UK, countries whose private rented sectors have, to date, been dominated by small scale/ “mom and pop” landlords. The event will draw on a joint project between the Universities of Sydney and Glasgow. Speakers include: Rupa Ganguli (Western Sydney University), Alice Earley, Nicola Livingstone and Phil O’Brien (University of Glasgow).
Planning and Housebuilding
Australia-UK Housing Research Network Event, 5th December 2024
With both countries seeking to build their way out of the housing crisis, the role of planning is a controversial topic. The session provides overviews of the planning and housebuilding systems in both countries, following by more detailed examination of some of their distinctive features in NSW and England.
Housing Policy Challenges in Australia and the UK
Australia-UK Housing Research Network Meeting, 26th September 2024
Mark Stephens and Hal Pawson
Planning and Housebuilding Meeting Summary
Australia-UK Housing Research Network Planning and Housebuilding Meeting Summary, 5th December 2025