Housing Development and Urban Regeneration
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Housing and where we live plays a central part in the quality of our lives. The neighbourhoods where we live can shape our fortunes and the amenity provided by our homes is decisive in determining our overall welfare. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that housing is a right necessary for health and wellbeing. Article 12 identifies home as a private sanctuary. In regeneration, housing continues to play an important role. Housing has shaped by the recent austerity measures in England and Wales, which has reduced its relative policy significance, but continues to occupy the national psyche with concerns about the unprecedented rises in house prices, the consequent lack of affordable housing, and tackling issues of housing market failure