The governance of social housing organisations has been transformed over the last four decades. A range of environmental changes, many of which originate with policy changes, have presented social housing organisations with opportunities, incentives, tensions and contradictions. How individual organisations respond to this environment and reconcile potential contradictions has been a significant research concern. This can perhaps best be summarized as primarily about the way in which organisations strike the balance between commercialisation and social purpose. 

This report was published alongside a short policy briefing.