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A new paper has been published as part of a major collaborative project evaluating the net zero retrofit of a traditional tenement in Glasgow.

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and the Community Consultation for Quality of Life Project (CCQoL) have published a review of research on participation, engagement & consultation in planning with a focus on the UK complete with policy recommendations.

Professor Mark Stephens and Dr Rod Hick explain the development of comparative housing research and suggest that care must be taken when seeking to learn lessons from other countries. In 1933 a delegation of councillors from Leeds visited Vienna seeking solutions to the city’s housing problem.

In the latest in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion blog series from the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), Paul Willis, Brian Beach and the DICE team from Housing LIN explain that housing schemes for older people help to alleviate loneliness, however, 

As part of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) equality, diversity and inclusion series, guest author Lisa Vine reflects on the increase in LGBT+ specific housing in the UK, highlighting the need for housing providers to create homes and communities that are not only safe s

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is carrying out a new study for the Scottish Government as part of a review of Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA).

Some of Scotland’s highest-profile housing and planning organisations are calling for a pause on proposals to revamp the country’s infrastructure and town planning systems. Homes for Scotland, ALACHO, SFHA, and CIH are among the signatories to a letter calling for a draft document o

The University of Glasgow’s Homelessness Initiative will be launched at a free event in April where Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick will give her take on the current landscape and explore what drivers contribute to homelessness in Glasgow. The event is the first in a series of public lectures as

Following recent CaCHE research exploring the housing experiences of those living in the private rented sector, Dr Adriana Mihaela Soaita contributes to the ongoing discussion around housing as a human right. There is a keen interest for the Scotland Government to set down the human right to housing

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is to undertake a new study for the Scottish Government, reviewing Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) and providing policy recommendations.

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has published a large-scale international evidence review of rent control, incorporating both economics and wider social sciences literature from 2000 to 2020.

Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has been named as the next chair of Shelter Scotland, with two new members also added to the committee. An existing member of the charity's committee, Ms Dugdale will replace the outgoing Rob Hayward as the committee's chair next month.

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) are part of a consortium of researchers led by Heriot-Watt University which has launched a world-leading study to determine the impact of digitalised services on minority ethnic groups

Professor Kenneth Gibb, director of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) and co-lead for the University of Glasgow homelessness initiative, discusses the ways in which these two organisations hope to make a positive impact on those experiencing homelessness. In May 2021 it was an

In a guest blog for CaCHE's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion series, Leanna Fairfax, draws on her own personal experience to highlight why we need to do more on gender within housing research and policy to ensure that the needs of women experiencing homelessness are met.