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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
1) Andy Burnham wants to pivot the Affordable Housing Programme away from housing associations towards councils. This FT article highlights several associated challenges. Previous attempts to boost social rented delivery show us that these challenges are real. www.ft.com/content/354e...
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Andy Burnham wants Britain to build council houses. Is there a catch?
The message is radical but language is loose, leaving questions over cost of plan
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
You can explore the NDI ahead of the webinar using this app. Use the app to produce local authority maps of Decent Homes compliance. Disclaimer: this is a work in progress! michael-s-marshall.shinyapps.io/ndi_app/
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Non-Decent Index (NDI) Explorer
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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence @housingevidence.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
📢 You'll have the opportunity to explore the data in advance of the session and we are keen to gather feedback both during and after the session.
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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence @housingevidence.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
📅 Join us online on Thursday 19 February 10-11am GMT as we introduce the Non-Decent Index (NDI), a free tool that identifies hotspots of Decent Homes failure in England. 📝 Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rolling-ou...
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Rolling out the Decent Homes Standard: Introducing the Non-Decent Index
This webinar introduces the Non-Decent Index (NDI), a free tool that identifies hotspots of Decent Homes failure in England.
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
1) The Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post-2026 report is now published. The report quantifies the number of affordable homes required in Scotland to meet need between 2026-31. 🧵 downloads.ctfassets.net/6sqqfrl11sfj...
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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The times are changing: let’s look to research for understanding and opportunity 
We are proud to sponsor Thinkhouse’s Early Career Researcher’s Prize, which is an opportunity to showcase work to a wide audience, says Bekah Ryder at Altair
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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence @housingevidence.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The Executive Summary of CaCHE research into affordable housing need in Scotland is now available on the CIH Scotland website. The research found that 15,693 affordable homes are required annually to meet need. Full report due on 23 September. www.cih.org/publications...
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Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post-2026 – executive summary
This executive summary highlights the findings from research on projected affordable housing need in Scotland for the next Scottish Parliament 2026-31. The full report will follow later this month.
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CIH Scotland @cihscotland.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
You can read more coverage of the research on the BBC website: ▶️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My rent's gone up by almost 20% - and my landlord wants to evict me
Glasgow tenant Elle Glenny says the impact of a rent increase has been catastrophic.
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Scottish Housing News @scottishhousingnews.com · 02/09/2025
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for long-term funding for the housing budget after new research revealed Scotland needs to build over 15,000 homes per year to meet housing need.
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More than 15,000 new homes per year required to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency, report finds
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for long-term funding for the housing budget after new research revealed Scotland needs to build over 15,000 homes per year to meet housing need.
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CIH Scotland @cihscotland.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Read the executive summary of Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post-2026 research, jointly commissioned by Shelter Scotland, CIH Scotland & SFHA & carried out by the University of Liverpool & Sheffield Hallam University. The full report will be published later this month. ▶️ shorturl.at/ryoeO
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Affordable Housing Need in Scotland Post-2026 – executive summary
This executive summary highlights the findings from research on projected affordable housing need in Scotland for the next Scottish Parliament 2026-31. The full report will follow later this month.
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Great to see our report on decarbonising social housing at scale featured in Inside Housing's review of recent research. Thanks to Richard Hyde for his engagement with the work. www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/late...
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Latest housing research: decarbonisation is an opportunity to transform relationships with residents
A new report suggests solutions to customers refusing access for decarbonisation works. Richard Hyde, chair of the Thinkhouse Editorial Panel, goes through the details.
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Bekah Ryder @bekahryder.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
About three months until the deadline for the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social early career researcher's prize - see what winning in 2024 has meant to @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social and get thinking about submitting by checking out the details here www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
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Michael Martin @mic-martin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Our article in @uk.theconversation.com reveals substantial #play inequalities across #England Paul Brindley & I looked at England’s largest settlements & mapped patterns from +18,000 #playgrounds within them Serious #socialjustice issues for #children exist!! theconversation.com/we-mapped-18...
