Academic profile

 

I remain an active contributor to housing policy and research. I co-edit UK Housing Review on an annual basis and contribute articles to it and I am co-author with Professor Christine Whitehead on a number of recent housing reports and articles. 

 

Most recently (2024) I have published Titan of the Thames: the life of Lord Desborough, Unbound. This extensively referenced and researched biography explores the life of William Grenfell 1855-1945. 

 

I am currently Chair of First Affordable, a for profit housing association, a NED for Vida Home Loans and the Building Societies Trust. I am an adviser to the recently formed Shared Ownership Council which is working on improving shared ownership provision and delivery. 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching

 

Invited seminar speaker

 

 

 

 

Research interests

 

Housing markets and housing policy, home ownership, housing finance  and housing history

 

 

 

Publications

 

In 2024; 

The co-authored biography of Lord Desborough referenced above

Prospects for first time buyers and increasing home ownership, UKHR 2024 Summer Briefing

Review of home ownership trends and policies, Housing Finance International, Winter (in preparation)