Chris Walker

Head of Housing, Planning and Urban Policy

Chris Walker joined Policy Exchange in April 2014 as Head of Housing, Planning and Urban Policy.Chris worked previously as a civil servant for twelve years, in the Government Economic Service, working for a number of departments including the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Work and Pensions, and HM Treasury. He has over five years experience working on housing policy and analysis, including affordable housing and housing markets. He also takes a strong interest in tax policy. He has an MSc in Economics from York University and a BA in Economics from Reading University.

Ramp up the number of market homes built to deal with the housing crisis

by Chris Walker | Jan 19, 2015

There should be no doubt we are in a housing crisis and that the shortage of homes in England is acute. The ramifications are both social and economic. We need to be building many more homes than we currently do, at least double the 115,000 homes built in 2014 and...

Chris Walker: How to free housing associations to build more homes

by Chris Walker | Nov 12, 2014

Today is Housing Day, and Policy Exchange has published its latest report, Freeing Housing Associations: better financing, more homes. The report outlines a new vision for the delivery of 100,000 affordable and market homes a year through a new category of grant-free...

On housing, the ConHome manifesto offers the right diagnosis – but not all of the right answers

by Chris Walker | Sep 10, 2014

Last week, ConservativeHome published the housing section of its manifesto, Homes for All. Housing – more specifically, the lack of it – is now one of the most important issues we face in this country and one which promises to feature heavily in the run up to the...

Why rent controls are not the answer

by Chris Walker | May 1, 2014

Labour’s decision to impose rent controls will do little to solve our housing problems. Rent controls are at best misguided and at worst could be counterproductive, longer term. Misguided because rents have not actually been rising that fast in recent years. ONS...

Chris Walker

Head of Housing, Planning and Urban Policy

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Ramp up the number of market homes built to deal with the housing crisis

Chris Walker: How to free housing associations to build more homes

On housing, the ConHome manifesto offers the right diagnosis – but not all of the right answers

Why rent controls are not the answer

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