Please join the Smith Institute at one of four ‘nationwide’ high level regional seminars in March – in Cambridge, Exeter, York and Manchester – focussed on the renaissance in councils building again. The Smith Institute’s research and that of the TCPA shows that councils are finding new and exciting ways of meeting local housing needs, including setting up local housing … [Read more...]
Universal Credit report receives widespread media coverage
The Institute's report Safe as houses: The impact of universal credit on tenants and their rent payment behaviour received widespread coverage including: Sky News, ITV News, The Mirror, The Sun, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Independent, Inside Housing, LocalGov, 24Housing, Municipal Journal and Public Sector Executive … [Read more...]
Council housing companies driving ‘quiet revolution’ in local building
The Smith Institute received extensive coverage of its report Delivering the renaissance in council-built homes: the rise of local housing companies including in: … [Read more...]
The Smith Institute at the 2017 Party Conferences
The Smith Institute will be hosting fringe events at the Lib Dem, Labour, Conservative and SNP conferences. Join us for informed debate on science and innovation, workers on the board, social housing after Grenfell and voice at work. … [Read more...]
Devolution deals short change cities on housing
The Institute's report Halfway House: the opportunities and limits of devo-housing in England covered in Inside Housing and 24 Housing … [Read more...]
Pricing Londoners in, not out
Wednesday December 14, 0845, Hilton, Tower Bridge, SE1 London’s housing market is in a bind. The gap between demand and supply continues to widen, costs are increasing and fewer homes are now affordable to rent or buy. More capital grant will help price Londoners into the housing they need, but are the boroughs and the Mayor ensuring they get the biggest bang for their … [Read more...]
‘Fair work in the West Midlands’
In advance of the mayoral elections, the government’s review of employment practices in a modern economy and the work streams associated with the ‘Midlands Engine’, the Institute is hosting a high-level roundtable discussion on how devolution in the West Midlands can boost jobs and make work better on Thursday 1st December. The Institute is canvassing views from local … [Read more...]
Brexit: Unknown unknowns and deep divisions
The High Court ruling on triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty puts a constitutional spanner in the Brexit process but it’s no show stopper, says Paul Hackett, director at the Smith Institute writing for the Chartered Institute of Housing. The UK is heading for Brexit, and the challenge is now how to make the best of it and heal a nation distracted and deeply divided. … [Read more...]
David Cameron’s poor record on housebuilding – latest Institute report covered
The Smith Institute's report, Devo-housing, has been covered in the Independent and Buzzfeed, with particular focus on John Healey MP's accusation that David Cameron MP was the worst prime minister for housebuilding since 1923. The full report can be found here. … [Read more...]