Prof Ken Gibb outlines the key findings from a major international study entitled, COVID-19: Housing market impacts and housing policy responses – an international review, that compares national housing market impacts and housing policy responses in eight...
In this blog, University of Glasgow researcher Andrew Watson highlights the findings from the report, The pandemic arrears crisis: Private landlord perspectives on the temporary legislation impacting the Private Rented Sector, which was published on 8 November 2021....
How COVID-19 disproportionately impacts ethnic minorities in overcrowded households The phrase ‘COVID-19 does not discriminate’ has been repeated by members of government in the United Kingdom. This, however, is an inaccurate statement that dismisses the...
This blog by Jenny Preece, Kim McKee, David Robinson and John Flint (orignally posted on Urban Studies online) dovetails with the article ‘Urban rhythms in a small home: COVID-19 as a mechanism of exception’, where they look at research which reflects on how life in a...
In this blog, Adriana Mihaela Soaita from the University of Glasgow looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has augmented the importance of a good neighbourhood and a comfortable home to peoples’ health and wellbeing. They have also brought under the spotlight...
In this blog, Adriana Mihaela Soaita, Alex Marsh and Ken Gibb together think the movement of housing policy across space and time has attracted considerable policy and academic interest. But once we accept that policy moves, interesting questions arise. Particularly:...
The unfolding Covid-19 pandemic is holding a mirror up to society and forcing us to confront some harsh realities. Increasing uncertainty in the world of work and the insecurities of the housing system are being laid bare for all to see. Stories of hardship that...