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Migration and housing costs: what does international evidence imply for the UK?

Report by the University of Greenwich to assess the effects of immigration on housing costs, what creates these effects and the implications for the UK.

• From: Migration Advisory Committee
• Published: 19 June 2026

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This report, commissioned by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), reviews international evidence on the relationship between immigration and housing, with the aim of informing the MAC about the potential impact of immigration on housing costs in the UK.

It addresses 3 questions:

• how large the effects of immigration on housing costs (house prices and rents) are

• under what conditions these effects arise

• how relevant international evidence is for the UK context

Published 19 June 2026