Its official. UK homes are too small!?
People concerned about the poor or non existent space standards of UK’s new housing would be interested in CABE’s latest research report
“Space in new homes:what residents think”
The report points out that UK new housing has very poor space standards, including low levels of storage, food preparation areas, sufficient space for furniture or space in which to socialise. Basically CABE point out that “there is mismatch between the space needed by residents for everyday activities, and the space provided by the market”.
Well there is no new news there but at least it is good to see what everyone has known for so long being bourne out by official research. The real question is what should everyone do about this problem? › Continue reading
ESP in the Dragon’s Den
Michael Kohn presented ESP to the Chartered Institute of Housing Dragons in the end of conference Dragon’s Den. The audience thought the idea was fab, the Dragons agreed and Michael won £500 for charity and a bottle of champaign for the team. See the video below:
