The future of sustainable housing: have your say. London, 3 June 2013

Posted on: 13 June 2013
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The Government is currently conducting a standards review which will affect the regulatory landscape for housing. Whatever the result of the review, BRE thinks that the UK housing sector will continue to require the sort of framework, benchmarks and guidance currently provided by Code for Sustainable Homes, the standard for new homes introduced by Government in 2007. This view was backed up by the 150 guests who attended this event, reiterating a need for a housing code that will benefit householders and house builders, the wider UK industry and economy and the environment. Video presentations and report are available online.

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Rural design guide: Combining policy and quality places principles

Posted on: 12 June 2013
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The Rural Design Guide has primarily been created to encourage good design for rural, affordable housing. These are typically small to medium sized developments of around 5-20 dwellings. The Guide can also be used as a tool to encourage good design in a wider range of rural housing, from single houses to larger market and affordable proposals.

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Rent reform: Making London’s private rented sector fit for purpose

Posted on: 10 June 2013
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The London Assembly’s Housing and Regeneration Committee has published a new report calling for tougher measures to make London’s private rental market fairer.

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The affordable rent model in London: Future perspectives. London, 30 April 2013

Posted on: 10 June 2013
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Since January 2013, Future of London has been undertaking a major research project on the use and viability of the Affordable Rent Model for delivering affordable housing in London. Building on earlier sessions, the third and final research seminar was held on 30 April 2013, looking forward to an affordable housing programme post-2015. A presentation is available online.

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Climate change adaptation and the rental sector. Rental housing, climate change and adaptive capacity: a case study of Newcastle, NSW

Posted on: 7 June 2013
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Research into adaptation and the rented housing sector in Australia has recommended that incentives, education and government support are necessary to enable the rented housing sector to be better adapted. The research also addressed issues relating to equity, specifically the adaptive capacity of low-income tenants in both public and private sectors.

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Intended and unintended consequences? A case study survey of housing associations and welfare reforms

Posted on: 6 June 2013
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The National Housing Federation has sponsored a programme of research on the impact of welfare reform on housing associations and their tenants. The work is being undertaken by Ipsos MORI and the University of Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR). This report is based on a number of case study interviews with housing associations. The objective was to provide a more rounded and in-depth commentary on the impacts to build on the initial results of the baseline report. The paper is organised around three themes; first an overview of the broad impacts of the major components of the welfare reform programme; second the direct impact upon tenants and third the impact upon broad strategy and policy. The paper ends with a series of conclusions.

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How can we deliver large scale self-build?

Posted on: 6 June 2013
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Gus Zogolovitch is an Executive Committee Member at the National Self Build Association, Managing Director of the residential development company Solidspace and a Director at the property development company Lake Estates. In this presentation he considers how to deliver large scale self build housing.

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Large housing estates: ideas, rise, fall and recovery. The Bijlmermeer and beyond

Posted on: 29 May 2013
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The author compares the Bijlmermeer (Amsterdam region) with many other large housing estates in the Netherlands and abroad, and analyses what conclusions may be of use for other areas. His book might be of use for all who deal with large housing estates, especially those facing challenges.

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Downsizing in later life and appropriate housing size across our lifetime

Posted on: 28 May 2013
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A lack of attractive retirement housing and negative perceptions are preventing larger family homes being made available for younger buyers, according to a study from the International Longevity Centre-UK, produced for housing provider Hanover.  The paper recommends that health and social care policy should encourage people to move to the type of housing that best meets their needs, and that the government should work with councils to assess whether they have enough homes for older people.

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Housebuilding Report 2013

Posted on: 28 May 2013
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Knight Frank’s annual report on the house building sector involves a survey of 100 senior executives from house builders and developers, looking at issues concerning the house building industry. The survey was carried out shortly after the chancellor announced the help to buy scheme in the Budget in March 2013. It suggests help to buy could aid price growth and boost development volumes but only if lenders and buyers engage with the scheme. It points out the take-up of newbuy, a pre-cursor to help to buy, was relatively modest in the first year.

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