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Fair housing: London cost of living report
Posted on: 30 January 2014
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This report, written by Tom Copley, Labour London Assembly member, calls for the mayor to establish London Housing Corporation to work with councils, housing associations and private developers to build truly mixed communities and learn from the mistakes of the mass mono-tenure estates of the 60s and 70s.
Universal Credit and rented housing
Posted on: 30 January 2014
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This document explains what Universal Credit means for landlords and tenants.
Review of local authorities’ role in housing supply
Posted on: 30 January 2014
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The Government has launched a review into the role that local authorities can play in housing supply. The aim of the review is to: explore the role that local authorities could play in increasing the supply of housing; consider whether councils are playing a proactive role in building homes for local people; and examine how they are using their new freedoms under Housing Revenue Account self-financing to increase housebuilding. A report will be presented to Government by the end of 2014.
The Affordable Homes Programme 2015-18
Posted on: 27 January 2014
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The 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme aims to increase the supply of new affordable homes in England by contributing to the delivery of 165,000 new homes by March 2018. In a change from the previous programme all of the available funding will not be allocated from the outset. Instead, the Homes and Communities Agency will aim to allocate up to 75%, with the remainder being made available via ongoing market engagement. This is designed to allow bidders the opportunity to bid for the remaining funding for development opportunities as these arise during the programme, where those can deliver within the programme timescales. The publication of the Prospectus signals the start of the bid round, which will close at noon on 30 April 2014.
Perceptions of overcrowding: Public views of space in the home
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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Different standards for defining overcrowding and space requirements in the home are in use in Britain today. However, the underlying assumptions are rarely validated against public views. This research explores public opinion on how much space in the home is needed as a minimum. Researcher Rachel Moreton held focus groups with people from different backgrounds across the East Midlands to find out how much space they thought was needed in the home for a minimum standard of living in Britain today.
Supplying London’s housing needs: Building to match demand
Posted on: 22 January 2014
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Over the last ten years, London has experienced a constant inadequate level of new housing supply. Unfortunately this challenge is a growing issue as we now face a rapidly increasing population. With London’s population expected to increase by around 1 million over the next decade, the pressure on housing will become even more acute. This research from CBRE examines current supply and demand, and the future impact of current house building levels. Register online to view the document.
Young adults living with parents, 2013
Posted on: 21 January 2014
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In 2013, over 3.3 million adults in the UK aged between 20 and 34 were living with a parent or parents. That is 26% of this age group. This report analyses the characteristics of those living with their parents in this age group.
Planning for housing in England: Understanding recent changes in household formation rates and their implications for planning for housing in England
Posted on: 20 January 2014
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New research published by the Royal Town Planning Institute suggests that local councils in England may be underestimating housing need by up to 30% in some cases, due to an overreliance on Government household projection data.
The ABC of housing growth and infrastructure: Report and case studies
Posted on: 20 January 2014
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This project forms part of The Housing Forum’s Building Homes for the Future workstream. It has been led by senior practitioners from the housing field who have over the past decade or more been concerned at the UK’s poor performance in providing sufficient homes for a growing population and the low quality of much of what is built. The report argues that the biggest challenge of all is to address the issue of land supply and its cost.
Back to rising damp? Addressing housing quality in the private rented sector
Posted on: 17 January 2014
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This paper explores the nature of the private rented sector as it exists today, looking at changing patterns of occupancy and the characteristics of the sector itself. It explores the growth of the housing benefit submarket, and what the tenure means for tenants themselves and the neighbourhoods that private rented housing helps to shape.
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