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“no better than back to back terraces” One of my bugbears as a layman taking an interest in housing is the number of modern conversions . . . read on

‘I would be against reintroducing back-to-backs leading to a monoculture,’ he warns. ‘The way forward is flexible housing regulations.’ . . . read on

The National House-Building Council thinks that if people are prepared to pay for rubbish it must be okay, which is rather the same argument that employers of child labour deploy . . . read on

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"Our boudoir on the open plan has been a huge success, Now everywhere's so open there's nowhere safe to dress" - Design for Living - Flanders & Swann

. . . Investigate the possibility of splitting flats vertically to create scissor arrangements that extend the available solar aspects for each dwelling. . . . read on best viewed in Internet Explorer

A lack of space has been shown to affect the basic lifestyle needs that many people take for granted, such as having enough space to store possessions or even to entertain friends. read on . . .

“an exceptionally valuable piece of work which sheds much needed light on what has actually been provided by housebuilders over the last few years” . . . read on

Tory housing idea in tatters
Build shared flats
Choice
Coalition housing plans?

. . . Just 10 tenants remain in the 130 flats, of which Bristol council owns 70 and Knightstone Housing Association owns 60 . . . . . . read on

There is a new set of flats . . . daubed in tiny lettering below one of the artist impressions "(Flat Shown is actual size)" . . . read on

. . . Barber is now looking at reworking another housing type once considered obsolete: back-to-back housing. That is, two rows of two-storey houses stuck end to end, with side gardens. “There’s been a lot of interest in it”, he says . . . read on

. . . It is shocking to think that despite the universal condem- nation of the majority of social housing output in the 60s and 70s, professionals are still pushing for quantity over quality . . . read on

The deep plan organizes small single aspect units with larger numbers of internal rooms. This subsequently leads to a lack of daylight and cross ventilation for the majority of the flats. read article

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