Reduce text sizeIncrease text sizeDefault coloursImproved contrastHigh contrastOur publications are available to download. The publications library will be built up and will include corporate documents, research reports and newsletters.
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Quality Counts Quality Counts summarises the main findings of a series of Quality Assurance and Impact Visits carried out by the HCA for homes delivered under the Agency’s National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11, across 520 schemes nationwide. |
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HCA Corporate Plan 2011-15 Our Corporate Plan sets out our targets, and our approach to meeting local priorities over the next four years. It is the framework that will underpin all of our activities and marks our commitment to local people and places. Our objectives are to deliver the bulk of Government’s ambition for 170,000 new affordable homes by 2015; increase the amount, and speed up the release, of land for development; and establish a strong enabling offer using our skills and expertise as a resource for local authorities. |
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Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group Annual Report 2010 The first annual report of the Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group sets out a wide range of achievements and also sets out key challenges and recommendations for the future. Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group Annual Report 2010 - PDF (1.4MB) |
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Financial Benefits of Investing in Specialist Housing Analysis of nine vulnerable client groups estimates the net benefit of HCA investment in specialist housing for vulnerable and older people to be around £940 per person per year, equating to a total net benefit of around £640m per year. The figures contained in the report are based on an assessment of reduced involvement in crime, or reliance on health care and other social services, minus the additional cost of specialist provision over and above general needs housing. Financial Benefits of Investing in Specialist Housing - PDF (368KB) |
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This updated guide provides advice to practitioners involved in regeneration and economic development projects on employment densities associated with different types of property use. The guide is the recognised industry-wide point of reference for projected job creation and is used by local authorities, developers and surveyors, to name a few. The updated guide includes more up to date information about how many jobs you can expect to accommodate in modern properties of different types, from industrial units to commercial offices. |
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Enabling Growth – ATLAS Annual Review 2009/10 The ATLAS team provides a free, independent advisory service to help secure the timely delivery of high-quality sustainable development. For further information visit the ATLAS website. |
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Monitoring guide for carbon emissions, energy and water use Further to the Housing Minister’s announcement in June, the Government has committed to the target for all new housing developments to become zero carbon by 2016. The Carbon Challenge programme will contribute to this goal and is being delivered by the HCA and the housebuilding industry prior to 2016 legislation. This report explains the monitoring framework and demonstrates the toolkit for carrying out monitoring and evaluation of occupant behaviour as opposed to relying solely on predictions from design models and estimations to ensure lessons learnt are available. |
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Total Capital The HCA has been working with local authorities and other public agencies to develop the concept and test the potential benefit of a Total Capital approach to investment in places through five case studies. This report summarises the benefits and barriers identified, and suggests solutions and possible changes that may be necessary to make a Total Capital approach effective. |
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Investment and planning obligations: responding to the downturn This document sets out the approach the HCA will take to help local authorities meet immediate housing need and ensure that when the upturn begins, a recovering market is not hampered by a proliferation of lapsed consents, or delays due to a glut of re-applications. |
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Design for Manufacture Lessons Learnt 2 Design for Manufacture Lessons Learnt 2 shows how affordable, sustainable and high quality housing can best be achieved throughout England.. |
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Meeting the challenge: market analysis This report outlines current conditions in the housing market and development industry. It sets the context within which the Housing Finance Group is considering opportunities for the future funding and supply of housing. |
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Public Land Initiative PLI offers a new deal for developers in house building. Under this £53m scheme, Government provides the public land but takes out the upfront costs and risks involved in site purchase and preparation. |
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HAPPI report The Housing our Ageing Population Panel for Innovation (HAPPI) has gathered good practice from across Europe and put together new and creative proposals to help put us at the forefront of housing for older people. |
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Delivery Partner Panel The HCA is procuring a delivery partner panel which will act as a ‘one-stop-shop’, to enable procurement of development management services, physical development and construction. . |
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First Time Buyers’ Initiative The First Time Buyers’ Initiative (FTBI) aims to make more affordable homes available to first-time buyers priced out of the housing market. |
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HomeBuy Direct Buyers' Guide HomeBuy Direct is a shared-equity home ownership scheme that helps first-time buyers and key workers get their first foot on the housing ladder. |
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Affordable Housing Survey This report details the findings of a comprehensive audit of affordable housing, carried out by CABE on behalf of the then Housing Corporation. |
