Another interesting discussion hosted by Alex Impey. CEO of Fluxus, Fanyu Lin, a passionate advocate for sustainable, affordable homes shared her extensive insights and pre-fabricated housing model. Andy Redfearn, Director of LivShare Housing, discusses their inclusive grass-roots up approach to delivering low-rent housing and I speak about the housing problems facing younger people on lower…
We visited this interesting infill scheme by Peter Barber Architects for Camden Council. New homes are stitched into the fabric of the existing estate in areas that used to be car parking spaces and old entrance lobbies. The new buildings mostly sit comfortably within their context integrating landscaped areas. The spaces between the homes give…
The “First Homes: Affordability and viability” publication by Savills makes very interesting reading. Local Authorities, Homes England and the like are invited to work with us to redress the imbalance in housing provision and make First Homes affordable to people on a range of lower incomes. As a senior director at Homes England says; “Allowing…
The Aberfeldy Street, Poplar, London E14 façade decorations were a joy to see, inspirational, creative, inclusive and revitalising what was a drab street.
A very interesting discussion with Alex Impey of Xusa on how to bring in innovative SMEs into the affordable housing market. Click here to listen to the podcast.
It has been well established that the response to the housing crisis needs bold responses across the housing spectrum. The recent National Housing Federation report, “People in housing need” shows that nearly 8 million people in England have some form of housing need, with 1.8 million younger people in housing need. If we are to…
Humans are very adaptable and inventive. When we have needed things to improve our lives, we have set about designing, making and refining them. These adaptions have then become ingrained into our every day. What we are less good at is letting go of what we have got used to. However, when a crisis befalls…
Post Covid, more needs to be done to support younger people. As the Guardian reports “The Covid generation faces a “dark age” of entrenched low social mobility, according to a report on the unprecedented economic and educational shocks of the pandemic. The pandemic will damage the life prospects of all Britons aged under 25, regardless…
For all the young people working to keep this country going… who are we to say no to the chance of a home of their own when this is over? Put yourself in the shoes of someone in their late twenties to mid-thirties. In a £26,000 job, in London. You are still living at home….
It is good to see that the construction industry is straining at the bit to begin the huge task of building the homes we need. Before we hit the go button, we should take a moment and envisage what kind of world we should be building. Do we keep doing what we always have? Or…
As housing providers we must support all of our essential workers for the heroic work they are doing not just in this crisis but at all times. It should be more than a thank you, it should be something that is done as a matter of course, today, tomorrow and onwards. We need to provide…
The report by the Urban Land Institute “Promoting Housing Affordability” supports Mix Developments initiative to deliver affordable intermediate homes. We need public bodies to work with us to unlock the opportunities. Getting onto the housing ladder is difficult enough for anybody. But, with a current average UK salary of around £28,000 (ONS), younger people cannot…