Robert Read is a postgraduate researcher at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), funded by a Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. He is currently completing his PhD on the experiences of residents in two urban Community Land Trust developments in London. Robert is also a Research Associate in the Suffolk Sustainability Institute, the University of Suffolk, working on a project to examine the county’s private rented sector, with particular focus given to health and well-being. Before returning to university to complete a Masters Degree in Sociology, also at ARU, Robert worked in local government for 30 years in London and Norfolk. His various roles were primarily housing-related, but also encompassed neighbourhood management, community development, and crime and anti-social behaviour. Robert is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Housing. His current research interests include the connection between housing and health, the meaning of home, perceptions and conceptualisations of community, community-led housing, social housing, and stigma.