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CCHPR's publications during 2014.

Read more at: Continuous recording of lettings (CORE): weighting and imputation methodology

Continuous recording of lettings (CORE): weighting and imputation methodology

This report details the findings of research commissioned by Communities and Local Government. It recommends a method of adjusting for missing local authority data within the Continuous Recording of Lettings (LA CORE) system. This method was implemented on the 2007/08 dataset and some summary...


Read more at: Cost benefit analysis of lighting adaptations

Cost benefit analysis of lighting adaptations

This project involved conducting a cost benefit analysis of lighting adaptations for the Thomas Pocklington Trust, a charity providing housing, care and support for people with sight loss in the UK. This short publication compares the costs of lighting adaptations to estimates of the costs of falls...


Read more at: Cross tenure rents and affordability 2007/08 update

Cross tenure rents and affordability 2007/08 update

This briefing paper examines affordability in the housing association (HA) sector over the period 2002/03–2007/08. It also compares the position of HA tenants with those in the private rented and owner-occupier sectors.


Read more at: Cross tenure rents and affordability 2008/09 update

Cross tenure rents and affordability 2008/09 update

This paper looks at the regional pattern of rents over the period 2002/03 to 2008/09 in the local authority, housing association, private rented and owner occupier sectors.


Read more at: Defining the Size of the Housing Association Sector: Good practice guide to using data from the Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR)

Defining the Size of the Housing Association Sector: Good practice guide to using data from the Regulatory and Statistical Return (RSR)

This paper sets out the three core definitions to be used when reporting the size of the Housing Association (HA) sector. It also sets out, as part of good practice, the issues to be considered when using different sector size formulae for different circumstances.


Read more at: Definitions of Ownership. Phase III: the Shadow RSR, Report

Definitions of Ownership. Phase III: the Shadow RSR, Report

Final report from phase III of the Definitions of Ownership project.


Read more at: Definitions of Ownership. Phase IV: The Group RSR, Report

Definitions of Ownership. Phase IV: The Group RSR, Report

Final report from phase IV of the Definitions of Ownership project.


Read more at: Delivering affordable housing through s106: outputs and outcomes, Report

Delivering affordable housing through s106: outputs and outcomes, Report


Read more at: Delivering affordable housing using Section 106 agreements: Practice guidance

Delivering affordable housing using Section 106 agreements: Practice guidance

This Practice Guidance to Section 106 Agreements is a tool designed to support local planning authorities (LPAs) in delivering more affordable housing through the planning system. It aimed to assist LPAs to improve the development, negotiation and implementation of Section 106 Agreements.


Read more at: Detailed Analysis of Housing Association Rents and Rental Rates of Return: 1998/99 to 2006/07

Detailed Analysis of Housing Association Rents and Rental Rates of Return: 1998/99 to 2006/07

The report analyses how housing association (HA) rents relate to the lower quartile house prices in the private sector over the period 1998/99 to 2006/07 at national as well as at lower geographical levels. It also looks at the variation of rental rates of return on HA housing between regions.


Read more at: Detailed Analysis of the Current Pattern of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) Rents: 2001/02 – 2006/07

Detailed Analysis of the Current Pattern of Registered Social Landlord (RSL) Rents: 2001/02 – 2006/07

The report examines the RSL rent patterns over the period from 2001/02 to 2006/07. It also looks at changes in rents over the five year period from 2001/02 to 2006/07 at different spatial levels; rents by property size; and finally the rent relativities between neighbouring local authorities.


Read more at: Detailed Analysis of the Private Rents and Rental Rates of Return: 1996/97 to 2006/07

Detailed Analysis of the Private Rents and Rental Rates of Return: 1996/97 to 2006/07

This report analyses how private rents relate to the lower quartile house prices in the private sector. It also looks at changes in the spatial pattern of private rents and private gross rental rates of return from 1996/97 to 2006/07 at national, regional and local authority levels.


Read more at: Domestic violence, assistance for adults without dependent children - Final report

Domestic violence, assistance for adults without dependent children - Final report

The study explored the extent to which adults without dependent children who have to leave their homes as a result of domestic violence, and who seek housing assistance from a local authority, receive sufficient assistance to ensure they do not have to return to accommodation where they would be at...


Read more at: East of England Affordable Housing Study Stage 2: Provision for Key Workers and Unmet Housing Need

East of England Affordable Housing Study Stage 2: Provision for Key Workers and Unmet Housing Need

This is a follow up to a previous study which produced an estimate of newly arising demand and need for housing in the East of England. The current study produces an estimate of unmet need and of key worker housing requirements in the region. Part B of the project provides a template for districts...


Read more at: East of England Affordable Housing Study Stage 2: Provision for Key Workers and Unmet Housing Need, Part A

East of England Affordable Housing Study Stage 2: Provision for Key Workers and Unmet Housing Need, Part A

This is a follow up to a previous study which produced an estimate of newly arising demand and need for housing in the East of England. The current study produces an estimate of unmet need and of key worker housing requirements in the region. Part B of the project provides a template for districts...


