Tiny homes may be the next fix for the UK’s housing crisis – and university students from across the country are joining forces to bring them to a town and city near you. Homefolk, a youth-led social enterprise, was first set up in 2021 to find a sustainable solution to the housing crisis. Over 30 students from the University of Sheffield, the University of Glasgow and Queen Mary University of London will begin work to create affordable and sustainable ‘tiny home villages’ in urban areas.
The students, from architectural, medical and legal disciplines, will work under the guidance of award-winning Sheffield architect Sam Brown and Dr Anna Moore, a respiratory and clean air campaigner. We’ve given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – here’s how a simple trim can change everything DWP benefit reforms to get people into work are ‘smokescreen for cuts’, disability activist says Tiny homes are a small living approach where people live in homes more compact than traditional brick-and-mortar spaces. The homes are in response to unaffordable city rents , poor quality housing affected by damp and mould, and an eco-friendly alternative to city living.
Each tiny home is estimated to cost around £50,000 to build, equivalent to roughly three or four years of rent for a one-bedroom flat in London. The homes are designed with eco-friendly materials such as structured panels and compacted straw insulation to increase energy efficiency and reduce heating bills. Adam Brown, .
