High street evidence - UWE - Written evidence (HSC0046)
(2024)
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All Outputs (17)
Housing affordability in the South West of England (2023)
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The South West faces acute problems of housing affordability. The region is conspicuously less affordable than England as a whole, and the North and Midlands in particular. These inter-regional disparities are becoming progressively more pronounced.... Read More about Housing affordability in the South West of England.
Evaluation of Property Flood Resilience repair grant scheme: FD2727 Final report stage 4 (2023)
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Property Flood Resilience (PFR) repair grant scheme may be activated following severe flooding events that impact multiple local authorities (LAs). It has been activated, when needed, alo... Read More about Evaluation of Property Flood Resilience repair grant scheme: FD2727 Final report stage 4.
Carbon reduction scenarios in the built historic environment (2020)
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To limit global warming a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions from the built environment is crucial. Despite pre-1919 buildings accounting for a large proportion of the existing building stock, the role of these buildings in contribu... Read More about Carbon reduction scenarios in the built historic environment.
Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations: Full report - December 2019 (2019)
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Retail real estate has traditionally been seen as an attractive investment class. Historically it has provided superior returns, long-term stability and income growth. It has preserved residual value, allowed for diversification and enhanced the scop... Read More about Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations: Full report - December 2019.
Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations (December 2019) Summary Report (2019)
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Retail real estate has traditionally been seen as an attractive investment class. Historically it has provided superior returns, long-term stability and income growth. It has preserved residual value, allowed for diversification and enhanced the scop... Read More about Chopping shopping? Implications of retail structural change on sector allocations (December 2019) Summary Report.
Supporting the uptake of resilient repair in the recovery process (FD2706) (2019)
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Executive Summary
This Defra research project (FD2706) was concerned with how the professionals and organisations involved in the recovery process following a flood incident interact with householders and business owners. In particular, the way in w... Read More about Supporting the uptake of resilient repair in the recovery process (FD2706).
Evidence review for property flood resilience phase 2 report (2018)
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Flood Re was established to promote the availability and affordability of flood insurance whilst supporting the transition to risk-based and affordable flood insurance for UK households at high risk of flooding. In order for the goal of affordability... Read More about Evidence review for property flood resilience phase 2 report.
Flood risk mitigation and commercial property advice: An international comparison (2017)
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Commentators have increasingly raised concern over the impact of flood risk on commercial property insurability, maintenance and recovery, property utility and, ultimately, property value.
'Flood risk mitigation and commercial property advice: an... Read More about Flood risk mitigation and commercial property advice: An international comparison.
Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Final report (FD2682) (2017)
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Executive Summary
The Defra research project FD2682 examined the technical, social and behavioural aspects of supporting low cost flood repairable measures designed to limit damage to buildings during and after flood events. Flood repairable measure... Read More about Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Final report (FD2682).
Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: FD2682 rapid evidence assessment final report (2016)
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As part of the Defra policy objective to help individuals take more ownership for management of their flood risk a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) around low cost resilience approaches to preventing damage once water is allowed into properties has be... Read More about Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: FD2682 rapid evidence assessment final report.
Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Summary of technical findings (FD2682) (2016)
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This report summarises evidence collected by the Defra research project FD2682 regarding technical aspects of low cost flood repairable approaches designed to limit damage to buildings. It is derived from a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) that is rep... Read More about Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience: Summary of technical findings (FD2682).
An evaluation of property valuation practice in Sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
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Real estate markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are beginning to mature partly due to increased business and investment activities in the last decade and partly due to initiatives to improve transparency in market operations. Professional and ethical... Read More about An evaluation of property valuation practice in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria (2015)
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The narrative of rapid urbanisation in relation to inadequate planning, governance and management regimes in Nigeria is well-rehearsed. The combination of customary and colonial practices, outdated policies and plans and entrenched attitudes is typic... Read More about Urban land, planning and governance systems in Nigeria.
Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres (2014)
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AIM
The aim of this research was to examine the potential for mitigation of predominantly pluvial flooding in CBDs through retrofitting of such systems. The research used two case study areas to explore the challenges and opportunities for retrofit... Read More about Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres.
The value of rural amenities (2012)
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The point that rural housing is the least affordable in the UK is firmly made in both the academic and policy research literature. This is leading to a rapid drift of young people in particular and low-income earners out of rural areas into urba... Read More about The value of rural amenities.