Reports

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.

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.

Rental affordability: a review of international literature

This research was conducted in collaboration with senior housing researchers from a number of countries, and looked at the international context for rental affordability in Britain at the end of the 20th Century.

Developing income-linked rents for CHS Group final report

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

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

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

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?

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

The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17 (Inquiry)

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'.

Community Currencies

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

JRF PRS Landlord Incentives: Three Costed Solutions

Uptake of digital tools in the UK house building sector - reports

The final report to the Centre for Digital Built Britain, along with an executive summary, are available to download:

The impact of taxation reform on the private rented sector: Final report

CCHPR's report for the Residential Landlords Association was published on 29 October 2018.

Access to mortgages and home ownership for young people; International perspectives

An article by Peter Williams and Christine Whitehead has been published in Housing Finance International, Winter 2017.

Challenges for our home ownership safety net

Dr Peter Williams, former Director of CCHPR, has contributed to a report on mortgage borrowing.

LSHI Evaluation Report

The Evaluation Report, published in late 2018, was based on interviews with key participants in Citizens UK's four housing campaigns, funded by Trust for London.

Working paper 7 Littleport and Ely Timebank

This report explores the impact of involvement in a timebank, exploring the relationship between Time Credits and more traditional timebanking. Interviews with volunteers revealed that timebanks can have significant and profound effects on both members and communities.

Welsh Letting Agents Fees: Final Reports

The final report and a summary report from CCHPR's research into Letting agents' fees to tenants in Wales are now available to download.

Mortgage markets and access to owner occupation for younger households

The OECD have published a working paper by Peter Williams and Christine Whitehead, looking at the effects of changes in the regulation of the mortgage market on owner occupation for younger households.

Wisbech Time Credits – Final Report

The final report from the Evaluation of the public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits project in Wisbech project is now available.

Time Credits Research Findings: Launch Event

Dr Gemma Burgess of CCHPR presented the findings of the evaluation of the public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits scheme at a launch at the University Centre, Granta Place in May 2017.

The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17

The published report from the project 'The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and CIL in England in 2016-17 gave a comprehensive account of the use of developer contributions.

Cambridgeshire Time Credits in Wisbech: three short films

As the project looking at the evaluation of public health outcomes of the Cambridgeshire Time Credits scheme in Wisbech drew to a close, three short films were released. Each of the films presents a different angle on the Cambridgeshire Time Credits case study in Wisbech.

Using incentives to improve the private rented sector for people in poverty

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation commissioned CCHPR to investigate how to improve the English private rented sector as a source of accommodation for people in poverty. The project explored whether taxation could be used to incentivise private landlords to improve the affordability, conditions or...

JRF PRS Landlord Incentives: International Policy Review

Thames Valley Housing Fizzy Update

CCHPR Research Fellow Dr Peter Williams presented an update on the Fizzy strategy adopted by Thames Valley Housing to the NSW Federation of Housing Associations in Australia.

Time Credits Project: Summary and Conclusions

The conclusions for the project are presented with a summary of findings in this concise report.

The role of housing and housing providers in tackling poverty experienced by young people in the UK - Overview

This ESRC-funded study was part of the ‘What Works in Tackling Poverty’ theme, and focused on the role of housing providers in addressing poverty faced by 16-25 year olds. This paper gives a brief overview of the key findings.