Research Digest 10
The tenth in our series of Research Digests relates to: Predictors of fuel poverty and the equity of local fuel poverty support:...
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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.
Oct 3
Research Digest 9
The ninth in our series of Research Digests relates to: Footsteps noise in residential buildings Heat risk mortality in different UK...
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...
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