Skip to main content

Main navigation

Report
Housing

Housing taxation and subsidies

A review and analysis of evidence on the housing taxation and subsidy systems in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA.

Written by:
Michael Oxley and Marietta Haffner
Date published:

JRF commissioned this paper to inform the work of its Housing Market Taskforce, a two-year programme of work aiming to achieve long-term stability in the housing market for vulnerable households.

The paper:

  • examines the housing taxation and subsidy systems in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA;
  • makes some comparisons with the UK; and
  • explores connections between these systems and housing market volatility, distribution and choice of tenure and investment.

Downloads

Full Report - Housing taxation and subsidies: international comparisons and the options for reform (300.37 KB)
Smiling woman drinking a cup of tea in a kitchen.

This report is part of the housing topic.

Find out more about our work in this area.

Discover more about housing