NEWS FROM CRESR

Understanding and Evaluating the Impact of the North Staffordshire Landlord Accreditation Scheme

A team of researchers from CRESR have been commissioned by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to evaluate the impact of Landlord accreditation and associated services to tenants and Landlords provided as part of the scheme. The research will investigate the impact that Landlord accreditation has had on the private rented sector across North Staffordshire, particularly in terms of improving housing conditions for tenants. The evaluation will also assess the perceptions of Landlords and tenants and provide recommendations on the future development of the accreditation scheme. A final report will be produced in January 2010. For information about this study please contact Paul Hickman: p.g.hickman@shu.ac.uk

New Deal for Communities Evaluation
A series of detailed reports has recently been published by CRESR as part of the ten year national evaluation of New Deal for Communities. The NDC Programme is one of the more interesting Area Based Initiatives ever launched In England in that community driven partnerships are aiming to transform 39 very deprived neighbourhoods over ten years. The most recent tranche of outputs includes reports on worklessness, an analysis of change data for the 2002-2008 period, exploration of change for those who stayed in NDC areas between 2002 and 2006, and an examination of relationships between outcomes and community engagement. The Reports can be accessed at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/publications/all/

For more information about the NDC evaluation please contact Paul Lawless: p.l.lawless@shu.ac.uk

CRESR seminar series
There are two seminars over the next month as part of the 2009/10 CRESR seminar series, all are welcome:

28 October 2009 4pm, 9130, Furnival Building, City Campus
Ian Rotherham - Sheffield Hallam University
Ecology: A Luxury or a Driver for Regional Regeneration?

18 November 2009 4pm, 9130, Furnival Building, City Campus
Rebecca Tunstall - London School of Economics
Housing and Children's Life Chances, 1946-2000

For more information about the CRESR seminar series please contact Ryan Powell: r.s.powell@shu.ac.uk

Research Reports:

Flint, J., Powell, R., Casey, R., Pearce, S., Moore, T. and Green, S. (2009) A Study to Examine Local Barriers to the Delivery of Affordable Housing in Rural Wales. Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University.

This research examines the barriers to the delivery of affordable housing in rural Wales and also identifies key enabling factors and good practice. The Report presents findings and sets out recommendations for local authorities, local planning authorities and the Welsh Assembly Government and is available to download in both English and Welsh at: http://wales.gov.uk/topics/planning/planningresearch/publishedresearch/affordablehousing/

For further information about this study please contact John Flint: j.f.flint@shu.ac.uk