David Smith, Sunday Times: Fixing Housing Unfairness

Send us a Text 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: Guest LinkedIn: Host LinkedIn: Host website:

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David Smith, Sunday Times: Fixing Housing Unfairness is an episode from The Return: Property & Investment Podcast by Anna Clare Harper.

This episode is 28:28 long.

This episode was published on Jul 17, 2025.

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