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CCHPR's publications during 2018

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The UK Housing Review is the prime source of information and analysis for all concerned with housing policy and finance. Co-edited by Peter Williams, Mark Stephens, John Perry and Steve Wilcox, the review is available from the Chartered Institute of Housing .


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The research for the RLA comprised a literature review - including CCHPR's recent report 'Using incentives to improve the private rented sector for people in poverty: an international policy review' - as well as consultations with international experts and a roundtable discussion with invited...


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CIH's 2018 Briefing Paper reflects ways in which the economy, migration to the UK and the housing sector are all increasingly susceptible to decisions made in the process of Britain’s exit from the European Union. While the ultimate impacts are still unclear, not least because the UK's future...


Read more at: Advanced Sociology Seminars Presentation

Advanced Sociology Seminars Presentation

Dr Alves gave a presentation on interdisciplinary approaches to housing research at the University of Lisbon in April 2018. This was part of a series of Advanced Sociology seminars at the University.


Read more at: CIH UK Housing Review 2018

CIH UK Housing Review 2018

Peter Williams has co-authored a chapter in the UK Housing Review 2018 on 'The realities of assistance to first-time buyers'.


Read more at: CIH UK Housing Review 2018 Autumn Briefing Paper

CIH UK Housing Review 2018 Autumn Briefing Paper

The Chartered Institute for Housing has published its ninth briefing paper, complementing the 2018 Housing Review.


Read more at: Community Currencies

Community Currencies

A paper by Gemma Burgess has been published by the International Journal of Community Currency Research.


Read more at: Cross-comparative analysis of Portugal, England and Denmark

Cross-comparative analysis of Portugal, England and Denmark

Sónia Alves presented at the International Conference on the Global Dynamics of Social Policy at the University of Bremen, on behalf of herself and Gemma Burgess, in October 2018.


Read more at: Developing income-linked rents for CHS Group final report

Developing income-linked rents for CHS Group final report


Read more at: Evaluation of Help to Buy equity loan scheme

Evaluation of Help to Buy equity loan scheme

MHCLG have published 'Evaluation of Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme 2017', co-authored by Peter Williams.


Read more at: Households of the Future: will sharing our home become the new norm?

Households of the Future: will sharing our home become the new norm?

CCHPR researchers and special guests were joined by members of the public for a lively debate on cohousing, multigenerational living and life as a digital nomad at Queens' College, Cambridge on Tuesday 15 October.


Read more at: Housing and Urban Planning Policies Presentation

Housing and Urban Planning Policies Presentation

Dr Sónia Alves gave a lecture to the students of the University of Lisbon's Programme for Seniors on Housing and Urban Planning Policies in Portugal.


Read more at: Housing issues facing non-resident fathers

Housing issues facing non-resident fathers

The roundtable event hosted by Kathryn Muir took place on 20 November 2018 at The Pitt Building in Cambridge, and was attended by academics, practitioners and policymakers. Our report incorporates the round table discussion. Nonresident Fathers_final report.pdf Nonresident Fathers_final report.pdf


Read more at: HSA Presentation: Conceptualising the differences

HSA Presentation: Conceptualising the differences

Sónia Alves's presentation to the Housing Studies Association conference 2018 in Sheffield looked at the differences and commonality in spatial planning.


Read more at: ICS Lisbon: Blog

ICS Lisbon: Blog

Sónia's blog for ICS Lisbon looks at the potential for land value capture to impact the provision of affordable housing in Portugal: Mobilizar as mais valias do planeamento a favor da construção de habitação económica?


Read more at: JRF PRS Landlord Incentives: Three Costed Solutions

JRF PRS Landlord Incentives: Three Costed Solutions


Read more at: Land-use planning and housing: issues of supply and affordability

Land-use planning and housing: issues of supply and affordability

Sónia Alves presented at the 2018 UK and Ireland Planning Conference in Sheffield, September 2018.


Read more at: Michael Oxley: Urban Renewal Policy conference, NRU Moscow

Michael Oxley: Urban Renewal Policy conference, NRU Moscow

Prof Michael Oxley opened a conference held by the Graduate School of Urbanism, part of the NRU Higher School of Ecoonomics, Moscow in October 2018.


Read more at: Mortgage markets and access to owner occupation for younger households

Mortgage markets and access to owner occupation for younger households

OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 196: Changes in the regulation and control of mortgage markets and access to owner-occupation among younger households


Read more at: Outcomes of Urban Requalification under Neoliberalism

Outcomes of Urban Requalification under Neoliberalism

Sónia Alves, CCHPR, and Rosa Branco, CICS, gave a presentation to the Urban Sociology Research Network in Madrid.


Read more at: Performative knowledge and marketplace exclusion

Performative knowledge and marketplace exclusion

A paper by Gemma Burgess, Mihaela Keleman, Sue Moffat and Elizabeth Parsons has been published by Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal.


Read more at: PLPR 2018 Presentation: Evora

PLPR 2018 Presentation: Evora

Sónia Alves and João Ferrão gave a presentation on 'Land-use planning and the provision of affordable housing in Portugal' to the 2018 Annual Planning, Law and Property Rights conference at the University of Novi-Sad.


Read more at: Position paper 1: How can digital tools and technologies support independent living for older people, now and into the future?

Position paper 1: How can digital tools and technologies support independent living for older people, now and into the future?


Read more at: Position Paper 2: What is the role of off-site housing manufacture in a Digital Built Britain?

Position Paper 2: What is the role of off-site housing manufacture in a Digital Built Britain?


Read more at: Position Paper 3: How will the UK govern, manage and maintain housing stock in a Digital Built Britain?

Position Paper 3: How will the UK govern, manage and maintain housing stock in a Digital Built Britain?

The third position paper produced by the Digital Built Britain Housing Network looks at how UK plc could govern, manage and maintain housing stock in a digital built Britain.


Read more at: Position Paper 4: How could better use of data and digital technologies improve housing delivery through the UK planning system?

Position Paper 4: How could better use of data and digital technologies improve housing delivery through the UK planning system?

The fourth and final position paper produced by the Digital Built Britain Housing Network looks at the current use of data and digital technologies employed across the housing sector, and seeks to understand how better use of innovation in planning could improve housing delivery in the UK.


Read more at: Reciprocity in the co-production of public services

Reciprocity in the co-production of public services

Gemma Burgess and Daniel Durrant's paper has been published in Social Policy and Society.


Read more at: Reciprocity in the Co-Production of Public Services: The Role of Volunteering through Community Time Exchange?

Reciprocity in the Co-Production of Public Services: The Role of Volunteering through Community Time Exchange?

This article, co-authored by Gemma Burgess, has been published in Social Policy and Society.


Read more at: Reinventing Renting

Reinventing Renting

Our report, Reinventing Renting: The application of digital technology in housing for 'generation rent', was presented as part of the CDBB's September 2019 showcase event. Reinventing Renting.pdf Reinventing Renting.pdf


Read more at: Seminar 1: What are the key things we need to know in order to deliver affordable, sustainable housing in a Digital Built Britain?

Seminar 1: What are the key things we need to know in order to deliver affordable, sustainable housing in a Digital Built Britain?