The role of housing goes far beyond physical shelter and safety. It introduces people to a community to which they can belong, a space which is their own, a communal setting where they can make friends, form relationships and a ....
Earlier this year, official figures showed that rough sleeping in England had risen for the sixth successive year. The data showed that 4,134 people slept on the street in 2016, an increase of 16% on the previous year’s figure of ....
Guest blog: Matthew Carmona and Lucy Natarajan Here at The Bartlett, UCL we recently completed a major study of the eleven years of publically funded CABE, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. We evaluated the work, history, and impact ....
Last December, research by Inside Housing magazine found that more than a third of English local authorities have already – or are planning to – set up their own housing companies. The research showed that 98 out of 252 councils ....
The European Union has not had its troubles to seek in the years following the financial meltdown of 2008. Continuing concerns about the euro, the refugee crisis and Brexit are challenging Europe’s leaders as never before, leading to speculation about ....
From Roman roads, to Victorian ‘cathedrals of steam’, transport has played a pivotal role in the development of societies and economies throughout history. Today, rising energy prices, road congestion, and climate change, as well as reduced household sizes and an ....
Long regarded as a relic of the past, prefabricated housing is now emerging as a potential solution for the UK’s chronic shortage of affordable homes. Britain’s golden age of prefabricated housing happened after World War II, when the government authorised ....
When the coalition government launched a fundamental review of England’s building regulations in 2012, it was called “the biggest change in housing standards in a generation.” One of the review’s major outcomes was a standard that prescribes space sizes for ....
By James Carson After a delay of several months, the government’s housing white paper was finally published last week. Its title – “Fixing our broken housing market” – makes clear that England’s housing market requires radical reform. The communities secretary, ....
“It is a complete scandal that people die because they can’t afford to heat their homes. ‘I, Daniel Blake’ shows the tragic circumstances and daily dilemma of ‘heating or eating’ faced by many thousands of people in Britain today.” Those ....
