Research and Knowledge Exchange
We influence policy from the grassroots up
We carry out research that provides evidence to inform debate, influence policy, and raise public awareness. Our approach supports local people to share their experiences, concerns and priorities and combines this with our practical knowledge of delivering services in the current socio-economic climate.
We convene networks and partnerships with academics, statutory agencies and community organisations to share knowledge and resources, identify research priorities, and create impact by influencing social policy and practice.
Journeys in the shadow private renting sector
“This devastating report lays bare how highly vulnerable tenants are targeted by landlords and letting agents deliberately undertaking multiple breaches of tenancy and housing law in order to maximise their rental profit.”
Martin Wheatley for Inside Housing on our Safer Renting research report – Journeys in the shadow private renting sector
Frontline Services
- Protecting rights and providing access to justice
- Tackling poverty and social inequity
- Crisis mitigation and resilience building
Research
- Capturing lived experience throught academic and action research
- Analysing ‘what works’
- Multisector knowledge and exchange training
Influencing
- Multisector partnerships to model new forms of targeted intervention and engagement
- Implementation and evaluation
- Policy formulation
Our team also provide training to statutory and community organisations in the following areas:
See our latest and past reports below
Illegal Eviction Count Annual Update 2022
Roz Spencer and Julie Rugg
Offences under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 in England: 2022 update of the annual count
Report by Safer Renting – Published November 2023
Illegal Eviction Count Annual Update 2021
Ben Reeve-Lewis, John-Luke Bolton and Julie Rugg
Offences under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 in England and Wales: 2021 update of the annual count.
Report by Safer Renting – Published 2022
Journeys in the Shadow Private Rented Sector
Roz Spencer, Ben Reeve-Lewis, Julie Rugg and Eusebio Barata
A Cambridge House Research Publication
August 2020
The social cleansing of London council estates: everyday experiences of ‘accumulative dispossession’
Loretta Lees & Hannah White
© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Cambridge House News
We are seeking consultants or organisations to deliver two research projects for Safer Renting
The Safer Renting is currently seeking consultants or organisations to work closely with the team to deliver two research projects. Submission deadline 24 April 2024
New Safer Renting Report: Licensing Private Rented Homes – Insights and Experiences from 5 London Boroughs
Safer Renting has a published a new research report: Licensing Private Rented Homes; Insights and Experiences from Five London Boroughs
We are recruiting – Join the Empowerment and Inclusion Team
We are recruiting for a Team Leader and other roles (Camberwell Incredibles – Fridays) to join the Empowerment and Inclusion Team.
Deadline: Sunday 7 and Monday 8 April