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Read more at: Historical Statistics of Housing in Britain

Historical Statistics of Housing in Britain

The purpose of this work was to bring together and so make more accessible historical statistical information about housing in Britain. It is intended as a work of reference.


Read more at: Housing need and effective demand in England

Housing need and effective demand in England

The purpose of this note was to review current concepts and measures of housing need in use in England, and how they relate to effective demand. It looks at what is likely to be the new supply of housing that would be required to meet the need generated by population and household growth and change...


Read more at: Household Projections in England: their history and uses

Household Projections in England: their history and uses

Alan Holmans has produced a new report on the Household Projections in England: Their History and Uses. Household projections are an important tool for estimating future housing demand and need and the land supply required if all households are to be adequately housed.


Read more at: The implications of the 2008-based household projections for estimates of housing need

The implications of the 2008-based household projections for estimates of housing need

Alan Holmans’ new article was published in the September 2012 issue of the TCPA journal.


Read more at: South East regional assembly: South East plan research reports

South East regional assembly: South East plan research reports

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: Regional Assessment of the Need for Intermediate Housing

Regional Assessment of the Need for Intermediate Housing

This research developed a methodology for estimating the future need for intermediate market housing – housing that is affordable to those who cannot access market housing but who could afford to pay more than social housing rents. Not all households in the relevant income bracket would want...


Read more at: The Demand for Social Rented Housing – A Review of Data Sources and Supporting Case Study Material

The Demand for Social Rented Housing – A Review of Data Sources and Supporting Case Study Material

This is the technical report for the (then) ODPM which is now being published to coincide with the publication of the Summary by DCLG and the launch of the John Hills report An Assessment of the Aims of Social Housing.


Read more at: More Households to be Housed – Where is the increase in households coming from? – technical document

More Households to be Housed – Where is the increase in households coming from? – technical document

Update of analysis of the Government's new 2006 Household Projections; examining the elements making up the projected growth; the robustness of the projections; and their implications for housing requirements.


Read more at: Use of the Existing Housing Stock in the South East, Report

Use of the Existing Housing Stock in the South East, Report

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.