Housing and regeneration
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Report warns green housing upgrades fail to reach London’s most vulnerable
News 8 May 2025
Research finds barriers to public participation as the capital pushes towards net zero with home retrofitting.
A just transition in London’s retrofits
Publication 8 May 2025
A report drawing on extensive participatory research with Londoners, examining widespread barriers to retrofit participation, including affordability concerns, distrust in providers, and lack of accessible information.
Report calls for a ‘whole society’ approach to crisis planning
News 2 April 2025
Our CEO says ‘neighbours are more supportive than government’ when crisis hits.
Community, not catastrophe
Publication 2 April 2025
When disaster strikes, local people and communities step up. This report calls for them to be recognised as part of our Critical National Infrastructure in times of crisis.
A just transition in retrofits
Publication 16 January 2025
London’s journey to net zero must be an inclusive and fair ‘just transition’ – and that requires adapting and insulating in 2.2m homes. This report explores equitable uptake of retrofits.
Luton’s ‘next generation of changemakers’
News 4 November 2024
New programme to help re-imagine and redefine community leadership for social justice in Luton.
‘Safer, more connected, and better designed’
News 5 July 2024
Participation with residents in Basingstoke demonstrates the value of community research to tap into neighbourhood hopes and concerns.
Shaping the future: community research with Basingstoke residents
Publication 5 July 2024
Community research and local consultation in Buckskin and South Ham, identifying residents’ priorities for change in the neighbourhood.
‘A community space, a pub, and better lighting in public spaces’
Blog 2 February 2024
What do communities need? Leonie Taylor reflects on the realities of engaging local people in planning strategies and highlights the importance of peer research as a driver for change.
‘From incarceration to transformation’: creating homes for former prisoners
Blog 25 January 2024
Darryn Frost QGM says the Community Knowledge Fund grant awarded to his organisation was a catalyst for positive change, ensuring prison-leavers are seen, heard and housed.
Community innovators win funding and support
News 4 October 2023
Twelve grassroots community organisations supported to ‘turn great ideas into action’ as Phase 2 of the Community Knowledge Fund delivers grants worth £50k to £100k
‘A conversation not a concept’
Blog 30 March 2023
Siân Whyte shares three ways to ensure the 15-minute neighbourhood concept is location-specific, and works for both residents and councils.