Beyond Numbers - Building Great Places To Live
20 January 2026

Across the country, housing associations are investing in people, neighbourhoods, and partnerships to build stronger, more sustainable communities.
In a Fabian Society-commissioned collection of essays from leading academics and housing specialists, PlaceShapers CEO Catherine Ryder lays out how how housing associations are shaping the built environment.
Thank you to members Ongo, Peabody, Pioneer Group, Poplar HARCA, South Liverpool Homes and Southway whose work inspired the essay.




