Dr Carolin Hoeltken co-authors new article in Housing Studies

Dr Carolin Hoeltken, Senior Teaching Associate in Real Estate, Economics and Finance at the Department, has co-authored a new paper in Housing Studies.

The article, which was co-authored with Dr Olayiwola Oladiran (University of Sheffield) and Dr Adesola Sunmoni (University of Reading), was entitled, 'Age at arrival and immigrants’ housing outcomes: evidence from the UK'.

Dr Hoeltken wrote of the published research,

What we found is that the age immigrants arrive in the UK shapes their housing outcomes. Those who come as young children are much more likely to own homes later on, while those arriving as adults face a big disadvantage—up to a 44-point gap in homeownership. We used a representative dataset of UK residents, including immigrants, to uncover these patterns. Theories of age at arrival suggest that those who arrive younger are more likely to achieve outcomes similar to natives—we test that idea in the context of housing. Surprisingly, arriving later doesn’t mean they rely more on social housing, and age at arrival doesn’t seem to affect the quality of housing or neighbourhoods either. It’s an overlooked factor that could help inform better housing and integration policies.