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Global Housing Watch
Posted on: 20 October 2014
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The Global Housing Watch, hosted by the International Monetary Fund, tracks developments in housing markets across the world on a quarterly basis. It provides current data on house prices as well as metrics used to assess valuation in housing markets, such as house price‑to‑rent and house-price‑to‑income ratios.
Housing standards: has the cutting of red tape gone too far?
Posted on: 17 October 2014
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With the proposal that 70% of the standards in the Code for Sustainable Homes will not be available for local authorities to require, the author of this article questions whether the Housing Standards Review is set to stall decades of progress in standards in new homes.
Mobilising across the nation to build the homes our children need: The Lyons Housing Review
Posted on: 16 October 2014
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Sir Michael Lyons has released a report setting out a comprehensive roadmap to build 200,000 homes-a-year by 2020. The Labour Party commissioned Lyons to conduct a sweeping housing review to help form new policies to tackle the housing crisis. One of the main recommendation is for the formation of Olympic Park-style ‘new homes corporations’ with power to fast-track housing development and assemble land.
The low cost construction techniques fueling Asia’s affordable housing boom
Posted on: 16 October 2014
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Rapid population growth and urbanisation has precipitated a boom in affordable housing projects across Asia. To capitalise on these projects, developers are on the lookout for new construction techniques that can reduce costs, whilst retaining build quality and durability. This article considers the latest cost-saving construction techniques available, as well as one with the potential to revolutionise the entire construction industry.
Affordable housing supply in England: 2013 to 2014
Posted on: 16 October 2014
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The government has published the latest statistics on gross affordable housing supply in England.
Locating a plan for housing
Posted on: 13 October 2014
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This blog considers a new book from Kate Barker who has been a significant presence in UK housing policy debate for a decade. Her latest book looks at private sector housing.
Retirement housing
Posted on: 13 October 2014
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Considers the lack of housing specifically designed for older people.
Alternative housing could be the answer to London’s housing crisis
Posted on: 13 October 2014
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Alternative housing logics and forms of accommodation, Melissa Fernández argues, can provide London with a partial solution to its housing supply crisis, but their individual contexts, prospects and constraints within the capital city need to be better known and understood. A new project by LSE London will be exploring this (and another three key topics) through a series of events, site visits and publications over the coming year.
House price statistics
Posted on: 10 October 2014
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This article describes the house price index (HPI) in the euro area and the European Union (EU), presenting data on this indicator both at European and Member State level. It also provides examples of possible use of this indicator in relation to other statistics, such as consumer price indices, rent price indices and household disposable income. Finally, a summary description of the methodology used in the compilation of the HPI is given.
Where will our grandchildren live?
Posted on: 10 October 2014
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In October 2014, the Academy of Urbanism is running a lecture series on the theme of “Where will our Grandchildren Live?” Videos of the presentations made on 2 October 2014 are available online.
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