Spatial disparity in household indebtedness across the UK

Hutchison, NE, Tiwari, P, Koblyakova, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-3693, Green, D and Tan, YL, 2024. Spatial disparity in household indebtedness across the UK. Journal of European Real Estate Research, 17 (3), pp. 431-451. ISSN 1753-9269

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper assesses the lending risks associated with the level of total household indebtedness at the local authority level across the UK.

Design/methodology/approach: Using GIS-based Exploratory Data Analysis and mapping, the paper identifies local concentrations of household borrowing, both secured and unsecured, which is referenced against regional Gross Added Value.

Findings: Significant local differences are revealed which are tracked over the period 2013–2019. Total debt relative to the size of economy is larger in London and local authorities around London. A positive correlation was revealed between areas of multiple deprivation in England and those local authorities with proportionally high unsecured lending, confirming that the less well-off require access to debt facilities and in the absence of availability of secured loans, resort to unsecured borrowing.

Originality/value: Understanding where the additional lending risks are located across the UK is relevant when evaluating the robustness of the economy to recession, with its uneven effects on different sectors and households and the impact of monetary policy changes, particularly sharp rises in interest rates. The mapping of these risks is illuminating and aids understanding.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of European Real Estate Research
Creators:	Hutchison, N.E., Tiwari, P., Koblyakova, A., Green, D. and Tan, Y.L.
Publisher:	Emerald
Date:	27 November 2024
Volume:	17
Number:	3
ISBN:	1753-9269
ISSN:	1753-9269
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1108/JERER-07-2024-0052 DOI 2346185 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	19 Feb 2025 15:19
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2025 15:19
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53083

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