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New research into rural housing published

Social tenants in rural areas are more likely to than those in urban areas to have to move house as a consequence of reductions in housing benefit, but there are fewer smaller dwellings for them to move to.

Research by the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research has been published today by the Commission for Rural Communities.

Please click here for more details and to download the final report


CCHPR Presentations at Housing Studies Association Conference 2012

Professor Christine Whitehead was the keynote speaker, her presentation focused on 'The UK Housing Market: will it ever be the same again?'.

Anna Clarke's 'Social housing and worklessness' was based on her evaluation of Enhanced Housing Options Trailblazers and examined different models of linking up work and housing.

Dr Gemma Burgess' 'Housing an ageing population: housing options and the value of information and advice to older people' examined the issues older people faced when they wanted to stay in their current homes.

Dr Connie Tang presented her findings in 'The changing household structure of tenants in new affordable housing in the English housing association sector, 1990–2011', looking at why particular household types moved into new built houses provided by housing associations.


Latest Projects

Maximising the performance of the new Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy Planning Framework with Local Authorities: Developing a Planning Gain Model

The Centre is currently developing a simple model to estimate the impact of charging different CIL and S106 rates on the economic viability of development. The model has huge potential to assist local authorities in modelling the impact of different CIL and S106 rates on the economic viability of development across their area. We propose a project to further develop the model for local authority use. We will work with a sample of local authorities to test and refine the model with a view to eventually making it publicly available for use by local authorities to assist in developing their new CIL and S106 charging frameworks. This will transfer our academic knowledge and expertise into a tool that can be used by local authorities in policy and practice.

International review of land supply and planning systems

The JRF Housing Market Taskforce has identified land supply as a key reason contributing to housing market volatility and problems of housing affordability in the UK. This desk based research aims to assess which policy approaches to land supply and land markets are most likely to work in the English context.

Cumulative Impact of Housing and other Benefit Changes on People and Council Services

Sandwell Borough Council are producing a report on the likely impact of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, in respect to Housing Benefit and other benefit changes on people and council services in Sandwell. CCHPR have been commissioned to facilitate workshops and provide expertise around welfare reform and implications for the local housing market.



Recent Outputs

Output Description Project
Rural housing at a time of economic change The Commission for Rural Communities funded CCHPR to carry out research into rural housing. The project looked specifically at:

  • The changing levels of rents (both private and social) and the quality and location of available housing
  • The impact of recent and forthcoming government policies on social and private tenants, including the changes to Housing Benefit and the overall benefit caps
  • The drivers of migration between rural and urban areas between rural and urban areas
 		 Rural Housing at a Time of Economic Change
Evaluation of the FirstStop initiative summary report April 2012 A summary of the evaluation so far of the FirstStop initiative has just been published, showing the continued success of the service. It was included as an insert in the 26th April issue of The House parliamentary magazine which is sent to all MP's and Peers.  Evaluation of the FirstStop Advice Initiative
Older people’s views of service provision in Cambridge This project was a collaboration led by Dr Gemma Burgess between CCHPR, the Department of Geography and the Office of External Affairs and Communications at the University of Cambridge. A study was conducted on behalf of the Cambridge Older Peoples Reference Group (COPRG) to explore older people’s views of services in the Cambridge area.  Older people’s views of service provision in Cambridge