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The research reveals that only 22.1% of PD units meet national space standards, highlighting quality concerns.
Research into the quality standard of homes delivered through change of use permitted development rights
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
2020 · July
Recent changes in EU accounting rules could significantly impact social housing financing and provision.
Categorisation of Social Housing in EU National Accounting Rules: Implications for Social Housing Finance, Provision and Implementation of the EU Affordable Housing Action Plan
EqualHouse
2025 · December
This resource explores transdisciplinary approaches to address Europe's pressing affordable housing crisis and sustainability challenges.
Transdisciplinarity for Affordable and Sustainable Housing
Edicions La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull
2026 · March
This research reveals that buildings contribute nearly 40% of carbon emissions, highlighting urgent climate action needs.
Perceptions of a just transition in the built environment: Research Report
Demos Helsinki
2024
This resource explores how trust and social capital differ in member-focused versus third-party cooperatives.
Trust, Social Capital and the Coordination of Relationships between the Members of Cooperatives – A Comparison between Member-focused Cooperatives and Third-party-focused Cooperative
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
2015
Examines progressive politics in Europe through research and empirical analysis.
Progressive Politics Research Network
Network / Association
Oxford, UK
Explore Europe's housing crisis, revealing affordability challenges, policy impacts, and diverse governance structures.
Access to Affordable and Quality Housing for All People
ESPON
2025 · November
This report analyzes how institutional investors drive housing financialization, affecting affordability across seven European cities.
Housing policy under the conditions of financialisation - The impact of institutional investors on affordable housing in European Cities
Sciences Po Urban School
2023 · June
Over 15 million Europeans face housing unaffordability amid a climate crisis, with 75% of homes energy-inefficient.
Accelerating decarbonisation of current and future affordable housing in Europe
Urban Land Institute
2025
This resource reveals how strategic land policies can dramatically influence housing affordability and equity.
Land Policy Instruments for the Provision of Social and Affordable Housing
EqualHouse
2025 · January
This report reveals deep economic inequalities and innovative strategies for equitable housing in Europe.
New Economic Thinking - Enabling a just transition of the built environment in Europe
Dark Matter Labs
2023 · July
Housing is a human right intertwined with environmental justice, demanding a systemic transformation for sustainability.
Modern housing - An environmental common good
Council on Urban Initiatives
2024
Manchester's property-led development model exacerbates inequalities, capturing wealth while failing to provide affordable housing.
Centripetal Cities: A critique of supply-side urban development
SSRN
2026 · February
House prices in London are now 13 times median earnings, highlighting severe affordability issues.
Banking on Property - What is driving the housing affordability crisis and how to solve it
Positive Money
2022 · March
This report emphasizes optimizing existing housing stock over new builds and the urgent need for policy coherence.
A report by Christine Whitehead, LSE London and Tony Crook, The University of Sheffield, with Kath Scanlon, LSE London.
Family Building Society
2024 · January
The report predicts 382,885 jobs created by retrofitting 9 million homes, boosting GDP by £36.34 billion.
A Green Stimulus for Housing - The Macroeconomic Impacts of a Uk Whole House Retrofit Programme
New Economics Foundation
2020 · July
The EU's housing policies significantly contribute to rising rents, homelessness, and gentrification across member states.
Housing in the EU: The EU as a Commodifying Force
Institute for International Political Economy Berlin
2025
PropTech enhances real estate with digital integration, shifting value from tangible to data-driven assets.
Technology “like a fork”. How PropTech shapes real estate innovation
Emerald Publishing Limited
2025 · July
AI may displace jobs initially, but long-term impacts could enhance office-based employment and productivity.
Spotlight: Impact of AI on European offices
Savills
2025 · November
READ-COOP fosters democratic AI governance, processing 90 million historical images with 227 global members.
The artificial intelligence cooperative: READ-COOP, Transkribus, and the benefits of shared community infrastructure for automated text recognition
Open Research Europe
2025 · January
Explore Europe's shifting real estate landscape amid geopolitical tensions, evolving investment strategies, and emerging sectors.
Emerging Trends in Real Estate: Europe 2026
PwC
2026
Explore how Italian regional public agencies struggle with social housing management amid critical maintenance challenges.
Process View to Innovate the Management of the Social Housing System: A Multiple Case Study
Sustainability
2022 · July
The housing crisis affects 40% of urban populations, with significant regional disparities in affordability.
Understanding the housing crisis: Staff Working Document accompanying the European Affordable Housing Plan
European Commission
2025 · December
Berlin's gray housing market is driven by high demand, illegal rentals, and tourism's impact on affordability.
Befristet, möbliert und teuer - Geschäftsmodelle am ‚Grauen Wohnungsmarkt‘
Berliner Mieterverein e.V.
