Housing Studies Association

The latest publications in the Chartered Institute of Housing's joint series with the Housing Studies Association are set out below. All of these titles are available from CIH Publications (Tel: 024 7685 1700; email: pubs@cih.org) at a discount of 30% for HSA members. To qualify for the discount you will need to quote your HSA membership number. Postage charges vary according to cost.

Housing and Inequality NEW

Isobel Anderson & Duncan Sim (Eds)

The UK is a much more unequal society than it was 30 years ago. Over
the same period, housing tenure has also been transformed, with a much larger proportion owning their own home and having access to the assets resulting from soaring property values. But where does this leave the one third of society who struggle to maintain their living standards? Many are living in social rented housing, but many too are in the private rented sector, and even owner-occupation has its share of poor households. The links between housing and social inequality are complex and this book aims to untangle them for the reader.

Published 2011, FLYER

Homelessness in the UK:Problems and Solutions

Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Deborah Quilgars and Nicholas Pleace

This book examines the contemporary nature of homelessness in the UK and responses to it, focusing on developments since 1997, but placing these in their broader historical context. It is research-based but policy-focused – emphasising those issues which are most relevant to housing students, policy-makers, and practitioners. It considers not only the ‘problems’ associated with homelessness, but also the ‘solutions’ that have been identified as effective means to prevent and/or address homelessness.

ISBN: 978-1-905018-67-3 Order no: 129 Published: 2009

Building Sustainable Housing Markets: Lessons from a Decade of Changing Demand and Housing Market Renewal

Ed Ferrari and Peter Lee

Have the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders in nine areas of the North and Midlands arrested the collapse in prices and demand? This book assesses the effectiveness of the initiatives, and asks how the nine areas are fairing during the current recession. It also looks at the wider lessons for building sustainable markets that we can learn from the Pathfinders. The authors have been closely involved in the development and monitoring of the programme and are ideally placed to analyse its results.

Published in conjunction with the Housing Studies Association and with sponsorship by Places for People.
ISBN No.: 978-1-905018-27-7 Published: 2009

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Looking into housing: A practical guide to housing research

Douglas Roberts

To help you appreciate the interlinked dimensions of the research process, this book sets out to explain: the reasons that may lie behind the planning of new research; the mechanisms that help determine the type of research questions posed; how the specific focus of a research study is decided; how and why specific methods are adopted; how to develop research tools that involve and empower tenants and service users; how models can be employed for testing and comparison purposes; how and why the belief systems and backgrounds of researchers influence research findings; what checks and fail-safe procedures are needed; what skills are required to properly analyse research data; and how both the dissemination and subsequent use of research work is managed.

ISBN: 978-1-905018-69-7 Order no: 124 Published: 2008

Supporting Safer Communities – Housing, Crime and Neighbourhoods

Alan Dearling, Tim Newburn and Peter Somerville

This book is about the key issues which practitioners now face in trying to meet the challenge of creating safer communities. It argues for a balanced and proportionate response to anti-social behaviour and crime - one that offers strategies for prevention, intervention, support and enforcement. Fifteen thought-provoking chapters address themes of ‘disorder and regeneration’, the ‘policing of crime and disorder’, ‘service provider approaches to safe communities’ and ‘social inclusion and community safety.’ The authors explore the importance of working with residents in community safety responses and examine how staff in housing, social work, police and education can overcome barriers by working in partnership.

ISBN: 978-1-905018-30-7 Order no: 125 Price: £20 plus postage.

Housing, Race and Community Cohesion

Malcolm Harrison, Deborah Phillips, Kusminder Chahal, Lisa Hunt, John Perry

Member price: £20.00 Non-member price: £25.00

The debate about 'race' and its influence on communities came to the fore after the disturbances in Northern English cities in 2001. It has now been given a new and alarming dimension by the bombings and attempted bombings in London in 2005. Where people live, the deprivations they may suffer and the communities they create are important factors in any discussion about how about different groups can be encouraged to live in greater harmony. Housing - in terms of housing markets, housing conditions, and who gets to live where - is therefore of crucial importance. Yet official pronouncements often ignore it or downgrade its significance.

This book puts housing issues centre stage. It looks critically at government policies on 'race', 'equality' and community cohesion, from the perspective of both housing providers and of the 'housed'. It argues that there is a gap between what government says should be done, and the realities and practicalities that apply at community level. The authors argue that practical initiatives are needed to support deprived communities and promote contact and understanding (often in modest ways). And indeed in many places they are already happening. Government often fails to recognise this or - worse - makes policies that run counter to it.

