Most of the moves we make are within 5 km of our previous addresses, yet these short migrations are highly significant within individual lives. New research is looking at the links between residential mobility, life events and exchanges of social support within families.
Working with humanitarian organisations in Haiti, Cambridge researchers have found that an information system they designed to track how regions recovered from disasters can also be used to support preparedness, planning and project management.
Many homes with poor energy efficiency are actually consuming far less energy than predicted, new research has found. The study has implications for national energy-saving policies and the economic viability of thermal retrofit programmes.
A new study has highlighted untapped potential within the shared ownership schemes designed to help first-time buyers.
Significant numbers of social tenants in rural areas may have to move away from their friends and communities because of changes to housing benefit criteria, a report reveals today.
Analysis of the FirstStop initiative reveals that the service saves money and improves quality of life.
A new building initiative aims to innovate sustainable housing design for the developing world.
Britain faces a future of more volatility in the housing market and worsening housing affordability if drastic measures are not taken, senior academics are to warn.
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