As one of the key work-streams at the CNM, our Housing and Communities research programme seeks:
• To address critical issues around Housing and Communities in the Midlands, supporting independent debate on strategy, policy and practice.
• To collaborate with key stakeholders to undertake impactful research, which includes reviewing existing evidence, identifying evidence gaps and addressing these gaps with new rigorous research in the field of Housing and Communities in the Midlands, focusing on common areas of interest, which will benefit our region and its communities.
• To engage with academia, industry, local, regional and national government, highlighting evidence of best practice in the region, working with our partners to both evaluate and positively influence regional and national policy around Housing and Communities.
• To create long-term and sustainable impact as a think-tank by uniquely contributing towards new longitudinal evidence bases and frameworks particularly around core themes including housing quality, health and wellbeing, net zero transitions and tenant engagement, housing need and affordability.