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Read more at: CCHPR Annual Report 2013
CCHPR Annual Report 2013

CCHPR Annual Report 2013

28 April 2014

CCHPR are pleased to publish their Annual Report for 2013. It includes a farewell from Peter Williams who retired as Director at the end of the year and a welcome to Professor Michael Oxley who took over in January 2014.


Read more at: Research on the nature of planning constraints
Research on the nature of planning constraints

Research on the nature of planning constraints

4 April 2014

The aim of this research was to analyse the nature of planning constraints on the provision of housing. The research was commissioned by the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee.


Read more at: Poverty focussed review of housing organisations’ strategic and business plans - Initial Report

Poverty focussed review of housing organisations’ strategic and business plans - Initial Report

12 March 2014

This report presents the findings from the first stage of a project that is exploring where poverty fits within the strategies, policies and business plans of local authorities, housing associations and private landlords.


Read more at: Book review by Dr Gemma Burgess published in Journal of Social Policy

Book review by Dr Gemma Burgess published in Journal of Social Policy

4 March 2014

Book review published in Journal of Social Policy. Dr Gemma Burgess reviews Patricia Kennett and Chan KamWah (eds.) (2011), Women and Housing: An International Analysis. Abingdon: Routledge. £34.99, pp. 247, pbk. doi:10.1017/S0047279411000882


Read more at: Report backs government-funded older people’s advice service
Report backs government-funded older people’s advice service

Report backs government-funded older people’s advice service

4 March 2014

A comprehensive information and advice service enabling older people to better plan ahead for their future housing and care needs is a key requirement if Britain is to cope successfully with its ageing society. The evaluation of FirstStop shows how it is helping older people to make difficult decisions about their housing and care.


Read more at: Under-occupation and the Housing Benefit Reforms: Four local case studies - Summary

Under-occupation and the Housing Benefit Reforms: Four local case studies - Summary

4 March 2014

This report and summary were commissioned by the Housing Futures Network in January 2012 looking at the impact of the proposed Housing Benefit reforms for under-occupying social tenants in four local case study areas.


Read more at: Westminster Social Policy Keynote Seminar Forum

Westminster Social Policy Keynote Seminar Forum

4 March 2014

On 1st February 2012 Christine Whitehead spoke at the Westminster Social Policy Keynote Seminar Forum on Implementing the Housing Strategy - affordable rent, social housing and localism.


Read more at: Interim Revised Estimates of Future Demand and Need in England in 2006 – 2026

Interim Revised Estimates of Future Demand and Need in England in 2006 – 2026

4 March 2014

The purpose of this work was to revise the estimates of newly arising future demand need for housing published in 2008 by Shelter in Homes for the Future – A new analysis of housing need in England. The occasion for revising these estimates was publishing by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) of new, 2008-based, projections of households.


Read more at: Institutional Investment in Housing

Institutional Investment in Housing

4 March 2014

Peter Williams, then Director of CCHPR, gave a presentation on 'Institutional Investment in Housing' during a visit to Australia in March 2012.


Read more at: CCHPR Launches its New Website
CCHPR Launches its New Website

CCHPR Launches its New Website

4 March 2014

Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, which provides a more integrated, engaging and visual user experience.