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Read more at: Regional and sub-regional analyses: Residential mobility of social tenants and those entering Low Cost Home Ownershipin the north of England

Regional and sub-regional analyses: Residential mobility of social tenants and those entering Low Cost Home Ownershipin the north of England

This study concentrates on four aspects of household mobility in the northern regions:The results reflect a generally immobile sector across all regions in the north with very little systematic pattern in terms of the mobility that does occur.


Read more at: Residential mobility of social tenants and households entering Low Cost Home Ownership (LCHO): A comparison of London and the Northern Regions

Residential mobility of social tenants and households entering Low Cost Home Ownership (LCHO): A comparison of London and the Northern Regions

This report compares the residential mobility of social tenants and households entering LCHO in London with mobility in the northern regions of England.


Read more at: Secondary Analysis of Housing Market Data

Secondary Analysis of Housing Market Data

This short project using secondary data to analyse the role of the social sector in different kinds of housing market was part of a suite of secondary projects commissioned by JRF to inform their thinking about housing markets. The results were presented to the JRF at a special event in York.


Read more at: Input into Strategic Housing Needs Assessments Draft Guidance

Input into Strategic Housing Needs Assessments Draft Guidance

CCHPR carried out research for DCLG (then ODPM) to produce guidance to local authorities and sub-regions on understanding their local housing market. It updates previous guidance on housing needs assessments and builds on a manual for undertaking housing market assessments.


Read more at: West Midlands rural housing

West Midlands rural housing

As part of a suite of research to understand regional housing markets, this study was commissioned with the intention of demonstrating the importance of social rented housing to help to sustain services and community in rural villages.


Read more at: Planning and market signals

Planning and market signals

This small project was commissioned by DCLG (then ODPM) to assist their thinking in terms of responses to the recommendations of the Barker Review of Housing Supply (2004) which suggested that planners take more notice of market signals when developing their housing policies. It took the form of...


Read more at: Housing Need in the South East

Housing Need in the South East

This is a follow on to a previous study which outlined a methodology for assessing housing need in the South East region. There are two small projects: one producing an estimate of newly arising demand and need and one an estimate of unmet current housing need. It covers sub-regions as well as the...


Read more at: Provision for key workers and unmet housing need

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: Update to inform Shelter's input into the 2005 Spending Review

Update to inform Shelter's input into the 2005 Spending Review

This is the 2005 update to the previous Shelter project to enable them to contribute to the latest Spending Review.


Read more at: The extent and impact of rural housing need

The extent and impact of rural housing need

Defra commissioned CCHPR and Land Use Consultants to carry out research to understand the nature of 'housing need' in rural areas and the implications of an under-supply of affordable housing for individuals, communities and economies.


Read more at: Social Housing Now and in the Future

Social Housing Now and in the Future

This work uses secondary data sources to understand who is currently living in social rented housing, their characteristics including their former tenure, entrants and leavers, and who is likely to be living in the social rented sector in the future. It was carried out by Alan Holmans, Sarah Monk...


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

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

The research will use 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). It will then use this understanding to inform key business and policy decisions and...


Read more at: An approach to affordable housing to inform the East Midlands Regional Plan

An approach to affordable housing to inform the East Midlands Regional Plan

This project reviewed alternative methodologies for determining the proportion of new dwellings that should be affordable in order to select a preferred approach for the East Midlands. Once this was agreed, the project produced affordable housing targets for the region and for the sub-regional...


Read more at: More households to be housed – where is the increase in households coming from?

More households to be housed – where is the increase in households coming from?

This project updated analysis of the Government's 2006 household projections; examining the elements making up the growth; the robustness of the projections; and their implications for housing requirements.


Read more at: The use of the existing housing stock in the South East

The use of the existing housing stock in the South East

This report was commissioned by the South East England Regional Assembly. It analyses the ways in which the existing housing stock is used presently and how this might change over the next twenty years.