Issues considered include:

the housing market and how it works for ethnic minorities
how policy has been reflected in developing law and practice
the role of urban policy and the government's community cohesion agenda
policy and attitudes towards asylum seekers and refugees
the changing picture of housing needs
racist harassment and how it is being tackled

References to practical examples and developing good practice are made throughout, and the book offers conclusions and recommendations as to how official policies should change.

Housing Finance

David Garnett & John Perry

Member price: £21.60 Non-member price: £27.00

Completely new edition of the definitive guide that has proved to be one of the best introductions to housing finance across the UK.

The new edition deals comprehensively with all housing sectors and provides both a policy context and a wealth of up-to-date information on each topic. The book is a perceptive analysis of the present system of housing finance as well as a detailed review of all recent changes. It deals with developments such as the prudential borrowing regime, the investment partnering arrangements for housing associations, the latest incentives to home ownership, the rapid growth of arms length management organisations, rent restructuring - and parallel developments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also deals with business planning and treasury management.

This is the first book to provide such an overview since the recent overhaul of most aspects of housing finance.

The 500-page guide sets the conceptual context, then deals with the role of the state, has eleven chapters covering capital and revenue finance in each of the four main housing tenures, and a chapter describing housing benefit and other support for housing costs.

This publication is sponsored by Aster Housing Group.

ISBN: 1-903208-53-X Order no: 121 Published: June 2005

Housing Community Care and Supported Housing

Editors: Mark Foord and Paul Simic

Member price: £20.00 Non-member price: £25.00

The changes which have taken place in community care and supported housing over the last few years have probably been greater than in any other aspect of housing. There is now almost a new profession of 'housing carers'. This book, bringing together a range of contributors from academic commentators to people in practice, looks at the effects of these changes and the prospects for the future.

It ranges over the broad policy issues as well as looking at certain aspects – like services for older people, the homeless, and people with mental health problems – in more detail. It considers information needs and the prospects for new technologies to give people more control and help them feel more secure. The book brings a strong - often radical - 'equality' perspective to the issues and critically considers government policy and its recent development. It is probably the first book to look generally at these changes and assess the implications from a housing perspective. It will be invaluable both to students and to practitioners and policy makers concerned with developments in this field.

Housing and Public Policy in Post-devolution Scotland

Duncan Sim

Member price: £16.00 Non-member price: £20.00

Housing policy has evolved rapidly in Scotland as the new Parliament prioritised housing legislation which brought in major changes to the right to buy, treatment of the homeless and - pioneering a change not yet pursued in England - a single tenure for social housing. Major issues have arisen over the future of council housing in Scotland, how social housing should be regulated, and the role of housing in wider community regeneration. These topics and more are tackled by a range of acknowledged experts on Scottish housing policy in the first book to assess what Scotland has achieved since Devolution took place.

ISBN: 1-903208-63-7 Order no: 118 Published: February 2004

Private Renting in Transition

Peter Kemp

Member price: £16.00 Non-member price: £20.00

Written by one of the leading researchers on private renting, this book reviews the state of the sector and prospects for the future in a climate of rapid change. It deals comprehensively with subjects such as the policy framework for private renting, the state of the stock, who lives in the sector, affordability and landlord-tenant relations. The book looks at the changes taking place, such as the growth of private renting in city centres, the popularity of buy-to-let and the likelihood of new policies towards the sector.

ISBN: 1-903208-36-X Order no: 117 Published: July 2004

Introducing Social Housing

Stephen Harriott and Lesley Matthews

Member price: £17.60 Non-member price: £22.00

Housing students and those wanting a stimulating introductory book on social housing across the UK need look no further than this popular text originally published by Longman as Social Housing: An Introduction . This new and completely rewritten edition reflects all the recent and anticipated changes in housing finance, development, management and the law. It is ideal for those studying CIH recognised qualifications - or other social policy courses where an understanding of social housing policy and practice is required.

ISBN: 1-903208-54-8 Order no: 122 Published: June 2004

Boom or Abandonment

Katherine Mumford & Anne Power

Member price: £16.00 Non-member price: £20.00

Publicised in the national press, the latest book by Katharine Mumford and Professor Anne Power explores the different approaches being taken to tackle low demand and abandonment in four neighbourhoods in Newcastle and Manchester. Drawing on the experiences of residents, it highlights the potential for working with communities and harnessing the potential offered by wider urban renaissance and major projects.

It challenges the wisdom of building for growth in the South East, advancing the view that 'boom' needs to spill out to the North and Midlands. It offers important insights for anyone involved in the processes of urban renaissance, neighbourhood renewal and market restructuring.

ISBN: 1-903208-49-1 Order no: 120 Published: February 2003