Did you know that over 290,000 households faced homelessness in England over the last 12 months? And that around a quarter of people who approach their local authority for assistance are actually in full-time or part-time work? People working for low wages struggle to pay high private rental costs, showing…

“The majority of people coming onto the social housing wait list are falling out of private rented housing.” Thomasin Renshaw, Pocket Living Crisis was delighted to be selected as the charity partner for CRETech London in May 2023— an event that brought together nearly 1,500 real estate professionals to network, experience and learn about how innovation and technology are transforming the built world.

“There will be 60,000 people sleeping in hostels this evening, with another roughly 10,000 in night shelters.” To end homelessness, we need a revolution in housing. We need to maximise the potential of existing buildings and ultimately provide 90,000 additional social homes per year in England alone. …

‘Modular Housing is going to be key for the Real Estate industry’s ‘journey into the digital age’. We were pleased to agree with this and some of the other comments about Housing at the recent London Proptech Show. From 15–16 February at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London PropTech…

Mapping sites for future housing with Urban Intelligence Communities in the UK are in desperate need of affordable housing, in the right place. However, 16% of local authorities achieved less than 75% of their housing target. In the year 2019/20, this resulted in a shortfall of 56,000 homes. …

These insights have been compiled and written by Andrew Bailie, Marketing and Partnerships Lead at the Venture Studio. The Venture Studio was established to accelerate the end of homelessness through strategic investments in start-ups. We have initially concentrated on ventures that apply new technologies to the property and real estate…

Today, we are excited to announce our investments into two housing-focused startups, Agile Homes & Property, and Lanu. Both Agile Homes and Lanu are working within the housing sector to provide effective solutions to housing and homelessness issues. Agile Homes delivers high-quality, low carbon, and affordable homes using rapid, modern…

These insights have been compiled and written by Liz Choonara, Head of Entrepreneurship at Crisis. I am delighted to be sharing with you today the amazing network of Advisors who have agreed to join the Venture Studio from Crisis. These Advisors will be working to challenge and drive us to…

These insights have been compiled and written by Felix Litzkow, Venture Studio Manager at the Venture Studio from Crisis. Why does lived experience matter? Without it, we build solutions that fail to deliver. Without it, we build solutions that undermine people’s dignity. Without it, we unwillingly manage homelessness, rather than end it. The importance of…