Read more at: East of England Affordable Housing Study Stage 2: Provision for Key Workers and Unmet Housing Need, Part B

East of England Affordable Housing Study Stage 2: Provision for Key Workers and Unmet Housing Need, Part B

This is a follow up to a previous study which produced an estimate of newly arising demand and need for housing in the East of England. The current study produces an estimate of unmet need and of key worker housing requirements in the region. Part B of the project provides a template for districts...


Read more at: Encouraging inter-regulator data sharing: the perceptions of regulators

Encouraging inter-regulator data sharing: the perceptions of regulators

The report explores attitudes towards data sharing of 63 regulators in 30 organisations. The findings indicate the extent to which regulators share data is influenced by several complex factors including the difficulty of balancing privacy with freedom of information.


Read more at: ESRC Seminar Series on Marketplace Exclusion: Representations, Resistances and Responses

ESRC Seminar Series on Marketplace Exclusion: Representations, Resistances and Responses

This series of six seminars examines substantive and methodological issues surrounding marketplace exclusion. The seminars are designed to create links between academics, early career researchers, business leaders, community groups, activists and policy makers interested in the dynamics of...


Read more at: Estimated net income distribution for eight household types in the London Borough of Bromley at mid-Super Output Area (SOA) level

Estimated net income distribution for eight household types in the London Borough of Bromley at mid-Super Output Area (SOA) level

Information about household incomes at a local level is difficult to obtain yet social landlords may need such data in order to set rents. To address this issue, CCHPR has developed a model to estimate household income distribution by percentile for eight household types at local market level.


Read more at: Estimating the scale of youth homelessness in the UK

Estimating the scale of youth homelessness in the UK

Centrepoint, the youth homeless charity, commissioned CCHPR to calculate up to date estimates of the number of young people experiencing homelessness in the UK during a year. The work drew on a range of secondary data sources, and also on a series of local case studies and also on a survey...


Read more at: Evaluation of Early Support in Essex

Evaluation of Early Support in Essex

This study was commissioned by the Thomas Pocklington Trust to evaluate the Visionary Development Fund’s project: Early Support in Essex. This project aims to improve referral to services for people with sight loss in Essex.


Read more at: Evaluation of English housing policy since 1975, Overview and Theme Reports

Evaluation of English housing policy since 1975, Overview and Theme Reports

A major research project for DCLG (then ODPM) which was joint with the universities of Glasgow and Heriot Watt. It is organised under five themes, but includes a cross cutting overview summary report which will be widely disseminated as well as a defined, structured analysis of the period.


Read more at: Evaluation of lighting interventions in Stourbridge

Evaluation of lighting interventions in Stourbridge

In the summer of 2011 Pocklington funded lighting adaptations for 12 elderly people with sight loss living in Stourbridge. The evaluation of this scheme involved interviewing the beneficiaries to explore the impacts of the interventions and to inform good practice.


Read more at: Evaluation of the Cambridgeshire Timebanks

Evaluation of the Cambridgeshire Timebanks

The research suggested that the timebanks were developing successfully, with increasing numbers of members and exchanges. There was evidence of a range of benefits to the members who are involved and evidence of positive outcomes, including reduced social isolation.


Read more at: Evaluation of the Mixed Communities Demonstration Projects, Final Report

Evaluation of the Mixed Communities Demonstration Projects, Final Report

This is the final report of the evaluation of the Mixed Communities Initiative demonstration projects. It covers the period August 2006 to July 2009.


Read more at: Evaluation Outputs

Evaluation Outputs

Including EHO Trailblazers Evaluation Framework and Methods Final Report, Literature Review and Scoping Report.


Read more at: Evolution of rent caps

Evolution of rent caps

This paper updates and builds on previous analyses to show how rent caps have affected rent determination and assess the extent to which the introduction of a larger number of property size bands and higher rent caps has reduced the incidence of rent caps.


Read more at: Executive Summary - Understanding demographic, spatial and economic impacts on future affordable housing demand

Executive Summary - Understanding demographic, spatial and economic impacts on future affordable housing demand

The research uses both primary and secondary data to understand how demographic, spatial and economic changes will impact on affordable housing demand now and in the future (over the next 5 / 10 / 20 years).


Read more at: Final Report to the East of England Regional Assembly

Final Report to the East of England Regional Assembly

The purpose of the research is to identify the changes in the intermediate housing market since the Affordable Housing Study II 2004, in terms of need/demand and supply, and to consider the implications for regional policy formulation and investment in the future.


Read more at: FirstStop Evaluation: Report on progress of the funded local partners 2013/14

FirstStop Evaluation: Report on progress of the funded local partners 2013/14

This report explores the progress of the local housing options services which are currently funded by FirstStop. The research suggests the local projects have empowered older people to make informed decisions, have given them full knowledge of all the options available and have supported them in...