Read more at: West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy revisions – Re-run of the affordable housing figures

West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy revisions – Re-run of the affordable housing figures

CCHPR carried out a series of re-runs of the affordable housing calculations for the West Midlands Regional Assembly to support its work as Regional Housing and Planning Body.


Read more at: Official projections of future numbers of households in England and their implications for housing

Official projections of future numbers of households in England and their implications for housing

This project analysed and commented on official estimates (projections) of the number of households in future years, the types of household, and the ages of household heads.


Read more at: Impact of worsening affordability on the demand for social housing

Impact of worsening affordability on the demand for social housing

This project was a literature review of the impact of worsening market housing affordability on the demand for affordable housing, private renting, new household formation, and regional variations in these impacts.


Read more at: Future prospects for housing wealth and inheritance

Future prospects for housing wealth and inheritance

This work was carried out for the Council of Mortgage Lenders to study who owes owner-occupied housing wealth, and the implications for bequest and inheritance of housing wealth.


Read more at: Housing need in England: A new analysis

Housing need in England: A new analysis

This estimates current need for social rented housing in 2006, and the needs for social rented and intermediate housing in 2006-26. It is being produced for Shelter as part of the Shelter Housing Investment Project series. It makes extensive use of official household projections, at regional as...


Read more at: Assessment of future Regional requirements for affordable housing in the East of England

Assessment of future Regional requirements for affordable housing in the East of England

The aim of this project was to contribute to the evidence base to inform a review of the Regional Spatial Strategy (the East of England Plan 2008) and the second round of Regional Funding Advice.


Read more at: Economic and housing market downturn and potential impact on renters and rented sectors

Economic and housing market downturn and potential impact on renters and rented sectors

This is an ‘expert panel’ study for CLG looking at the impact of the economic and housing market downturn on the rented sector of the housing market.


Read more at: The operation and dynamics of the housing market and the form and nature of regulation of the surveying profession

The operation and dynamics of the housing market and the form and nature of regulation of the surveying profession

The RICS commissioned CCHPR to conduct a detailed investigation and make recommendations for action on some of the issues involved in the recent global financial turmoil and the linkages with the real estate profession.


Read more at: An assessment of current and future housing needs and demands in Wales

An assessment of current and future housing needs and demands in Wales

The Welsh Assembly Government commissioned this ‘top down’ assessment of the future demand and need for additional housing together with current unmet need for affordable housing.


Read more at: Housing transformation in Jersey

Housing transformation in Jersey

This consultancy project was carried out for the States of Jersey to provide support for the proposed Housing Transformation Programme.


Read more at: Developing a local development framework affordable housing evidence base

Developing a local development framework affordable housing evidence base

The purpose of the project was to produce a short, usable guide for local authority officers in the South East to help them develop a robust affordable housing evidence base to inform their Local Development Frameworks. The affordable housing guide would sit within the South East England...


Read more at: Analysis of available data on affordable housing investment

Analysis of available data on affordable housing investment

Using existing data sources, the purpose of this project was to provide a strong evidence base to show what the current provision of affordable housing built over the preceding 20 years looked like in terms of location, type of housing and size, and whether it is significantly different compared...


Read more at: Under-occupation in North Hertfordshire

Under-occupation in North Hertfordshire

CCHPR were commissioned to carry out a study of under-occupation amongst social housing tenants in North Herts. The study included a survey of tenants as well as analysis of other data sources.


Read more at: Under-utilisation of the housing stock: Eight local case studies

Under-utilisation of the housing stock: Eight local case studies

Shelter commissioned CCHPR to undertake eight local authority case studies into under-utilisation of the existing housing stock. The research looked at empty properties, second homes and under-occupation.


Read more at: Providing the evidence base for housing needs assessments

Providing the evidence base for housing needs assessments

This short project for Shelter sought to explore the appetite of both representatives from the housing supply sector and local planning authorities for additional guidance in the current policy context. In particular, PPS3 required an evidence base for affordable housing targets yet overall housing...