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Read more at: Affordable Housing and Local Development Frameworks: Developing an Evidence Base

Affordable Housing and Local Development Frameworks: Developing an Evidence Base

This guide identifies the main components of an affordable housing evidence base and shows how this can be used to inform policies set out in a local development framework.


Read more at: New Affordable Homes: What, for whom and where have Registered Providers been building between 1989 and 2009?

New Affordable Homes: What, for whom and where have Registered Providers been building between 1989 and 2009?

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 last 20 years looks like in terms of location, type of housing and size, and whether it is significantly different compared with...


Read more at: What does the literature tell us about the social and economic impact of housing? Report to the Scottish Government: Communities Analytical Services

What does the literature tell us about the social and economic impact of housing? Report to the Scottish Government: Communities Analytical Services

The Scottish Government commissioned CCHPR to write a literature review on the subject of the social and economic impact of housing.


Read more at: Hidden Needs: Hidden Deprivation and Community Need in Suffolk. A Report to the Suffolk Foundation

Hidden Needs: Hidden Deprivation and Community Need in Suffolk. A Report to the Suffolk Foundation

Research by CCHPR commissioned by The Suffolk Foundation describes how even in a superficially affluent county like Suffolk, there are areas and families experiencing deprivation.


Read more at: Mixed Communities Literature Review. Report to the Scottish Government: Communities Analytical Services

Mixed Communities Literature Review. Report to the Scottish Government: Communities Analytical Services

The Scottish Government commissioned CCHPR to write a literature review on the subject of mixed communities.


Read more at: North Hertfordshire Under-occupation Study

North Hertfordshire Under-occupation Study

This report was commissioned by North Herts Housing Partnership to assist them with the development of systems to identify under-occupiers and help them to meet their housing needs and aspirations. It reports the findings from a survey of tenants as well as analysis of other data sources.


Read more at: The private rented sector in the new century – a comparative approach

The private rented sector in the new century – a comparative approach

This study examines the role of regulation in the private rented sector across 11 European countries. A key finding is that well-conceived and well-managed regulation can enhance the private rented sector for both tenants and landlords.


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

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

This report includes eight local authority case studies into exploring under-utilisation of the existing housing stock. It was commissioned by Shelter to feed into a wider strand of work and examines the issues of empty properties, second homes and under-occupation.


Read more at: Capturing planning gain – The transition from Section 106 to the Community Infrastructure Levy

Capturing planning gain – The transition from Section 106 to the Community Infrastructure Levy

The Community Infrastructure Levy came into force in April 2010 (DCLG, 2011a), allowing local authorities in England and Wales to raise funds from developers undertaking new building projects in their area. The money could be used to fund a wide range of infrastructure needed as a result of...


Read more at: Providing the evidence base for local housing demand and need assessments, Report

Providing the evidence base for local housing demand and need assessments, Report

In the context of uncertainty over the need for an evidence base to support local authority plans for new housing, this report for Shelter presents the findings of research into the views of local authorities and stakeholders as to what might be feasible and useful to help them with their plans.