Dr Gareth Young, Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), reflects on last week's election results and what they could mean for housing policy in the future.The views expressed in this blog do not necessarily reflect the...
In her blog, Adriana Mihaela Soaita delves into the intricate dynamics of tenant selection in Anglo-Saxon countries, contrasting it with Romania's unregulated rental market and considering the implications of abolishing tenant checks. In Anglo-Saxon countries,...
Prof Ken Gibb discusses the complexities of student accommodation research in Scotland, referencing the work carried out by the University of Glasgow’s Road to Home initiative and key recommendations. Until 2021, my housing research path had never led me to work on...
Last week, the estate agent Hamptons reported that private rents in Britain had increased by 10.2% year-on-year, the highest increase recorded in any November since 2014. In this post, we consider the implications for renters, particularly those on Housing...
As we bid farewell to 2023, Prof Ken Gibb, Director of CaCHE, reflects on a year of transition, collaboration and opportunity before looking ahead to what’s in store in the new year. CaCHE has been busy internally and externally over 2023, the first full year of our...
Context In September 2023, the Scottish Government launched a consultation engagement process concerned with the rented sector proposals within the imminent Housing Bill. The current proposals set out the intended plan for the much-vaunted effective national...
Dr Nicholas Harrington suggests that increasing the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) grant by 50% may not have a substantial impact on heat pump installations in the UK, as research suggests that the upfront and ongoing costs associated with heat pump adoption still create...
CaCHE Director Prof Ken Gibb responds to the recent proposal to change the multipliers for higher band council tax properties to increase revenue for local government. A joint paper by Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities...
The following article by Hal Pawson, professor of housing research and policy, and Chris Martin, senior research fellow, University of New South Wales, was originally published in Inside Housing. In what feels like the dying days of an exhausted government,...
Dr Mark Andrew, Senior Lecturer at Bayes Business School, and Dr James Culley, Partner at Knight Frank LLP, speak to CaCHE about their recent research publication entitled “Leasehold reform proposals in England and Wales: The unconsidered financial implications...