Social welcomes leading housing exec to London team
Jamie Ratcliff joins Social as associate to enhance strategy, partnerships and public affairs offering across housing and local government One of the highest profile
Big conversations and bigger impact for Housing in 2025
Whether chairing social housing finance conference advisory panels or joining the discussion around communications and influencing in housing, our director Luke Cross has been on the pulse with UK housing’s
We need great storytelling to get people on board to solve the housing crisis
There are currently 160,000 children living in temporary accommodation. That’s so many that, if they stood in a line, holding hands, the line would
Social’s Impact Chat with Maggie Rafalowicz
In our latest Impact Chat, Social Invest Director, Luke Cross, spoke to Maggie Rafalowicz, Director at Campbell Tickell. Maggie has more than 30 years
How to drive property marketing leads with engaging content
Content marketing is an essential part of any online lead generation strategy, but how can you make sure that you’re not filling up your
Time to shift the narrative on housing
Last week saw the new Housing Minister Chris Pincher answer questions in the House of Commons for the first time since his appointment in the recent reshuffle. It was interesting in that it gave us an early indication that the new Government is keen to move the debate from meeting yearly housing targets, to a focus on ensuring high quality development.
It’s time we changed how we talk about social housing
Britain’s housing crisis is deepening and there’s been many suggested game-changers to break the impasse and finally get the market functioning in a more
Planning: Have we forgotten about people?
January has seen the release of two critical reports into the poor quality of Britain’s new housing, raising the question as to how housing
Planning: Less politics, more housing?
The level of state control in the British planning system is also relatively unusual compared to other Western countries – “building is the sole major industry in which you can only do something if you have specific, detailed permission from the state”.
Getting Housing Done
As the new year begins and the 2019 General Election fades into distant memory – helpfully aided by the Christmas/New Year lull – political attention will soon reawaken as all eyes turn to how the new majority Conservative government delivers on its promises.