Cambridge Housing Voice (2026), Issue 01, Housing Is Lived: Systems, Inequalities, and the Future of Homes

Cambridge Housing Voice is an open-access publication of the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR), University of Cambridge, bringing together diverse perspectives on housing through academic research, critical reflection and informed conversation. Its inaugural issue, Housing Is Lived: Systems, Inequalities & the Future of Homes (November 2026), brings together a selection of contributions originally published on the Cambridge Housing Voice platform between March and September 2026. At its heart is a recognition that housing is more than the physical structures we inhabit. It is shaped by interconnected social, economic, political and environmental forces, with far-reaching implications for how people live, experience their homes and participate in society. Organised into four thematic sections, the issue examines the relationships between housing policy, affordability, inequality, sustainability, health and lived experience. Moving between research findings, contemporary debates and conversations with researchers and practitioners, it offers insights into the challenges, tensions and opportunities shaping housing today. Bridging academic scholarship, policy, professional practice, and everyday experiences, this first issue seeks to make housing research more accessible, encourage critical dialogue, and contribute to a broader understanding of the systems that shape our homes, communities, and futures.