Creating a place where people want to live is about more than building houses. It's also about creating communities where people feel safe, where they want to raise a family. Jeevan Vasagar, Climate Editor, The Observer speaks to city planners, architects and residents and gains their perspective on how we can create places that help build community life, not just houses. 

The buildings we live and work in account for about a quarter of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions. In this episode, Jeevan Vasagar, Climate Editor, The Observer, explores what it'll take to ensure everyone has a safe and warm home, and to renovate the UK housing stock to ensure it stays heated in winter and cool in summer.  Making Sense of Social Housing, produced by the Observer, together with Lloyds Banking Group.   

The government has set an ambitious target… building 1.5 million new homes over five years, backed with billions of pounds… So – why is it so hard to get Britain building? Jeevan Vasagar, Climate Editor, The Observer, hears from housebuilders, policy-makers, those experiencing homelessness and business leaders about what it'll take to get Britain building.    Making Sense of Social Housing, produced by the Observer, together with Lloyds Banking Group.

The government came to power pledging to fix Britain's housing crisis. It's a big promise. And this is a problem that needs to be fixed, quickly. Jeevan Vasagar, Climate Editor, The Observer has spoken to people building homes, those experiencing homelessness and those trying to work out how to get Britain building again.  Making Sense of Social Housing, produced by the Observer, together with Lloyds Banking Group.  

Is there a long-term solution to the social housing crisis? Charlie Nunn, Group Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group, as well as policy makers and campaigners look at possible solutions and consider what needs to change to make a real difference.

Innovations are being made in the broader rental sector to improve the supply of housing. In episode 2 of Making sense of social housing, hear from the tenants and landlords who want to improve the way we let homes and find out about the city that sees housing as the way to grow its economy.  Making sense of social housing is produced with the support of Lloyds Banking Group, who are the biggest supporters of social housing, supporting around £16 billion of funding to the sector since 2018.

The state of social housing in the UK has reached a crisis point in 2023. But how did we get here? In Liverpool, housing associations and those waiting to be housed are at the frontline of the crisis and have first-hand experience of the decline of social housing in their city and beyond.

A three-part series looking at the UK's social housing crisis, how we got here and what the future holds.