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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Research Digest 2

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