Session overview

Join us and DINs economist in residence David Smith, Economics Editor, Sunday Times as he unpacks Rachel Reeves Autumn budget 2025 and provides his analysis of the implications for housing providers and the wider economic outlook and what this means for you, the economy, business and the housing sector.

Covering areas around:

With new measures now set out, the detail matters more than ever. David will cut through the complexity to explore the crucial questions:

• What will the budget have brought in terms of new tax increases?
• Will it be positive or negative for growth?
• What has been the influence of the prime minister's economic advisers and the former Resolution Foundation head, Torsten Bell?
• Can Rachel Reeves last as chancellor?
• And most importantly, what does it mean for you?

Expect sharp analysis, clear insights, and a candid look at how the government’s latest decisions could reshape the landscape for organisations, policymakers, and the housing sector.

About our speaker

David Smith

David Smith has been Economics Editor of The Sunday Times since 1989, where he writes a weekly column. He is also a leader-writer, an assistant editor and policy adviser. Since 2016 he has also been writing a weekly column for The Times, where he worked from 1984 to 1989.

David Smith is the author of several books, including The Rise and Fall of Monetarism; Mrs Thatcher’s Economics; North and South; From Boom to Bust; UK Current Economic Policy; Eurofutures; Will Europe Work?; Free Lunch: Easily Digestible Economics; The Dragon & the Elephant: China, India and the New World Order; The Age of Instability: The Global Financial Crisis and What Comes Next, and – in 2015 – Something Will Turn Up; Britain’s Economy Past, Present and Future. He is a visiting professor at both Cardiff University and Nottingham University. He has won a number of awards, including the Harold Wincott Senior Financial Journalist of the Year Award, the Economics Commentator of the Year Award, the Business Journalist of the Year Award in the London Press Awards and Property Columnist of the Year.

Who should attend?

Any leader wanting to understand the current economic position of the UK and the implications of the Spring economic update. From CEOs, Board members, Exec and Service Directors across the housing business will benefit from attending this session.

Attendance at this session is free as it is included in your DIN subscription