Real estate: the next 100 years
At a Bartlett Real Estate Institute event with FoL involvement, panellists discussed possibilities for real estate over the next century. This Spotlight summarises the event.
Housing
Local trusts: helping them help Londoners
Providing community services, space and connections is getting tougher. Historically the domain of churches and temples and technically a council responsibility, this key element of local support relies on vulnerable funding – and lots of good will. Local trusts have been delivering that support for decades, and it may be time for them to play a bigger role.
Alumni Network: Alternative housing delivery models
This is a guest post by FoL Alumni Rep Michael Westbrook, Housing Strategy & Commissioning Manager, LB Haringey. Housing is always a popular topic for alumni events, and this was no exception with around 40 people gathered to discuss alternative housing models over coffee and croissants at British Land’s head offices … Read more
Launch: Council-led Housing Forum
October 16 found Future of London at City Hall, launching a three-year programme of support to boost the capacity of boroughs building their own homes. The buzz in the room was palpable as delegates welcomed plans for monthly seminars, workshops and site visits with expert advisers and pioneering councils, providing … Read more
London’s councils can learn from each other on tackling the housing crisis
A lack of skills and experience in delivering homes is holding some London councils back. Future of London aims to tackle that issue, as Deputy Chief Executive Nicola Mathers explains (as first appeared on Inside Housing, 20 October 2018) This week Future of London launched its new Council-Led Housing Forum, a three-year programme of events … Read more
Modern methods of construction: the “bytes and mortar” revolution
The need for housing is ever pressing and the development context increasingly challenging. How can modern methods of construction such as off-site manufacture and modular construction help?
Estate Regeneration Ballots
Resident ballots will soon be a GLA funding condition for major schemes involving demolition. To gauge response and understand how the public sector can respond to the initiative’s risks and opportunities, FoL’s London Housing Network focused on balloting in its standing-room-only April session.
Are we ready for the boom? Housing Older People – report launch
FoL’s Housing Older Londoners report summarises our Ageing Cities work, exploring how London can improve older people’s standard of living through better policy, housing and neighbourhoods.
Smarter Cities: Housing
There’s no shortage of Smart Home devices out there, from voice assistants to smart meters and system controls for heating, lighting and security. So far, these tend to be marketed to consumers and installed ad hoc; at FoL’s 8 February workshop, we explored the potential for smart housing at scale … Read more
Smarter Cities: Housing workshop
Smart Cities are a hot topic, with great potential to address intractable urban problems through innovation – and with all hype and uncertainty that come with new areas of endeavour. Getting started with smart-city technologies and systems can seem overwhelming, but there are good reasons to engage. Join us … Read more