The details of the Chancellor’s budget make clear that far more is needed to tackle the social and financial damage caused by our lack of social and genuinely affordable housing. The OBR is now predicting that the Government will fail to meet its 1.5m target for new homes. More concerningly, it reports that councils… Read more »
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Empty Spaces, Hidden Potential
As has become annual tradition, we were proud to take part in another transformational panel discussion at Housing 2025 – Europe’s largest housing festival. Our National Director Dr Henrietta Blackmore joined a vital panel discussion on the human cost of the housing crisis. She brought international insights from Habitat for Humanity International and highlighted a… Read more »
Read moreDeveloping a Sustainable Sector: Turning Empty Spaces into Homes
The UK is experiencing a housing crisis, but a key part of the solution may already exist in the form of empty and underused buildings. At the National Housing Federation‘s ‘Board Leadership Conference 2025’, our National Director, Dr Henrietta Blackmore, shared insights on how repurposing these spaces can expand affordable housing while also contributing to… Read more »
Read moreUnlocking Housing Potential – Dr Henrietta Blackmore Commentary
Collaboration among councils, housing associations and communities to transform empty spaces is essential to address the housing crisis, writes Henrietta Blackmore, national director of Habitat for Humanity GB. Across England, planning officers are racing against time to fulfil the government’s housebuilding ambitions. The goal is to build 1.5 million homes within the next five years. Allocating… Read more »
Read moreWhat is ‘Empty Spaces to Homes’?
Transforming Empty Spaces into Homes: Our Commitment to Preventing Homelessness At Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, we are dedicated to addressing the challenge of homelessness prevention head-on. Our Empty Spaces to Homes programme is an exciting initiative that breathes new life into empty, disused, or dilapidated properties, ultimately transforming them into safe and decent… Read more »
Read moreRepurposing Empty Spaces to Help Address the Housing Crisis in the UK
A new piece of research, conducted by The Empty Homes Network on behalf of Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, aims to explore and understand the current opportunities available in reutilising socially-owned vacant buildings and spaces, for use as accommodation for those at risk of homelessness across England, Wales and Scotland.
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