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The impacts of housing stock transfers in urban Britain
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A study of the impacts of housing stock transfers undertaken since 1997 across Britain.
This research looks at the transfer of housing stock from councils to specially established housing associations, concentrating on the ‘second generation’ of transfers carried out since 1997.
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In 2005, a third of Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing’s contracts with young tenants ended in abandonment, eviction or prison. This is a common problem across the country.
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Many vulnerable people are unable to access private rented accommodation because they claim benefits or cannot provide a deposit. But with a shortage of council housing, people can wait years to get a council tenancy, preventing them from living independent lives.
Housing for disabled children and their families: an information resource
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An overview of information about housing for disabled children and their families, and ideas for improving their circumstances.
<>The purpose of the resource is to raise awareness of this important aspect of community care and to help non-specialists find out more about promoting positive change i</>...
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How can we make the housing market more stable for vulnerable households?
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Two different perspectives on the kinds of reforms needed to provide long-term, secure housing for the people least able to afford it.
<>These Viewpoints were commissioned as part of the JRF Housing Market Taskforce programme, which aims to address the root causes of instability in the UK housing </>...
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How can the planning system deliver more housing?
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Ideas and proposals for how to deliver more new housing, especially affordable housing.
<>The planning system is seen as one of the main barriers to the delivery of new housing. This Solutions highlights the problems in the current system, and pulls together suggestions for change from a range of </>...
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Housing taxation and subsidies
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A review and analysis of evidence on the housing taxation and subsidy systems in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA.
<>JRF commissioned this paper to inform the work of its Housing Market Taskforce, a two-year programme of work aiming to achieve long-term stability in the housing market</>...
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Brownfield residential redevelopment in England
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What changes have brownfield housing developments brought to the most deprived neighbourhoods in England? <>Government policy has emphasised the importance of regenerating towns and cities and delivering new housing supply by focusing on recycling previously developed (brownfield) land. The aim of </>...
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