The Return: Property & Investment Podcast David Smith, Sunday Times: Fixing Housing Unfairness
David Smith, Economics Editor at the Sunday Times, Award-winning journalist and Author with Anna Clare Harper.
In Anna’s words:
The housing crisis isn’t just about supply.
It’s about who owns what – and who pays for it.
In this episode, I spoke to David Smith, Economics Editor of the Sunday Times since 1989 – and a role model who first got me (and many others) interested in economics as a teenager.
We covered:
- Why 68% of property wealth is held by over-55s
→ creating intergenerational unfairness and a sticky housing market
- What a reformed property tax system could look like
→ and why politicians are too scared to go there
- Why the loss of Buy-to-Let as a ‘starter business’ model is especially bad for women
→ and how we can boost financial confidence and investment by closing the gender gap
Guest website: https://economicsuk.com/
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-smith-71730325/
Host LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaclareharper/
Host website: https://www.greenresi.com/