Carl Makin

Carl Makin is a Tutor and PhD candidate at York Law School, University of York, where he teaches Foundations in Law I & II and Introduction to Law and Society. He holds an LLB (Hons) from Durham University, an MA from the University of York, and a Diploma in Engineering Law from the Open University. Previously, he worked at the University of Manchester conducting intellectual property due diligence.

His research focuses on:

• Regulation of social and private rented housing sectors
• Welfare reform impacts on housing security
• Tenant rights advocacy and legal mobilization
• Policy analysis of UK housing legislation

Publications critically examine regulatory frameworks, tenant activism, and legislative developments in social housing, with consistent themes of governance accountability and resident empowerment. Recent works analyze post-Grenfell reforms and consumer protections in leasehold systems.

Awards include the Economic and Social Research Council Scholarship supporting his doctoral research on social housing regulation.

He serves on the board of Railway Housing Association (Audit Committee) and holds editorial roles for the Journal of Housing Law, Journal of Legal Research Methodology, and York Law Review (Editor-in-Chief). Actively engaged with Greater Manchester Housing Action and tenants' unions, his work bridges academic research and housing justice advocacy.