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 involves local community groups bringing empty properties back into use. This report looks at how self-help housing could play a greater role in the UK. 'Self-Help Housing: Supporting locally driven housing solutions' is based on a Consultation that BSHF co-ordinated at St George’s House, Windsor Castle and research led by Professor David Mullins at the Third Sector Research Centre. The Consultation brought together representatives from groups undertaking self-help housing, academia, trade bodies, think tanks and government departments. As well as providing an additional source of housing from empty properties, self-help housing can create work and training opportunities, build local communities and support neighbourhood regeneration. Links::
Self-help housing report
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The exchange of housing for help in the homeHomesharing is a simple idea. A householder offers accommodation to a homesharer in exchange for an agreed level of support. The support needed may be help with the household tasks or it may be financial support, or a combination of both.
BSHF at ECA Housing ForumThe Housing Forum Europe & Central Asia is a biennial gathering that brings together leading professionals committed to the cause of sustainable housing.
World Habitat Awards 2013 finalists announcedThe ten finalists for the 2013 World Habitat Awards have been chosen from a list of over 200 projects from across the globe.
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