Our research looks for new ways for London to meet its housing needs, to foster diverse, lively and sustainable places, and to empower communities.
Current work
Report
Making the Most of Local Authority Assets This report explores how London’s boroughs can use their procurement, properties, and pensions to benefit local communities.
Dylan Nolte
Report
Remixing Central London This research examines what is needed to allow a successful and harmonious mix of offices, commercial spaces & homes in Central London, to help it recover from the pandemic.
Philip Ebeling
Report
Making Space: Accommodating London’s industrial future There has been an alarming loss of industrial land across London over the last 20 years. With the situation now critical, this research warns against further loss and calls for urgent action.
Emily Wang
Project
Homelessness and temporary accommodation We’re investigating who is affected by homelessness and how temporary accommodation is delivered and managed in London.
Report
Working Space: Does London have the right approach to industrial land?
This paper sets out the initial conclusions of our Industrial Land Commission.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Project
Place shaping in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea This project has been commissioned to investigate the future of the borough’s high streets in light of the pandemic.