A home run: 5 projects that aim to make renting fairer and more affordable
From helping people exchange volunteer time for a roof over their head, to improving tenant-landlord relationships – we pick five projects that aim to revolutionise renting
The social enterprise that matches struggling artists with temporarily empty properties
Matching up London’s struggling artists with the empty properties of holidaying homeowners, social enterprise Launch Pad is seeking its first applicants. It’s ‘house-sitting for creative folk,’ [...]
The project transforming shipping containers into emergency homes for homeless people
Could shipping containers help to combat homelessness? Social enterprise Help Bristol’s Homeless thinks so
5 solutions to ease the UK’s housing crisis
From asking the elderly to downsize to banning second homes, five potential solutions to the UK’s lack of affordable housing
Crowdfunders in Brighton help house homeless migrants
A crowdfunded housing scheme in Brighton is one of several community efforts to support Britain’s newest arrivals
Community scheme offers blueprint for a way out of London’s housing crisis
Affordable housing designed by and for local people bucks the trend
Good Business: Milena Bottero, Room for Tea
Social enterprise Room for Tea connects young people undertaking internships and in need of short-term, affordable accommodation with hosts who have a spare room in their homes
Hope for homes: addressing the UK’s housing crisis
As the term ‘housing crisis’ becomes ingrained in the British lexicon and millions of people face uncertain futures, seven organisations suggest their solutions
Quids in: Liverpool houses sold for £1 in ambitious regeneration scheme
The project aims to rebuild derelict communities and give hope to those struggling to get on the property ladder
First-time buyer boost prompts cautious housing market hope
The number of first-time buyers in the UK is the highest since the 2007 housing market crash
Edible Estates
London's housing estate residents are becoming community food growers through the Edible Estates competition, launched by Mayor Boris Johnson.
Sharing the Housing Vision
Plans to create a co-housing community of around 30 homes in Bridport, Dorset, are developing positively.
Building the World We Want
The Green Cities Foundation has just launched a brand new website,offering an agenda to create beautiful cities that are harmless to thePlanet and a pleasure to live and work in.
Positive Arts
Positive Arts is a community arts company that works with young peoplebetween the ages of 8-18 from all backgrounds and abilities.
Invitation to enter the World Habitat Awards
The Building and Social Housing Foundation is currently seeking entries for the World Habitat Award competition for 2008.
Children,s Playful Ideas Become Reality
Groundwork West London is delighted to announce that it has received £123,932 of funding from the BIG Lottery Fund's Playful Ideas programmefor its innovative No Particular Place to Go Project.
THE CO-HOUSING HANDBOOK
The Co-Housing Handbook deals with the realities of working with professional architects and the like - those projects we know that have succeeded have an interesting combination of hard [...]
The Ithaca Magic Act
Most cities are already rich. There's enough money and talent to enable everyone to work creatively for a few hours a day and then to relax with family and friends, enjoying top quality healthy [...]
