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The power of piggybacking

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27 Apr 2023

Zografia Bika Adrian Gaskell

To enrich our world we need big government spending, but we also need to use what we already have. Zografia Bika and Adrian Gaskell explain how an army of Italian grandmothers showed the way.
What’s gone wrong with social housing?

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29 Mar 2023

Paul Eastwood

Social housing has a noble history of providing decent homes for people on low incomes, but recent years have seen scandal after scandal. Paul Eastwood argues for structural change in the sector.
The crazy dream of the UK’s ‘property owning democracy’

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04 Aug 2022

Geoffrey Payne

For decades, UK governments have promoted home ownership… yet fewer and fewer of us manage to buy our own homes. Geoffrey Payne suggests we could learn a lot from countries who don’t share our obsession
Inclusion begins with collaboration

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16 May 2022

Karl Brown

Solicitor Karl Brown FRSA writes about how his experience of a lack of diversity in the Bristol property business spurred him to create the Bristol Property Inclusion Charter
How might we farm without a farm?

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15 Oct 2021

ASHUTOSH NAIK FRSA

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected people the world-over. Ashutosh Naik FRSA argues that while the impact of the pandemic might be different across geographies, social and cultural lines the one thing that is certain is that food, food security and traceability have become very important considerations.
Do we want to solve the affordable housing crisis?

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18 May 2020

Patrick McIntosh FRSA

With Covid-19 highlighting the impact of overcrowded housing on people’s health, Patrick McIntosh FRSA asks whether we will finally build more decent affordable homes.
Covid-19 and community-led housing

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03 May 2020

Allan Shepherd FRSA

Allan Shepherd FRSA argues that post-Covid-19, community-led housing should play a bigger role in creating strong communities.
Dream homes

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13 Apr 2020

Keith Clancy FRSA

Keith Clancy FRSA on why we can use our collective imagination to re-imagine a kinder future for our children and that includes a fairer and more sustainable housing policy.
A new approach to renting

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22 Aug 2019

Becky O'Connor

Many people renting their homes from private landlords feel stuck between a rock and a hard place: Rebecca O’Connor FRSA asks whether institutional investors give trapped private renters a way out?
Blog: So just what should we build? A call for evidence

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26 Feb 2016

Nicholas Boys-Smith

More and more people are living in cities. Nicholas Boys-Smith, FRSA wants your views on where and how we accommodate these new city dwellers.