Addressing the affordable housing shortage

20 Aug 2024 Reading time: < 1 minute

The UK is currently facing a shortfall of affordable homes. However, there are potential solutions at hand, all of which rely on the sector working together to tackle the situation with new and innovative ways of thinking and doing.

Sustainable private capital has a key role to play.

Jack Burnham, Head of Affordable Housing at Octopus Capital, and Christopher Osborne, Head of Real Estate at London CIV, explain how we’re working together to help address the affordable housing shortage.

Watch the video below to find out more.

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