About Us
Refurbish Don't Demolish was formally constituted as a Voluntary Association, on 26th October 2024. Read the consitution RDDConstitution2025.pdf

Social Housing
We define Social Housing as being rent-controlled well below market rates, usually in secure tenure, and either owned and/or managed by local authorities or Registered Social Housing providers. This remains the most affordable form of housing.

Housing Crisis
We recognise the housing crisis is caused by a lack of truly affordable, well-managed, secure housing and, as such, will not be solved by simply building new properties if those properties are not social housing.

Demolition & Rebuild
Demolishing social housing estates is extremely detrimental to individuals, communities and the environment. The process of rebuilding these estates takes longer than refurbishing and retrofitting them, and costs more money. A cost benefit analysis of demolition must take in all t