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Prime London residential market: Autumn 2014
Posted on: 23 September 2014
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As prime London enters a new phase of the cycle, this latest report from Savills considers which direction it may take.
Trends in the UK housing market 2014
Posted on: 23 September 2014
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This article, from the Office for National Statistics, brings together published data on the United Kingdom housing market to provide analysis and commentary regarding recent trends.
Removing obstacles to brownfield developments
Posted on: 23 September 2014
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The latest Housing Foresight paper from the Campaign to Protect Rural England argues that the Government can do more to protect green spaces by facilitating house building on brownfield land.
Housing in London: Addressing the supply crisis. London, 17 September 2014
Posted on: 19 September 2014
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This event, attended by over 70 people, including local councillors, MPs, academics, and representatives from charities, consultancies, and private sector institutions, began with four thematic presentations by the project officers from LSE London: Planning, development, and land supply; Improving renting; Alternative housing; The role of foreign money. Each presentation discussed what we ‘know’ currently about each issue, presenting the traditional story conveyed to the public by the media and political discourse. Then, each presenter discussed recent research from LSE London that reveals important lessons for each theme. Finally, an array of ‘solutions’ that have been proposed for each issue were presented for discussion and debate. Alan Benson of the GLA and Duncan Bowie of the University of Westminster kicked off the discussion portion of the evening, offering their comments on the thematic presentations and posing important questions and critiques of commonly suggested solutions. Presentations and briefings are available online.
The era of radical concrete
Posted on: 19 September 2014
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This article describes how a massive collection of images from British urban developments of the 1960s and 1970s now provides a treasure trove for those who want to reassess a vilified era of town planning. The article prompted a significant response from readers, who wrote in with their own memories and experiences of living in these areas. These can be found here.
Digital deal for social housing tenants
Posted on: 19 September 2014
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The Digital Deal was a cross-government challenge fund initiative to encourage social housing tenants to get online or improve their skills. The projects ran from September 2013 until May 2014, with many continuing activity beyond the official end of the project. The final report is now available online.
Broken market, broken dreams
Posted on: 18 September 2014
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This report from the National Housing Federation reveals that first-time buyers today have to earn more, borrow more, stump up a larger deposit and rely more on family wealth than even a generation ago.
Silent majority: How the public will support a new wave of social housing
Posted on: 17 September 2014
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The focus of the report is public opposition to new housing as an explanation for why successive governments seem unable to address the growing affordability crisis in UK housing. Lack of public support for new housing, particularly social housing, is often used as a reason for not doing more, for why government shouldn’t be involved and why this is no longer part of what the local state should be focused on. The Fabian report seeks to dispel this myth, suggesting that nearly 60% of people would actually support more social housing and many would be positive about the government playing a key part in provision.
Targeting the countryside
Posted on: 17 September 2014
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A new research paper from the Campaign to Protect Rural England shows that steep targets for the amount of land councils must allocate for housing are opening the door to major housing developments in the countryside. The paper studies the appeal decisions on applications for major housing developments on greenfield land between March 2012 and May 2014. It finds that planning inspectors overturned the decisions of local councils in 72 per cent of cases where there was no defined land supply.
Ticking the box for a welfare system that works
Posted on: 16 September 2014
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Through ‘ticking the box for housing’, the Chartered Institute of Housing is aiming to influence debate in the run-up to the 2015 general election, and ultimately the policies of the next government. The Institute is challenging all political parties to put addressing the housing crisis at the centre of their manifestos and this document is part of our work to come up with the solutions that would enable them to create a housing system that works for everyone.
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