As the London boroughs re-establish themselves as large-scale housebuilders, Future of London offers opportunities for skills development and knowledge-sharing. Find out about our current and recent housing programmes.
Council-Led Housing Network
Future of London launched the Council-Led Housing Network to provide peer-to-peer support, good practice sharing and access to expert knowledge. The new network is supported by the Mayor of London as part of his commitment to growing new council house building. The network is open to in-house teams for all London boroughs. Find out more
Housing Development Academy
The Housing Development Academy equips the public sector with essential skills to develop better, more affordable homes. Our courses cover key topics including project viability, construction management, financial partnerships, and designing for safety. The Academy was set up by the London Housing Directors’ Group and is delivered by Future of London. Find out more
Health & Housing Impact Network
The impact of housing on health is widely documented. With support from Impact on Urban Health, the Health & Housing Impact Network helps the built environment sector do more to address urban health inequalities, particularly in London. Find out more
Homes for the Future
As London faces an acute housing shortage, our major research project explores the kind of homes and neighbourhoods that will be needed in the future. Get involved to hear first-hand the challenges facing local authorities, and solutions they are seeking. Find out more
Recent projects
Climate Resilience and Equity
This programme looked at the impact of climate change on vulnerable groups in cities, with a focus on extreme temperatures impacting on homes and neighbourhoods. Read the final report and write-ups from our conference.
Making the Most of… Retrofit
From area-based retrofit and micro-studios to data and finance, our retrofit event focused on the opportunities for London. This was part of a series of Making the Most of events, which also covered nature-base solutions and public assets. Read the retrofit write-up, with links to further reading.
Affordable Housing: Overcoming crisis through collaboration
In our affordable housing programme, we identified collaboration in finance, community involvement and retrofit as ways out of the crisis. Read the final report and write-ups from our conference