No Excuse Not To Build; Meeting Housing Need Through Existing Stock and the Planning Framework

A report which examines the extent to which housing need can be met other than by investment in new social housing. Examines the using up existing stock more efficiently; converting existing offices and shops into housing; bringing empty private dwellings into the social rented sector and using the planning system to obtain more affordable housing as a by-product of private housing development. It concludes that there are not enough homes in the places where people want or need to live. Relevant to planners, academics, policy makers and those interested in housing policy and homelessness. The third Shelter Housing Investment Project report. The other reports are How Many Homes Will We Need? The Need for Affordable Homes in England, The Benefits of Better Homes: The Case for Good Quality Affordable Housing and Building For The Future: The Homes We Need And How To Pay For Them.