Housing Research Notes
Housing Research Notes are a series of analytical reports from the Greater London Authority focusing on individual issues of relevance to housing policy in London.
The most recent Housing Research Note (published in February 2026) analyses secondary data sources to examine the relationship between disability and housing in London, including demographics, tenure, need and satisfaction, affordability, quality and accessibility, and ease of finding housing.
Previous Housing Research Notes, listed below, have provided analysis of topics including housing supply, Help to Buy policy, short-term lettings, international comparisons, the cost of poor housing, the factors behind increasing private rents and race equality. Where available, data accompanying the Research Notes are available on the Datastore.
- HRN 12 (2026) Housing for disabled Londoners : An analysis of secondary data
- HRN 11 (2023) The cost of poor housing in London
- HRN 10 (2023) The affordability impacts of new housing supply: A summary of recent research
- HRN 09 (2023) Understanding recent rental trends in London’s private rental market
- HRN 08 (2022) Housing and race equality in London
- HRN 07 (2021) Who moves into social housing in London?
- HRN 06 (2021) An analysis of housing floorspace per person
- HRN 05 (2020) Intermediate housing: The evidence base
- HRN 04 (2020) Short-term and holiday letting in London
- HRN 03 (2019) Housing in four world cities: London, New York, Paris and Tokyo
- HRN 02 (2018) Help to Buy in London
- HRN 01 (2018) The profile of London’s new homes in 2016/17: Analysis of the London Development Database