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Our series of PREP briefing notes, which are published throughout the year, give us the opportunity to publish thought leadership articles which present our views, concerns and predictions on relevant issues at that time.
If we are to meet the housing and care challenges of our ageing population, we need a broad strategic approach that acknowledges the full housing and care spectrum. We need to offer community-based solutions that can be tailored to meet the particular…
As a consequence of climate change the UK is predicted to experience heatwaves on a more regular occurrence. Overheating currently occurs in London an average 21 days a year, but it is likely to be 22-50 days a year by the 2020’s and 25-90 by the 2050’s.
How can design address the changing needs of home owners? An article and a new film by PRP explore the issues.
This is an ideal time to review the construction sector given the changes wrought by the current economic crisis. It is disappointing therefore that the Government ignored the Housing Sector which makes up just over a quarter of the UK construction…
This PREP looks at how BIM can streamline the design process.
This PREP provides PRP's analyis of the Green Deal and the recent consultation on the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT).
This PREP is a summary of PRP's consultation response to The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
PRP welcomes any initiative that helps to resolve the growing shortfall in housing, however proposals for change of use from commercial to residential should be judged against a clear set of design and sustainability criteria.
Is the Private Rental Model merely a current trend, or will the market shift to a new paradigm where home-ownership is only available later in life for most of the UK population? Is the key to the equation ensuring return on investment?
The Localism Bill is expected to become statute in November 2011 and is intended to change the relationship between communities and local Government. This PREP provides a summary of the key themes and suggests ways to respond and adapt to localism.
In the recent general election, the single 'big idea' was localism. With the very real and increasing shortfall of housing numbers, together with the impact on affordability, we discuss the impact of a more localist approach.
In the recent general election, the single 'big idea' was localism. With the very real and increasing shortfall of housing numbers, together with the impact on affordability, we discuss the impact of a more localist approach.
This PREP considers two key issues; firstly, how might we mitigate the environmental impact of our existing housing stock and the other, how we might stimulate institutional investment in the private rental sector, which accounts for a large part of…
We are facing challenging times with increasing legislation being placed on the housing industry as a whole, a shortage of homes and a fast changing demographic. We have presented our thoughts on two distinct areas affected by the debate on providing…
This briefing focuses on the practicality of maintaining a commitment to sustainability in the present market conditions. We have presented our thoughts on three distinct areas affected by the debate on Affordable Sustainability:
