UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

Last week we met with Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, to launch a major new project, supported by the Scottish Funding Council. Over the coming year, we will evaluate the carbon reduction secured by a high-quality #Enerphit retrofit of an eight-property tenement block in Glasgow. Critical to this project will be assessing the scalability and replicability of the lessons learned for Glasgow’s wider pre-1919 #tenement stock. https://lnkd.in/e7Bd9pu

This is what public sector leadership looks like. Taking a hard look at how we respond to #housing emergencies isn’t easy—but it’s necessary. Over the past two days, we’ve kicked off a Best Value Review of The City of Edinburgh Council’s housing emergency plan, exploring how to improve outcomes, impact, and value for money. Few councils would open themselves up to this level of scrutiny—but true leadership means being willing to challenge existing approaches to deliver better results.🙌🏽 Great to be working with Kenneth Gibb (University of Glasgow) and Andrea Paterson (Indigo House Group) to create a roadmap for an even stronger, more effective approach. Thanks also to Simon Community Scotland, who deliver outreach across the city on behalf of the council, for their insights and dedication. Their poster says it best: “If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”❤️

The Labour Government’s planning reform agenda fixates on growth, but at what cost? Hannah Hickman of UWE Bristol argues for a broader vision that prioritises urban retrofit, sustainability, and the true purpose of planning: place-making, community-building, and climate action. https://lnkd.in/eMCuJKq8

"We need to put individuals at the centre of their own housing future" Our own Gareth Young spoke to The Herald Scotland today about LGBTQ+ people's experiences accessing housing. https://lnkd.in/edhFyZkm

New research shows home improvement services transform lives—restoring dignity, independence & safer living conditions. Read Dr Jenny Preece’s insights from the Centre for Ageing Better event: https://lnkd.in/e8kpbcdy

📢 New report by Dr Andrew Robert Watson reveals how Scotland’s private rented sector has evolved over 30 years—now dominated by small-scale landlords. Key recommendations include a national landlord survey to inform policy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/exJraTHV

🏗️🌍 Labour’s housing push risks more sprawl and car dependency. James White and Andy Inch ask whether we can retrofit cities for a greener future instead. 🚶♂️🚲 https://lnkd.in/e-H4gix2

Insight: Prof Kenneth Gibb outlines how UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence research played a key role in shaping Northern Ireland’s new intermediate rental tenure—offering affordable options for those priced out of homeownership and market rent.

Prof Kenneth Gibb outlines how CaCHE research played a key role in shaping Northern Ireland’s new intermediate rental tenure—offering affordable options for those priced out of homeownership and market rent. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eB_VX27V

'If the UK is generating more electricity from renewables each year — and renewable electricity is the cheapest on the market — why do prices keep rising instead of falling, as one might expect?' Answers in the attached article...