Bekah Ryder
@bekahryder.bsky.social
Experimenting at life. Research and social housing. Employed by Altair Ltd and two children.
https://altairltd.co.uk/service/research-and-insight/
https://altairltd.co.uk/service/research-and-insight/
Do you work for a housing association or local authority providing general needs housing? Altair is exploring how tenant mental health interacts with social housing services and what support is needed, through this short survey: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90939915/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Do you work for a housing association or local authority providing general needs housing? Altair is exploring how tenant mental health interacts with social housing services and what support is needed, through this short survey: survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90939915/...
This is a worrying loss of supported housing. That is 939 people who won't be getting the support they need to leave hospital, exit homelessness, or be supported to live independently.
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is a worrying loss of supported housing. That is 939 people who won't be getting the support they need to leave hospital, exit homelessness, or be supported to live independently.
Reposted by Bekah Ryder
Webinar incoming! I'll be talking through results of the CIH Futures research on 9 Dec, sharing what young people think about working in the housing sector and what is needed to attract and retain talent.
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
A Sector in Transformation - CIH Futures Survey Results
Housing is evolving— and those who will lead the sector in the future are here. Do we understand their thoughts, hopes, and experiences?
www.cih.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Webinar incoming! I'll be talking through results of the CIH Futures research on 9 Dec, sharing what young people think about working in the housing sector and what is needed to attract and retain talent.
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
The legacy of leaders is who follows in their footsteps!
www.cih.org/events/a-sec...
"A lot of the supported housing that we used to have, including some very good quality services, have simply ceased to exist.
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Enormous crisis' warning from homelessness service
Andrew Redfern says Framework's aspiration remains to end the need for the service.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
"A lot of the supported housing that we used to have, including some very good quality services, have simply ceased to exist.
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"What's left is struggling along. It can't be delivered safely or effectively. Most supported housing is in a desperate plight."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Interesting findings around type of support for accessing employment: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/social-...
Social landlords better than government in supporting long-term unemployed people, study finds
Housing associations are far more effective than government work programmes at helping long-term unemployed people find jobs in areas of deprivation, new research has found.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Interesting findings around type of support for accessing employment: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/social-...
Enjoying this single cover. When I was younger, I was obsessed that tv and film never showed any clothes marks on people’s skin when doing nude scenes. And the fact they never arranged where to meet, just the time. Or locked their car doors.
October 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Enjoying this single cover. When I was younger, I was obsessed that tv and film never showed any clothes marks on people’s skin when doing nude scenes. And the fact they never arranged where to meet, just the time. Or locked their car doors.
Catching up on this and welling up about how much representation matters to young people’s future aspirations and the importance of funding community youth services to help achieve those dreams www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Desert Island Discs - Michael Sheen, actor - BBC Sounds
Michael Sheen, actor, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Catching up on this and welling up about how much representation matters to young people’s future aspirations and the importance of funding community youth services to help achieve those dreams www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Sometimes feel the legacy of AI will be the death of British English spelling.
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Sometimes feel the legacy of AI will be the death of British English spelling.
“A country that once turned out visionaries, engineers, inventors and artists is raising a generation that can swipe, scroll, and like – but not make, see or imagine.”
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Children starved of art lose their creative spark – and t...
You can’t buy a crayon with the amount spent on arts education in some schools – leaving pupils without the skills for tomorrow’s jobs
observer.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
“A country that once turned out visionaries, engineers, inventors and artists is raising a generation that can swipe, scroll, and like – but not make, see or imagine.”
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Looking at Labour Force survey data for June, I see that every single one of the 4,666 government-supported trainees in UK construction are male. Every. Single. One.
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Looking at Labour Force survey data for June, I see that every single one of the 4,666 government-supported trainees in UK construction are male. Every. Single. One.
Nothing about statistics on population and housing makes me feel the UK is united. It’s exhausting having to look in so many different places for even basic information.
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Nothing about statistics on population and housing makes me feel the UK is united. It’s exhausting having to look in so many different places for even basic information.
Spotted in @theweek.com, this says a lot about the British public
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
September 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Spotted in @theweek.com, this says a lot about the British public
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
21% of British adults believe that tea is grown in the UK, rising to 46% for those aged 25 to 34.
Kantar/The Independent
Altair Ltd is recruiting for both Senior Development Consultant and Development Consultant roles within our Development & Regeneration team - fantastic opportunities to work on projects that shape new homes and communities.
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Altair Ltd is recruiting for both Senior Development Consultant and Development Consultant roles within our Development & Regeneration team - fantastic opportunities to work on projects that shape new homes and communities.
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
Find out more and apply here:
altairltd.co.uk/working-at-a...
Generation New Era is a rubbish name, but great news that this has been commissioned www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an...
UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years
A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.
www.ukri.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Generation New Era is a rubbish name, but great news that this has been commissioned www.ukri.org/news/ukri-an...
Doing Altair's latest stocktake, and find this from the Regulator's latest quarterly survey very striking: capital market investment in social housing is at a six-year low. It's expensive to borrow long-term with gilt yields and interest rates high, which makes short-term bank loans more attractive.
