UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

What UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence does

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE), doing business as CaCHE, is a publicly funded housing research consortium established in 2017 and headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, at the University of Glasgow (Room 106, 25 Bute Gardens). It is led by the University of Glasgow in partnership with seven additional higher education and non-academic institutions, with core funding provided by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) under UK Research and Innovation. The organisation operates as a knowledge exchange platform connecting academics, policymakers, housing practitioners, and the public through five regional hubs across the UK, dedicated networks (EDI Network, Early Career Housing Network, Australia-UK Housing Network), and an International Advisory Board that includes senior figures from the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National Housing Federation.

CaCHE's core products are non-commercial research outputs organised around seven thematic areas (Economy, Inequalities, Environment, Place, Data, Comparative Evidence, and Systems). The product surface includes a Publications Library of 206+ reports and briefing papers, the Data Navigator web platform that catalogues and provides access to UK housing data sources, a News & Views blog, the Equality in Housing podcast (produced with Tenants Information Service Scotland), a Video Library of project films and webinars, an Events platform for conferences and workshops, and a set of Network Programs supporting collaboration across disciplines. The underlying technology stack centres on the Data Navigator platform (hosted at cache-web-live.cf.ac.uk) which is positioned as a data integration and interoperability layer rather than a commercial SaaS product.

CaCHE generates no commercial revenue and does not charge for access to its outputs. All offerings, including publications, events, and knowledge exchange activities, are provided free of charge, funded instead through ESRC and AHRC research council grants that flow primarily to the University of Glasgow as the lead institution. Its go-to-market is community-led, relying on co-creation of research priorities with stakeholders, regional hub engagement, and multi-channel dissemination through publications, podcasts, video, social media (LinkedIn, Bluesky, YouTube), and conferences. Customer-style beneficiaries include UK policymakers, housing associations and practitioners, academic researchers across the eight consortium institutions, and the general public, none of whom are paying customers in the traditional sense.

Name

UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

Legal name

UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

Website

https://housingevidence.ac.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is a publicly funded housing research consortium, established in 2017 and led by the University of Glasgow with seven additional partner institutions. It produces research, publications, the Data Navigator platform, podcasts, and events to inform UK housing policymakers, practitioners, academics, and the public.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research Council Funding: Primary funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Established in 2017 as a publicly funded research center.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CaCHE is a publicly funded research consortium that produces, curates, and disseminates housing research evidence for the UK. Its core offerings are a publications library of 200+ reports and briefing papers, a Data Navigator platform for accessing UK housing data, an Equality in Housing podcast series, regional hub events, and collaborative knowledge-exchange networks connecting academics, policymakers, practitioners, and the public. All outputs are provided free of charge and the organisation does not sell products or services commercially.

Product overview

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) operates as a research evidence center rather than a technology product company. Its offerings consist of knowledge-sharing platforms: a Publications Library containing 206+ research reports, a Data Navigator hub providing access to UK housing data, a News & Views blog, the Equality in Housing podcast series, a Video Library with project videos and webinars, and an Events platform. These are complemented by collaborative Network Programs and a Research Themes framework covering Economy, Inequalities, Environment, Place, Data, Comparative Evidence, and Systems thinking. All offerings are oriented toward knowledge exchange between academics, policymakers, practitioners, and the public to advance evidence-based housing policy.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Publications Library A digital library of 206+ housing research publications, reports, briefing papers, and project summaries covering UK social housing, private renting, sustainability, and homelessness. Free to access and targeted at policymakers, housing practitioners, academic researchers, and the general public.
• Data Navigator

Quantifiable outcome

• 206+ publications in research library
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Australia-UK Housing NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative initiative with University of Sydney and other Australian institutions. CaCHE acts as the Network's secretariat, providing organizational support and coordination for cross-country housing research dialogue and policy innovation between Australia and the UK.
• Housing Studies AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership supporting the Early Career Housing Network. Provides professional development events, networking opportunities, and career support for early career researchers in housing studies.
• OurStory ScotlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024LGBTQIA+ community organization that collects, archives, and celebrates oral histories. Collaborates on research highlighting LGBTQIA+ housing experiences.
• Tenants Information Service ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaborative partner for the Equality in Housing podcast series. Jointly produces podcast content addressing housing equality issues in Scotland and the wider UK.
• University of GlasgowcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Lead institution for CaCHE consortium. Hosts the organization's headquarters and provides the primary academic infrastructure for housing research activities.
• Seven Additional Consortium PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEight partner institutions total in the CaCHE consortium, including higher education and non-academic institutions. The specific identities of the seven additional partners beyond University of Glasgow are not specified in available sources.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Housing Studies Association: UK-based learned society for housing researchers with which CaCHE already partners on the Early Career Housing Network. Comparable as a UK housing research community organization, though it functions more as a professional association than a research producer.

Direct peers

• Centre for Housing Policy (University of York): Long-running UK academic housing research centre at the University of York. Closely comparable as a university-hosted housing research hub producing evidence for policymakers and practitioners, with overlapping thematic coverage.
• Resolution Foundation: UK think tank focused on living standards, with a major workstream on housing affordability and supply. Closely comparable to CaCHE in delivering housing-relevant economic research to policymakers and producing influential publications and briefings.
• Shelter: Major UK housing charity with a substantial research and evidence function covering homelessness, affordability, and policy. Comparable as a UK housing evidence organization that publishes reports, runs campaigns, and engages with government.
• Joseph Rowntree Foundation: UK-based poverty and housing research foundation that combines evidence, policy, and practice work. Directly comparable to CaCHE in mission (housing affordability, evidence-based policy) and structure (multi-year funded research with practitioner/policy audience).
• Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH): UK professional body for the housing sector that produces policy positions, research, and standards. Comparable as a UK-wide housing evidence and knowledge-exchange body whose CEO sits on CaCHE's advisory board, indicating close community overlap.
• National Housing Federation: Trade body for housing associations in England that produces sector research and policy analysis. Comparable as a UK housing sector evidence body, and its CEO sits on CaCHE's International Advisory Board.

Broad incumbents

• IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research): Major UK progressive think tank with broad social and economic policy work, including housing. Comparable as a UK policy research and evidence producer, though its remit is wider than CaCHE's housing focus.
• Centre for Cities: UK urban policy research organization producing evidence on housing, transport, and economic development. Comparable in producing evidence-driven urban/housing research for policymakers, but with a cities rather than housing-association focus.
• UK Onward: UK centre-right think tank producing research across policy areas including housing. Comparable as a UK evidence-producing think tank that publishes housing-related reports and briefings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/housingevidence
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1AS-P90owSISBKlpuCtE4A
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/uk-collaborative-centre-for-housing-evidence

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Profiles6 records

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