Opinion

Social housing requires elevated standards of design

By and Jon Rouse Jon Rouse2007-05-18T00:00:00

Jon Rouse

Excellent design is more critical to social housing than most other building types. Almost 50% of social tenants are not in formal employment, and some 40% of lettings each year go to households with some sort of support need.

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