Independent research and reports from BRE

poor housing The cost of poor housing  Since 2010, we have published a series of reports quantifying the cost of poor housing to the NHS. More recently, we have undertaken research quantifying the...

poor housing The cost of ignoring poor housing This research shows that the cost of ignoring poor housing in England will amount to over £135bn over the next 30 years if no investment is made to...

poor housing2 The cost of poor housing by tenure BRE’s report The Cost of Poor Housing by Tenure identifies that, for owner-occupied and privately rented homes in England, excessive cold is the...

Window Guidance to help combat the challenges of overheating in homes Overheating has become commonplace in certain types of UK homes. This guidance offers information on causes of overheating and...

BRE publishes housing & health briefing papers The cost of poor housing to the NHS (2015) BRE publishes their Briefing Paper which updates the BRE models and calculations using 2011 English Housing...