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Building futures: neighbourhood audit
Posted on: 19 July 2012
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The 2011 Neighbourhood Audit, published by the national Housing Federation, is the most accurate picture to date of the scale and variety of housing associations’ community investment. Drawing on learning from the 2008 audit, this project measured a more comprehensive range of activity.
Lifetime Homes Standards
Posted on: 17 July 2012
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The Lifetime Homes standard is a set of 16 design criteria that provide a model for building accessible and adaptable homes.The Department for Communities and Local Government has published the following reports which were commissioned by the previous government and are not necessarily a reflection of the current government’s policies and priorities. The reports and findings are of general policy interest, but do not relate to forthcoming policy announcements.
Modelling the current and potential accessibility of the housing stock
This report by Building Research Establishment considers the accessibility of the existing housing stock in England with particular reference to its utility for older and disabled people.
Assessing the cost of Lifetime Homes Standards
This report by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) looks at establishing the cost impact of introducing the Lifetime Homes Standards in private sector housing, identifying best practice and the potential cost savings that can be delivered through efficiency of design.
Health benefits of Lifetime Home Standards
This report by the Building Research Establishment sets out findings from work to determine the relative benefits of building to the Lifetime Home Standard.
Lifetime Homes: Technical forum
This report by Habinteg Housing Association captures discussions and recommendations which emerged from a Technical Working Group established to test proposals for improving guidance in the Lifetime Home Standard.
Analysis of distribution of housing typologies in Public and Private Sector and typical compatibility with the Lifetime Home Standard
This research conducted by Levitt Bernstein considers the impact of and current compliance with the 16 point standard of Lifetime Homes Lifetime Neighbourhoods – a National strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society.
Impact on site density of Lifetime Homes
This research work conducted by Levitt Bernstein is an extension to an earlier piece of work and represents an initial exploration of the impact that the application of Lifetime Homes Standards is likely to have on the site density of private sector housing. It concentrates on low to medium density suburban developments, typically 30-60 dwellings per hectare (dph).
Design of Lifetime Homes
This research conducted by Hunt Thomson Architects seeks to evaluate the impact on designing private sectors homes to meet the Lifetime Home Standard, and in particular to understand the likely impact of seeking to minimise both increase in cost and any necessary increase in the overall size of properties by adopting the standard. The project utilised analysis of a range of typical speculative housing development plans and compares these designs with entirely new housing layouts which incorporate the 16 elements of the Lifetime Home Standard.
Addressing challenges in the UK housing market
Posted on: 17 July 2012
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Countrywide, the UK’s largest property services Group has launched a report which urges the Government to consider six solutions to help boost the ailing housing market.
Homes and Communities Agency Corporate Plan 2012-15
Posted on: 11 July 2012
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The Homes and Communities Agency has published its Corporate Plan for the next three years, setting out how it will focus on delivery of its programmes and will meet government aspirations for housing during this Spending Review period.
RICS UK Housing Market Survey: June 2012
Posted on: 10 July 2012
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The June 2012 RICS Housing Market Survey shows a deterioration in the headline price balance, along with a further slide in all activity indicators. This is in line with the softening economic dataflow and the continuing uncertainty emanating from the euro crisis.
English Housing Survey: Homes Report 2010
Posted on: 6 July 2012
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The Department for Communities and Local Government has published the English Housing Survey (EHS) Homes Report 2010, formally known as the Housing Stock Report. This is the detailed report of findings relating to the housing stock from the survey, and builds on results reported in the English Housing Survey Headline Report published in February 2012. The English Housing Survey began in April 2008 bringing together two former DCLG housing surveys, the English House Condition Survey and the Survey of English Housing.
An accompanying report, English Housing Survey: Homes web tables 2010, presents the English Housing Survey homes web tables. The tables provide a set of detailed findings from the survey organized around seven key topic areas.
English Housing Survey: Household Report 2010-11
Posted on: 6 July 2012
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This is the detailed report of findings from the survey relating to households, and builds on results reported in the English Housing Survey Headline Report published in February 2012.
NHBC Social Housing Group. 21 June 2012
Posted on: 6 July 2012
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The National House Builders Council (NHBC) holds these twice-yearly events to bring together influencers from across the sector, to keep them abreast of changes to technical standards and regulations, and to share best practice. Presentations are available online.
The future of building societies
Posted on: 6 July 2012
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The Government has published a discussion document setting out its vision for the building societies sector. The consultation sets out how the recommendations of the Independent Commission on Banking will apply to the building societies sector. Comments are requested by 6 September 2012.
Housing and Migration: A UK guide to issues and solutions
Posted on: 5 July 2012
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The Chartered Institute of Housing has published a guide on behalf of the Housing and Migration Network, which recognises that migrants are now a key client group for most housing organizations. The guide, produced after two years of research, looks at the pressure that migration has put on the UK housing market. It includes many practical examples which are intended to inspire people to act and include contact details wherever possible so that experience and learning can be shared.
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