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About us
In the UK one in three young adults (25-34) now live with
parents, relatives or in shared housing. With over 50 years combined experience in operating and developing temporary and supported accommodation, we have seen the impact of a housing system that just doesn’t work well for people with low incomes.
Shared housing is becoming the affordable choice for young people and we think that can be a positive one.
There are nearly 200 local authorities in England and more than 1,500 registered housing providers. By working with them and others to deliver shared housing solutions across the country and in a wide variety of local contexts, we can bring the learning discovered to benefit others as we progress.
LivShare Housing and Consultancy supports housing providers and local authorities to develop their own LivShare shared housing schemes. We believe that our approach allows more scale and impact than going it alone.
Rebecca Stockman
Rebecca Stockman has been involved in the provision of housing for many years having worked leading a large temporary accommodation service in South London for 8 years for a London-based youth and housing charity, and in youth work and supported housing services before that. Rebecca has been part of the founding and leadership of Merton Winter Night Shelter since its inception in 2011. In addition to her involvement with LivShare Rebecca is a board trustee of Faith In Action, Merton Homeless Drop-In and KeyChange Care.
Rebecca is currently completing an MSc in Systems Thinking in Practice and brings skills developed there into the creation of systems for development of housing for people on low income and in housing need. Rebecca has a particular passion for enabling individual and communities to lead the creation and development of services that impact them directly.
Andy Redfearn
Andy Redfearn has over 30 years experience working within the supported housing and registered provider sector in the UK. Previously a director for a London-based housing provider he continues to provide support in a non-executive director position. Earlier, Andy worked for a national housing provider overseeing new housing development across London and the South East.
Andy was the creator of Y:Cube Housing – a ground-breaking approach to delivering a genuinely affordable and aspirational housing product using modern methods of construction. He brings expertise developed in MMC to assist housing providers develop their housing offers locally. Alongside this, he brings skills in strategy review, grant applications and rent revenue models to further support providers in the sector.