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London Housing Estates

London Housing Estates. Anne Power London School of Economics 19 February 2010. London 1980. Approximately: 1 million council homes 2,000 estates 200-1,000 homes each Some much bigger 60%+ flats. Large council landlords. 65% of all homes in inner boroughs

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London Housing Estates

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  1. London Housing Estates Anne Power London School of Economics 19 February 2010

  2. London 1980 Approximately: • 1 million council homes • 2,000 estates • 200-1,000 homes each • Some much bigger • 60%+ flats

  3. Large council landlords • 65% of all homes in inner boroughs • Delinquent management, eg. Hackney TH • No reinvestment funds • Right-to-buy extremely low • Problems of low demand • Early experiments in ‘estate-based’ management • ‘Inner’ distinct from ‘outer’

  4. Harvist Estate

  5. Harvist

  6. Wenlock Barn Estate

  7. Tulse Hill Estate

  8. 2010 • Right-to-buy very successful • Transfers to Housing Associations attract reinvestment • Arms’ Length Management Organisations (ALMOs) take over • ‘Group’ social landlords dominate, i.e. large housing associations • Council stock halved • Pressures of demand intense

  9. Large estates • Very low income populations • Concentrated in most deprived areas • Much higher worklessness than average • Concentrations of lone parent families • Serious visible social problems • Much greater management challenges • Move to high-tech ‘remote’ systems

  10. White City Estate

  11. White City Estate

  12. Edward Woods Estate

  13. Edward Woods Estate

  14. St. Luke’s, Islington

  15. The flag of mixed communities Assumptions: • Social segregation is bad • Concentrated poverty multiplies problems • Mixed incomes generate resources  Standards rise, services improve • People value more attractive places • Goal of reshaping social housing

  16. ‘Regeneration’ • A double-edged sword • 100s of estates targeted • Removes large affordable supply • Displaces large low-income populations • Relies on large private investment • Difficult to raise ‘social’ to level of private • So, mixed communities falter • But affordable housing supply shrinks • Blighting estates

  17. Woodberry Down

  18. Is there another way? • Manage and repair block by block to the value of £200,000 per home • Preserve and upgrade all estates as affordable housing • Burden of proof on landlord to prove otherwise • Tackle worst social problems through social interventions, minimise demolition and displacement • Encourage community links • Offer hand-holding and supports • Extend social supply into private renting • Acquire and renovate unwanted empty property

  19. Broadwater Farm Estate

  20. Broadwater Farm Estate

  21. Clapton Park Estate

  22. Can poor, unpopular estates be made to work? • No alternative – still around 2,000 • Some examples: • White City, Hammersmith • Poplar HARCA, Tower Hamlets • Hornsey Lane, Islington • Harvest Estate, Islington • Clapton Park, Hackney • Broadwater Farm, Haringey • Edward Woods, Hammersmith

  23. Poplar HARCA

  24. How? • In spite of poverty – • All model estates work with three conditions: - intensive estate-based management - ‘custodial’ caretaking - resident involvement • Modest continual investment • Careful on-site problem-solving • Direct communication between landlords and tenants • Extensive social provision and support • On-going repair, cleaning, security

  25. Locally-based communal services for large community built estates are a sine qua non of success • Works for the rich! • Works for the poor! - Street police - Park keepers - Wardens - Door security - Odd jobs man someone to turn to

  26. Park keeper

  27. Concierge

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