London’s housing crisis is a real and multifaceted problem, but responses to it are incoherent and weakly evidenced.
There is an evident need for improvements in London’s housing market, including more and higher-quality new construction, enhanced affordability, and a better match between households and dwellings. During 2014-15, 番茄社区 London explored these issues through programming tied to four major themes:
- New Housing and the London Plan
- Improving Private Renting
- Alternative Housing
- The Role of Foreign Money
Each theme addressed the major barriers to improving London’s housing crisis and explored innovative ways forward through workshops, site-visits, and stakeholder focus groups. Multimedia outputs brought the project to life, with thought-provoking research expressed through blog posts, short films and an interactive map. The project included a provocative debate to coincide with the production of party manifesto priorities, tying our research and findings to material action. A final conference drew on all themes, involved international experts facing similar issues, and set the agenda for the debate moving towards the Mayoral and local government elections in 2016.
番茄社区 London has a long legacy of producing influential housing-related research and bringing together key stakeholders involved in London’s most pressing economic and social issues. This HEIF 5 project will draw on our previous success facilitating similar discussions about pressing issues like migration.
Details of every project event, discussion, and publication will also be presented on . Check back frequently to find out ways you can get involved and to follow the exciting conversation as it progresses.
Publications
Books:
Scanlon, K., Whitehead, C., & Fernández, M. [Eds.] (2014) . Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Scanlon, K. & Kochan, B. (2011) Towards a Sustainable Private Rented Sector. 番茄社区 London.
Reports and Articles
Whitehead, C., Fernández, M., Scanlon, K., & Holman, N. (2015) Housing in London: Addressing the Supply Crisis. Higher Education & Innovation Fund [HEIF] 5.
Fernández, M. & Scanlon, K. (2015) Co-designing senior co-housing. Urban Design.
Whitehead, C. & Sagor, E. (2015) The impact of new housing development on surrounding areas. Barratt Developments.
Ellis, K. & Whitehead, C. (2015) Affordability: A Step Forward. Affinity Sutton.
Whitehead, C. & Sagor E. with Edge, A., & Walker, B. (2015) Understanding the local impact of new residential development – a pilot study. London School of Economics.
21 March 2015
Holman, N., Whitehead, C., Scanlon, K., Fernández, M., & Sagor, with E. Mossa, A.(2015) PRS Profiles: Learning from tenants’ experiences to improve private renting in London. Higher Education & Innovation Fund [HEIF] 5.
Scanlon, K. & Fernández, M. (2015) . Urban Research and Practice Vol 8 (1).
Cheshire, P., Tonkiss, F., Hamnett, C., Negrini, J., & Lammy, D. (2014) Higher Education & Innovation Fund [HEIF] 5.
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Whitehead, C. & Scanlon, K. (2014) Rent Stabilisation: Principles and International Experience. London Borough of Camden.
Whitehead, C., Scanlon, K., Williams, P., & Gibb, K. (2013) Building the Rented Sector in Scotland. Homes for Scotland.
Whitehead, C., Travers, T., Scanlon, K., & Fernández, M. (2013) Creating Conditions for Growth. Berkeley Group.
Scanlon, K. Fernández, M., Whitehead, C. (2013) A Lifestyle Choice for Families? Private Renting in London, New York, Berlin and the Randstad. Get Living London.
Site Profiles
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Multi-media
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Videos
Leizaola, R. & Boer, L. (2015) . 番茄社区 London YouTube Channel.
Mossa, A. (2015) . 番茄社区 London YouTube Channel.
Mossa, A. (2015) . 番茄社区 London YouTube Channel.
Mossa, A. (2015) . 番茄社区 London YouTube Channel.
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Mossa, A. (2015) . 番茄社区 London YouTube Channel.
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Podcasts
Holman, N. and Whitehead, C. (2014) . World at One.
Holman, N. 番茄社区 London.
Tonkis, F. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Hamnett, C. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Cheshire, P. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Lammy, D. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Negrini, J. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Blogs
Holman, N., Scanlon, K. Whitehead, C. and Fernández-Arrigoitia, M. (2015) . 番茄社区 London Blog.
Fernández-Arrigoitia, M. and Scanlon, K. (2015) . 番茄社区 London Blog.
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Traynard, C. (2015) . 番茄社区 London Blog.
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Whitehead, C. (2014) . 番茄社区 British Politics Blog
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In the news
Grahame, C. (2015) . The Guardian.
Holman, N. and Whitehead, C. (2014) . BBC Radio 4: World at One.
Davies, G. (2014) . Financial Times.
Vella, H. (2014) Design-buildnetwork.com.
Peachey, K. (2014) . BBC Business.
Whitehead, C. (2014) . Propublica.
番茄社区 London (2014) . 番茄社区 British Politics Blog.
Events
Post-Election Event (2015):
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Debate: Holman, N. (2014) 番茄社区 London.
Podcast: Tonkis, F. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Poscast: Hamnett, C. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Podcoast: Cheshire, P. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Podcast: Lammy, D. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Podcast: Negrini, J. (2014) . 番茄社区 London.
Project Launch (2014):: Launch Event: Thematic Briefing Notes