The housing crisis is hurting relationships, families, well-being and quality of life. Rowan Moore suggests taking a new approach—one that worked in 1945: prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/housin…

The Home Office turfed a refugee out onto the street with two hours’ notice, leaving him to sleep in Paddington station for a week while surviving on coffee and biscuits opendemocracy.net/en/home-office…

The housing crisis. AI. The hostile environment. What are London's key challenges in 2024? Our latest blog, ft Manny Hothi, DPAC, IMIX 🧡, London's Housing Panel and ELAN trustforlondon.org.uk/news/london-20…

This morning I am at the fourth and final day of Grenfell Testimony Week, where family of the 72 people who died in the fire have shared their reflections. Please read, and remember: none of them have seen justice for the tragedy yet.

Good engagement is the linchpin to creating the best project outcomes 💬 Developed with @ACDUK_ and Sustrans, our Engagement Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work offers insight and best practice for effective and quality engagement: ow.ly/k4qI50Qu183

Just published: some really important (updated) research from The Bartlett School of Planning Janice Morphet & Ben Clifford on how councils are directly providing housing to meet their needs. ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/plann…

New report out from National Housing Federation and Shelter highlighting the economic value of investing in social housing. Saves on: - Benefits bill (lower rents than private renting) - Costs of temporary accommodation - Costs to NHS and educational spending of poor housing and homelessness

Good news but the Boundary Estate launderette still needs our support. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

London has a housing crisis. And every year, things get worse. A key part of our work to tackle London’s housing crisis is the London Housing Panel, joint-funded with Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Now, the panel is looking for up to two new members...

If your organisation is interested, find out more using the link below. Please do share with organisations you think might be a good fit! bit.ly/4dp06uO

They worked out how much social housing they needed and got on with building, purchasing and converting it, through the Y-Säätiö led by @JKaakinen & Teija Ojankoski

If your organisation supports these priorities and can add to the discussion, we have two vacancies for new members. Apply by 10 June. bit.ly/4dp06uO

Delighted that after all the hard work for RUSS, that I’ve been involved in for 6 years, these homes in Ladywell are now being lived in and I was able to help trail-blaze the new model so that the resale values are capped at no more than inflation. theguardian.com/artanddesign/a…

IPCC: Renewables now 10 times more efficient than nuclear at CO2 mitigation.

URGENT! Pls share. The last chance to register to vote in the General Election is 11.59pm tomorrow Tue 18 June. Potentially 8m aren't registered at their current address. Here's 4 key facts... 1) You can do it online here registertovote.service.gov.uk/country-of-res… 2) It's good for your finances.

Regulator showing its teeth with four social landlords made non-compliant for services to tenants in its first batch of judgements under the new standards. Not pretty reading:

Great to meet with Matthew Pennycook MP this afternoon to discuss housing and planning, and how London can contribute to the government’s ambitious target to build 1.5m homes over the next five years.

Benefits should reside with future tenants and residents, and maintained in perpetuity! Gross profit seems to have gone up more than x3, which looks like profiteering, but where is cost of finance in these tables?

Temperatures in parts of Antarctica have been up to 28C higher than expected for this time of year. theguardian.com/world/article/…

The London Housing Panel turned five years old this Summer. We’re proud to have supported the London Housing Panel in bringing diverse voices to housing policy discussions with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Full story: bit.ly/3ZsHqG4