Updates & Research Digests

Here are the latest updates from HHP, news items and our Research Digests. You can subscribe to receive these free on our 'Contact' page.

Apr 13

Sad news - we have lost David Ormandy

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of David Ormandy who passed away on 11th April after a long illness. David made...

Apr 1

Research Digest 8 and series content list

The eighth in our series of Research Digests relates to: Other than Heating, what else is Energy used for? English PRS Tenants’ rights...

Mar 14

Research Digest 7 and series contents list

The seventh in our series of Research Digests relates to: Health and Energy Efficiency – Evidence Missing from UK Policy Debate Housing...

Mar 7

Our Manifesto for a New Government: addressing crises in housing and health & making existing homes & communities the priority

The new government elected in the general election in 2024 will be confronted by a broken housing market in which there is continuing...

Mar 2

Research Digest 6 and series contents list

The sixth in our series of Research Digests relates to: Assessment and Refurbishment of Stairs Space Standards in English Affordable...

Feb 8

Government withdraws plans to exempt accommodation for asylum seekers from Local Authority HMO licencing

Partnership member Zena Lynch summarises this important, and last-minute, change and its implications.

Feb 2

Further doubts raised over the HHSRS review

In February's edition of 'Legal Action', David Ormandy and Stephen Battersby highlight further concerns raised over the forthcoming...

Jan 31

Research Digest 5 and series contents list

The fifth in our monthly series of Research Digests relates to: Prepayment Meters and Deprivation WHO Guidelines on Dampness and Mould...

Jan 2

Research Digest 4 and series contents list

Welcome to HHP in 2024. The fourth in our monthly series of Research Digests relates to: Gas Stoves (Cookers and Hobs) and Childhood...

Nov 28, 2023

Research Digest 3 and series contents list

The third in our monthly series of Research Digests relates to: Heat, Mood and Mental Health Overheating Mitigation and Household Profile...

Nov 28, 2023

Question Marks Hang Over the HHSRS Review & any New Guidance

Writing in a personal capacity, David Ormandy and Steve Battersby raise serious questions about the review of the Housing Health and...

Nov 23, 2023

Legal Action about Disrepair and Fitness for Human Habitation

This update provides a summary of probably the first County Court decision (which is not binding on other courts) on fit or unfit...

Nov 18, 2023

The Revised HHSRS: Weakening Protection against Housing Hazards

The Housing, Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) is 17 years old, and the supporting evidence at least 25 years old. A review and...

Nov 1, 2023

Research Digest 2

The second in our monthly series of Research Digests relates to homelessness; poverty and disrepair; the private rented sector and...

Oct 5, 2023

Lost Opportunities: a decade of declining national investment in repairing our homes

Our new report, in collaboration with the Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), details for the first time the decline in government funding...

Oct 2, 2023

Our first monthly Research Digest

The first in our monthly series of Research Digests relates to home improvement; upgrading internal wall thermal insulation; energy...

Sep 4, 2023

Asylum Seekers Housed on Barges, in Hotels and HMOs

This paper from Partnership member David Ormandy raises a series of questions concerning the government's handling and the public health...

Jul 19, 2023

The Use of Hotel Rooms for Asylum Seekers: protecting health and well-being

This paper by Partnership member David Ormandy reviews the law relating to crowding, food safety and personal hygiene which offer...

Jul 19, 2023

'Studentification': impacts on health and well-being

Published in 'Perspectives in Public Health' and co-written by Partnership member Zena Lynch, this short paper reviews the consequences...

Jul 14, 2023

Dumbing down and weakening the HHSRS

Published in July 2023’s Legal Action Group magazine, Healthier Housing partner David Ormandy argues that proposed revisions to the...