What happens when the Swiss Housing Cooperatives, a Housing Europe member asks a popular crime novelist in the country to come up with another murder case? This leads to the perfect summer read with a touch of cooperative housing on it...

Every month we introduce you to one of the people leading the work of our member organisations. In this edition, we fly to the UK to visit BSHF. The Building and Social Housing Foundation carries out a range of research and knowledge transfer activities, both in the UK and internationally, including the coordination of the prestigious World Habitat Awards. We virtually met the Director of BSHF, David Ireland who introduces the organisation, gives us information about the perception of housing in the country and shares some thoughts about the current challenges at national and regional level. Plus, as usual, he presents his own way to strike a good life-work balance.

Every month we introduce you to one of the people leading the work of our member organisations. In this edition, we fly to the Baltic to visit Talinn, in Estonia. Housing Europe Board member, Andres Jaadla is the CEO of EKÜL and introduces the organisation, gives us information about the perception of housing in the country and shares some thoughts about the current challenges at national and regional level. Plus, as usual, he presents his own way to strike a good life-work balance.