September 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Doing Altair's latest stocktake, and find this from the Regulator's latest quarterly survey very striking: capital market investment in social housing is at a six-year low. It's expensive to borrow long-term with gilt yields and interest rates high, which makes short-term bank loans more attractive.
Has anyone seen any studies on whether extending the state pension age had any impact on young people entering or progressing in the labour market? Suspect @theifs.bsky.social and @resfoundation.bsky.social may have looked at this?
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Has anyone seen any studies on whether extending the state pension age had any impact on young people entering or progressing in the labour market? Suspect @theifs.bsky.social and @resfoundation.bsky.social may have looked at this?
Looking forward to the third London Council Housing Complaints Forum, with very special guest Housing Ombudsman, Richard Blakeway. Great opportunity for local authorities in the capital to network and share practice on complaints. Thanks to Camden for funding and City of London for hosting.
September 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Looking forward to the third London Council Housing Complaints Forum, with very special guest Housing Ombudsman, Richard Blakeway. Great opportunity for local authorities in the capital to network and share practice on complaints. Thanks to Camden for funding and City of London for hosting.
Just two weeks left to apply for the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social 2025 Early Career Researcher's Prize. Deadline is 25th Sept. You could follow in some great footsteps. Get in touch if you have a paper you're considering submitting: www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
September 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Just two weeks left to apply for the @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social 2025 Early Career Researcher's Prize. Deadline is 25th Sept. You could follow in some great footsteps. Get in touch if you have a paper you're considering submitting: www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
Reposted by Bekah Ryder
So, how’s England’s housing pipeline looking?
Short answer? Weak.
Short answer? Weak.
September 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
So, how’s England’s housing pipeline looking?
Short answer? Weak.
Short answer? Weak.
We are looking for a Senior Consultant to join our Transformation & Change team! 🌟
Fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. If you're a strategic thinker with solid project management experience + a flair for driving change, we’d love to hear from you.
altairltd.co.uk/current-role...
Fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. If you're a strategic thinker with solid project management experience + a flair for driving change, we’d love to hear from you.
altairltd.co.uk/current-role...
September 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
We are looking for a Senior Consultant to join our Transformation & Change team! 🌟
Fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. If you're a strategic thinker with solid project management experience + a flair for driving change, we’d love to hear from you.
altairltd.co.uk/current-role...
Fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. If you're a strategic thinker with solid project management experience + a flair for driving change, we’d love to hear from you.
altairltd.co.uk/current-role...
Reposted by Bekah Ryder
This would make a great launching point for some tax reform. ‘The rules are so complicated even the deputy prime minister acting in good faith can’t follow them’.
September 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This would make a great launching point for some tax reform. ‘The rules are so complicated even the deputy prime minister acting in good faith can’t follow them’.
Whatever your political views, Rayner's resignation has big implications for social housing. She fought hard for much-needed investment in new homes, reforms to right to buy, and rent convergence. She listened to what was needed and had the political skill to get it.
September 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Whatever your political views, Rayner's resignation has big implications for social housing. She fought hard for much-needed investment in new homes, reforms to right to buy, and rent convergence. She listened to what was needed and had the political skill to get it.
The @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social Early Career Researcher’s Prize (ECRP) closes on 25th Sept, don’t miss out!
@anyamartin.bsky.social, Former Director of PricedOut, won the 2019 ECRP and says it "was a great step in my research career".
Find out how to apply👉 www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
@anyamartin.bsky.social, Former Director of PricedOut, won the 2019 ECRP and says it "was a great step in my research career".
Find out how to apply👉 www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
September 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The @thinkhouseinfo.bsky.social Early Career Researcher’s Prize (ECRP) closes on 25th Sept, don’t miss out!
@anyamartin.bsky.social, Former Director of PricedOut, won the 2019 ECRP and says it "was a great step in my research career".
Find out how to apply👉 www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
@anyamartin.bsky.social, Former Director of PricedOut, won the 2019 ECRP and says it "was a great step in my research career".
Find out how to apply👉 www.thinkhouse.org.uk/about/early-...
Two things sing out at me from this article:
1. "We created one single technology platform that works across every aspect of the business"
2. "A big advantage of being brand new is that we have very solid customer data in a single system"
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/how-...
1. "We created one single technology platform that works across every aspect of the business"
2. "A big advantage of being brand new is that we have very solid customer data in a single system"
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/how-...
How Sage Homes built a housing management function from scratch
Last year, Sage Homes moved the management of its homes in-house. The results are encouraging, writes Roger Wilshaw, its managing director of housing operations
www.insidehousing.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Two things sing out at me from this article:
1. "We created one single technology platform that works across every aspect of the business"
2. "A big advantage of being brand new is that we have very solid customer data in a single system"
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/how-...
1. "We created one single technology platform that works across every aspect of the business"
2. "A big advantage of being brand new is that we have very solid customer data in a single system"
www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/how-...