2025 · October
Explore community-driven projects in Europe transforming neglected heritage sites into vibrant cultural hubs.
Open Heritage - Community-Driven Adaptive Reuse in Europe: Best Practice
Birkhäuser
2025 · December
Discover how adaptive reuse can address the housing crisis and enhance urban sustainability in the Netherlands.
Adaptive Reuse for Housing
Delft University of Technology
2025
The social economy employs 11.5 million people in Europe, enhancing local resilience and innovation.
Social Economy in Europe: Contributing to Competitiveness and Prosperity, Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED)
OECD/European Union
2025
Czechia and Poland face rising housing costs, impacting affordability for low-income households significantly.
Housing Reforms in Czechia and Poland
OECD
2025
Global corporate landlords have intensified tenant struggles, leading to new demands for housing justice and policy reforms.
Global corporate landlordism and a new cycle of tenant contention
Urban Studies
2025 · August
AI is projected to create 1.2 million new office jobs by 2040, enhancing market recovery.
Increase In Conversions Expected To Benefit European Office Market Recovery
AEW
2025 · June
Co-housing can optimize energy systems and promote social cohesion while addressing urban challenges.
Learning from co-housing initiatives — Between Passivhaus engineers and active inhabitants
Delft University of Technology
2017
Rising housing costs in Europe are fueling far-right politics, highlighting urgent needs for progressive solutions.
Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling the rise of the far right. Our research shows how to address it
The Guardian
2025 · November
Wealth taxes, especially inheritance taxes, are highly unpopular, even among those unlikely to pay.
How Popular are Wealth and Inheritance Taxes?
Nuffield Politics Centre
2025
Housing costs in Europe surged 48%, affecting affordability and political discourse on social needs.
The Politics of Housing - Introduction
Progressive Politics Research Network
2025
Institutional landlords in Europe have doubled housing asset values, worsening affordability for citizens.
The Financialization of Housing in Europe - My Home is an Asset Class
The Greens/EFA
2022 · January
Discover innovative strategies for sustainable urban development and tackling future societal challenges.
Die Stadt von Übermorgen
Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR)
2022
Over a billion people lack adequate housing; financialization drives rising costs and evictions globally.
The Right to Housing - A Mission-Oriented and Human Rights-Based Approach
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
2023
Housing in Greece faces a crisis driven by financialisation, rising prices, and lack of public solutions.
Housing as investment in Greece and Southern Europe - Private profit versus social value
Foundation for European Progressive Studies
2025 · April
Vienna's social housing model combines affordability, climate resilience, and community integration to combat crises.
Green Social Housing - Lessons from Vienna
Climate and Community Institute
2025 · June
This resource explores diverse EU housing policies addressing climate change, urbanization, and demographic shifts.
Housing Policies in the EU
Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)
2022 · April
Discover how EU cities tackle climate change, social inequalities, and urban planning through evidence-based strategies.
Handbook of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies
Joint Research Centre
2020
This research reveals only 22% of homes from permitted development meet national space standards.
Research into the quality standard of homes delivered through change of use permitted development rights
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
2020 · July
England's housing policy risks consuming its entire 1.5°C carbon budget by 2050, highlighting urgent sustainability challenges.
A home for all within planetary boundaries: Pathways for meeting England’s housing needs without transgressing national climate and biodiversity goals
Elsevier
2022 · November
Zurich's housing market faces skyrocketing rents post-2008, driven by financialisation and institutional investors.
Between Housing And Investments - The financialisation of housing in zurich
4CITIES | Erasmus Mundus Master in Urban Studies
2024 · September
Discover innovative funding models in Europe that empower community-led urban development and affordable housing.
Funding the Cooperative City: Community Finance and the Economy of Civic Spaces
Cooperative City Books
2017
Discover Europe's cautious optimism amid geopolitical tensions, evolving finance landscapes, and emerging real estate sectors for 2025.
Emerging Trends in Real Estate: Europe 2025
Urban Land Institute
2025
The study reveals a potential demand for 1.2 to 1.32 million housing cooperatives in the Netherlands.
The demand for housing cooperatives in the Netherlands
Eindhoven University of Technology
2023 · August
Housing cooperatives play a crucial role in circular economy transitions, overcoming market failures through collective governance.
Enabling and embedding circularity goals in housing cooperatives
Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances
2025 · June
The report reveals increasing homelessness, housing insecurity, and the need for urgent policy reforms in Europe.
Unaffordable and inadequate housing in Europe
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
2023
Explore how translocal networks empower cooperative housing initiatives across Central and South-Eastern Europe.
Cooperative Housing Pioneers in Central and South- Eastern Europe: Mainstreaming Alternatives through Translocal Networks
Critical Housing Analysis
2025
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