In the latest episode of the Under One Roof podcast, I welcome Professor Kim McKee from the University of Stirling to discuss the evolving landscape of renting in the UK. The conversation delves into the meaning of home, upcoming legislative changes, and the various...
Institutional landlords and the financialization of housing: evidence from leading North American researchers research seminar will be held on Wednesday December 8th, at 2pm.
Join Dr Jennifer Harris and guest, Elizabeth O’Hara to explore examples of innovation in the provision of housing advice in the PRS and discuss recommendations for improving the provision of advice.
The UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice with the UCD Equality Studies Centre are holding a webinar entitled Covid-19 and the private rental sector: an international qualitative research seminar on Friday April 16th, 8 to 10am CET.
Welcome to the new website of Renting Evidence, a community of researchers, stakeholders and policymakers committed to improving the quality of evidence available on rental sectors. We seek to share knowledge across professional boundaries to support evidence-informed policy and practice.
The Housing Studies Association has launched their Call for Papers for the 2021 Conference ‘Preparing for the future and learning from the past’
A key finding from our on-going evaluation of Scotland’s private rented sector, is that change happens very slowly. The Rent Better research, funded by the Nationwide Foundation, evaluates the impact of the recent changes brought about by the Private Housing...
Our special e-conference entitled ‘Private renting in a time of crisis’. It is a timely opportunity to reflect on the issues that have dominated the PRS literature to date, the PRS in the context of Covid-19, and what the implications of these are for the future.
We will be holding a special e-conference entitled ‘Private renting in a time of crisis’ on Thursday 18th June. It is a timely opportunity to reflect on the issues that have dominated the PRS literature to date, the PRS in the context of Covid-19, and what the implications of these are for the future.
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee have launched a new inquiry into the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on homelessness and the private rented sector.
Dr Tom Simcock shares initial thoughts on the likely effects of COVID-19 on private rented sector tenants and landlords in England and discusses the potential effectiveness of the government’s response.
The Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the general principles of the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill.
In this blog, Dr Tom Simcock draws upon his HSA conference paper to examine the professionalisation of ‘home-sharing’ on new online platforms such as Airbnb.