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Summary Report: Forum on Missing Middle Housing – the equity and affordability implications of reforms

The summary report, recording and transcript from ACT Shelter’s online forum on ‘Missing Middle Housing – the equity and affordability implications of reforms’ (February 2026), can be found below.  

Further details on the online forum can be found at the event page

Speaker presentations:
  • ACT Government overview of proposed missing middle reforms (James Bennett, ACT Government)
  • Tax settings, value capture and the Lease Variation Charge (Dr Tim Helm, Prosper Australia)
  • Leasehold principles, urban limits and the equity challenge of growth (Dr Ed Wensing, SGS Economics & Planning / UNSW)
  • Strata title, planning reform and affordability (Professor Cathy Sherry)
  • Community housing and missing middle housing (Nathan Dal Bon, Community Housing Canberra (CHC)).