Links

Visit our data-collection project website:

   The Supporting People Project monitors the provision of SP funded services in England.

Other housing related links:

Audit Commission An independent body responsible for monitoring public expenditure.

Australasian Housing InstituteThe professional body for everyone who works in social housing across New Zealand and Australia.

CECODHAS European Federation of social, cooperative and public housing.
 

Chartered Institute of Housing The professional body for people involved in housing and communities.
 

Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) The representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils.

 

Dataspring The Local Housing Markets database. Provides information services for all those working in housing: housing associations, local authorities and others including academic researchers and consultants.
 

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) The objective of the DCLG's Housing Department is to ensure that everyone has the opportunity of a decent home and so promote social cohesion, well-being and self-dependence.
 

Design for Homes The website for Architects in Housing, championing best design in the residential industry.

Employers in Voluntary Housing Housing and voluntary sector provider of personnel and human resource management services.

ENGAGE This website is intended to encourage and support knowledge exchange efforts between universities, local authorities, and community partners that support better outcomes for people and their environments.

 

FEANTSA European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless. 

 

Government Statistical Service Easy access to government statistics.
 

Homesight.org A comprehensive guide to housing resources on the web.

Homes & Communities Agency The Homes and Communities Agency is the national housing and regeneration agency for England.  It is also the regulator for social housing providers in England.

 

Housing Net Housing Net is an independent organisation which aims to utilise the world wide web for the benefit of all those concerned with social housing.
 

Housing Studies Association The forum for housing related research and debate.

Housing Studies Association Newsletter This blog is published by the Housing Studies Association.

Inside Housing Official magazine of the Chartered Institute of Housing specialising in issues facing the housing sector. Features a job vacancy page as well as news and features.
 

Joseph Rowntree Foundation A social policy research and development charity.
 

Local Government Association A social policy research and development charity.

National Housing Federation The website for the National Housing Federation (NHF), formerly the National Federation of Housing Associations. The site provides 'Briefings' on current issues affecting social housing together with NHF press releases.

Neighbourhood Effects This website promotes debate about neighbourhood effects research and the evidence base for Area Based Initiatives.

Northern Ireland Housing Executive Information about housing in Northern Ireland

School of Geography & Geosciences The Centre for Housing Research is part of the School of Geography & Geosciences at the University of St Andrews.

Sapling.info Housing Gateway Housing resource guide.

Scottish Federation of Housing Associations supports and promotes the work of housing associations in Scotland.

Scottish Government Housing and Regeneration Statistics (Local Authority summary data etc)

Scottish Government - Housing Housing section of the Scottish Government's website.

Scottish Government - Regeneration Regeneration section of the Scottish Government's website.

The Scottish Housing Regulator regulates all social landlords in Scotland.

 

Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics is the Scottish Government's on-going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland. It includes information on health, education, poverty, unemployment, housing, population, crime and social / community issues.
 

SHARE Training and Development for the Housing Sector

 

Shelter The UK campaigning charity for homeless and badly housed people.
 

Shelter Scotland Housing and homeless charity.

 

SURF Scotland's independent regeneration network.

 

Tenants Information Service (TIS) A national organisation, which provides independent information, advice and training for tenants.

 
Tenant Participation Advisory Service England The Tenant Participation Advisory Service for England (TPAS) is a national non-profit making organisation that provides information, advice, training, consultancy, seminars and conferences on all aspects of involving tenants in their housing management.
 

Tenant Participation Advisory Service Scotland The national tenant and landlord participation advisory service for Scotland.

 

Toronto Community Housing The largest social housing provider in Canada

 

UK Housing UK Housing is a news information site keeping issues related to the social and affordable housing sectors in focus. It is home to two widely read journals, Housing Monthly Diary and Legal Update, as well as free information services including research archives.
 

University of St Andrews The Centre for Housing Research is based at the University of St Andrews.
 

Disclaimer
The Centre for Housing Research and the University of St Andrews are not responsible for the content of external sites. None of the external organisations listed above is endorsed in any way by the Centre for Housing Research or the University of St Andrews.