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We mapped 18,000 children’s playgrounds and revealed inequality across England
Our maps show some kids have nearer, bigger playgrounds than others.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Actually Italia90, to clarify... no. Heat pumps still have to pass a noise test (called MCS 020) which ensures they do not make a sound above 37 decibels at the nearest neighbouring window. That's quieter than a library, apparently.
Comment by Italia90:
So... to clarify, if your neighbour wants to strap a droning fan unit to the brickwork right next to your bedroom window there's nothing you can do about it? And this is a good thing?
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
1) New report published today by @housingevidence.bsky.social. In the report we discuss the challenges of decarbonising social housing at scale. And the responses from social landlords. 🧵 housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
*very* cheeky of the Guardian to illustrate this with a picture of Farthing Down, a site of special scientific interest and thus absolutely not the sort of horrible scrubland the mayor's talking about here
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
1) New article in IJHP! In the article we evaluate the effectiveness of increased capital grant for social rent. We focus on the MHCLG policy to allocate additional grant to 'high affordability pressure' local authorities in 2018... 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Evaluating the effect of grant on affordable housing supply in England using a quasi-experiment
England suffers from an undersupply of affordable housing, in particular the social rented tenure. Long term there has been a decline in government capital grant for new social rented supply, which...
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Bekah Ryder @bekahryder.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social early career researcher's prize has launched! Submit papers by 25 Sept. Previous winners include @anyamartin.bsky.social @antbreach.bsky.social @jelliott94.bsky.social @rachelleearwaker.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
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Sheffield Urbanism @sheffieldurbanism.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Episode 1 of #UrbanRadar is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & many other platforms! open.spotify.com/episode/2Qas... In Episode 1, Tom & Beth bring their urban lens to a range of current issues before welcoming @vanesilla.bsky.social & David Dodman for a discussion of cities & climate change.
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
"People find this hard to believe, but there is a massive housing surplus in this country. We have a higher ratio of bedrooms to population than ever before." Seen a few articles recently using stats like this to justify opposition to new supply. Thread on why this is wrong and a distraction...
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Bekah Ryder @bekahryder.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Delighted to read this write up of @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social prize-winning paper looking at factors associated with non-compliance with the Decent Homes Standard and spatial distribution of non-compliance in England www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/thin...
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Thinkhouse prize awarded for index that tracks areas with non-decent homes
Dr Michael Marshall won the Thinkhouse Early Career Researcher’s Prize for his research on decent homes data, creating a tool to predict hotspots of non-decency.
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
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Scottish housing bodies assess affordable homes need ahead of 2026 election
Three Scottish housing organisations have launched a research project to identify the number of new affordable homes needed ahead of next year’s Holyrood election.
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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence @housingevidence.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
In our latest blog Prof David Robinson and Dr Michael Marshall (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) explore England’s housing crisis, focusing on older people and the idea that downsizing could help free up homes. housingevidence.ac.uk/moving-house...
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Moving house in older age: are financial incentives likely to work? - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence
Prof David Robinson and Dr Michael Marshall explore England’s housing crisis, focusing on older people and the idea that downsizing could help free up homes. They look at why older […]
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
New report released with New Economics Foundation on the potential for land value capture to boost the delivery of new social rented housing. neweconomics.org/2024/11/buil...
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Building hope
How land reforms will help deliver the homes we need
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Really honoured to announce that I've been awarded the Thinkhouse ECR award for my paper: The spatial distribution of non-decent homes: Introducing the Non-Decent Index www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
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The winner was Dr Michael Marshall, a Research Associate, University of Sheffield with his paper "The spatial distribution of non-decent homes: Introducing the Non-Decent Index "
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michael-s-marshall.bsky.social @michael-s-marshall.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
Right to buy reform = good. £500million for AHP = drop in the ocean given the demands on social landlord finances. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Chancellor to unlock housing in first Budget
The Budget will deliver more affordable housing, ensure social housing is available for those who need it and turbocharge the delivery of 1.5 million homes.
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