Ben Johnson BA(hons) MA(Regeneration)
Analyst
Ben has six years experience in housing research and consultancy. In June 2008 he achieved a distinction for his MA Regeneration and the Environment course (Sheffield Hallam University),with specialism’s in urban policy, statistical analysis and consultation. He has two years experience working in the public sector housing research and four years housing research with arc4 (formerly DCHR) as an Analyst. Ben has supported and managed a number of housing market and affordability assessment studies. He has worked for a number of sub-regional and local public sector clients covering the north and Midlands.
Ben has considerable experience in statistical analysis, GIS analysis, data management and primary fieldwork management. He has strengthened the housing research offer and works on developing new research methods, analysis and modelling techniques.
Currently Ben is in high demand for analysis and support for a number of Housing Market and Affordability Assessments. He has provided a wealth of data outputs for some 20 plus studies which recently include Tees Valley SHMA, Sunderland SHMA, Teesdale HNS, Wear Valley HNDS, Barnsley SHMA, Tameside SHMA and various local authorities across the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside and the North West.
Research into bespoke housing studies includes an Assessment of Executive Housing Market in Sunderland examining the availability of high value stock and high income aspirations of local residents; BME Household Aspirations in Rossendale and the development of spatial outputs in a number of Gypsy and Traveller studies.
Ben has developed equity finance recycling forecasts for The BOX (Equity Loan Schemes), evidencing how future sales of assets can be recycled into the scheme for future activities.
Ben is regularly involved in Stakeholder Consultation and Community Engagement on a number of housing research projects described above. The Seahouses Affordable Housing Film was one creative project where Ben was able to capture the social hardships and affordability problems of local residents in a week long exercise in a seaside community in Northumberland. The experiences shared by residents were developed into a short film which was promoted to a wider sphere of public and private partners, acting as a catalyst for change.