# data[].attributes.body
A home reflects who you are and often how other people instinctively view you as a person. Home to me shapes the way my family and I live. When my partner and I bought the house, structurally it had all the natural characterful qualities I look for in a home but it still had many areas that we were able to change and add personal touches to, to reflect who we were (and we’re still doing this 4 years on!). My home definitely keeps me busy in parts because being an older property is requires lots of maintenance, there is always something to do with it! My home would not be a home without dogs, they make the home a welcoming place for us and I love the wildlife we get.

My home is secluded, secure and off the beaten track and I enjoy the privacy this gives me. It also means the dogs can make as much noise as they like and are safe when out in the garden!

I do sometimes question whether I’d like to live closer to amenities or places to go out as currently this always involves a car journey, however there’s always a compromise with home buying and it meets more of our needs now than not.

I view owning my home as important and gives me independence and if this was taken away I’d feel less secure. Whilst family would support, they don’t live locally so this would completely change my whole life in terms of work.

# data[].attributes.body
For me home is everything
Home is were I feel safe and secure.
Until 2 months ago I was homeless living in a temporary house for over three years.
Now I feel that I am settled with having my first social hosing since arriving in the uk for 18 years now.
Fresh start and security for me and my children .

# data[].attributes.body
My home is rented. I feel safe, warm, proud and secure to a certain extent as it doesn't belong to me.

# data[].attributes.body
Home to me is my safe and happy place. I am a proper ‘home bird’ and love being at home. We have actually spent most of this year redecorating the whole house (although it’s still not finished yet!)

I love my home being a really warm and cosy place so lots of candles, fire on and being snuggled up on the sofa. This gives me a sense of calm and happiness. Buying my house was probably my biggest achievement in my life so far as I was only 19 at the time and it was a brand new build, so I couldn’t ever imagine how it would feel to have that taken away from me.

I live in Rochdale and have done all my life. I used to live in a village called Norden and now I live in Castleton. Norden is what people would say is a ‘nice’ part of Rochdale so to move from there was very different for me. Although I live on a nice estate now, I don’t engage in the area where I live now, and I will still go to Norden to go out or see family and friends etc.

Although I love my house, regardless of where it is, I would like to move back to Norden at some point. The only reason I moved was because the house prices where way out of my budget when I wanted my own house and it was a lot cheaper to get a 3 bed house in Castleton than it was in Norden.

If my house was to be taken away from me, I would be devastated because like many people, my home is something that I have worked really hard for and put a lot of time and money in to it to make it my home. If I was to lose my home, I would be lucky in the sense that I could go back and live with my mum, however this would still mean that I would lose my independence, my personal space, my privacy and all of those memories which are important things to me.

# data[].attributes.body
This is my home! I have only recently moved here in the last 4 months. I have lived in a privately rented apartment for the last 10 years, 5 minutes from Manchester City Centre. I separated from my husband about 12 months ago and due to certain circumstances (COVID being a major factor) we ended up remaining living together for that period of time. The apartment which I once loved, became a constant reminder of my failed marriage and started to not feel like a home at all, I felt trapped. My parents and most of my friends lived an hour away, where I grew up and during lockdown it felt like the furthest place in the world! I then made the decision to find a house nearer to my family and friends, back where I grew up. This house was my escape, it was finally my own space where myself and my son could thrive.
To me a home is having that sense of community, it’s about having the people you care about most around you, it’s about being able to come home from work each day and having somewhere to relax, play and feel safe in. Seeing how much my son has thrived since moving here has confirmed this was the best decision I ever made. If I was to lose my home, I could not imagine how frightened I would be about the uncertainty of where my son would sleep at night, how this lack of familiarity and routine would impact him. A home is where your loved ones are but the impact your physical environment can have on you is massive.

# data[].attributes.body
A home should be a safe and secure place to live independently or with people who are important to you. A home should provide warmth and comfort and a sense of belonging. There are many well known quotes about ‘home’ some of my favourites are: ‘Home is not a place, it is a feeling’, ‘there’s no place like home’ and ‘it is not how big the house is, it is how happy the home is’.

My home provides me with fulfillment, a sense of pride and a sense of belonging. I live with my boyfriend James, my 20 year old son, Cameron; my son’s 18 year old girlfriend, Renae and my 8 year old daughter, Leila (I also have a grandson on the way and he will be the most precious addition in time for Christmas 2020). I also have a cat, Princess Penelope and a Musk Turtle, Sir Franklin. I am house proud and like to make sure everything matches (admittedly in a bit of a keeping up with the Joneses type of way), but mainly for comfort and to share with my little family. I think my friends and family would tell you that my door is always open and the kettle is always on (due to personal taste there are a choice of branded teas and coffee available too, although the milk is limited to semi skimmed I’m afraid!)

If I am feeling posh I live in East Manchester, however if I am being me I am a Beswick girl! The area I live has changed significantly over the years due to regeneration and although it has been positive there have been some downsides to it (not all the areas have had the same financial investment). The estate I live on is quiet, there are four houses on my street and there is a small hint and sense of community amongst the neighbours (we still borrow milk and sugar when we run out), it has easy public transport access to the City and there is a good choice of schools and local facilities (Thanks mainly to Sheikh Mansour J). The one thing that makes me smile about my community is the average house price is £140,000 and the MCFC Players drive through to the training ground – did you know Raheem Sterling earns £350,000 a week, he could pretty much buy my whole street!!!

In the future I would like to live in Canada with my family for a different life experience but also for my own personal career development (I am one of those people who does have a life plan!)

If I lost my home due to gentrification I would feel destroyed, helpless and vulnerable. I would feel really anxious about the people I love and how we would cope not having the security and warmth around us. I would also feel anger that everything we had worked hard for had in some ways been for nothing. I would go to my mum if we lost our home as she is the Matriarch who keeps all of my family together (she really is a true Queen)

# data[].attributes.body
My home is one of my biggest successes, bought 15 years ago and been renovating ever since.  Its a stable home for me and my family Its warm, cosy and always lively.  Currently my home is work, play, live eat - everything !!! My house is my retirement fund no plans to leave.
I would be devastated to lose my home its everything to my family.

# data[].attributes.body
A home should be a safe and secure place to live independently or with people who are important to you. A home should provide warmth and comfort and a sense of belonging. There are many well known quotes about ‘home’ some of my favourites are: ‘Home is not a place, it is a feeling’, ‘there’s no place like home’ and ‘it is not how big the house is, it is how happy the home is’. 

My home provides me with fulfillment, a sense of pride and a sense of belonging. I live with my boyfriend James, my 20 year old son, Cameron; my son’s 18 year old girlfriend, Renae and my 8 year old daughter, Leila (I also have a grandson on the way and he will be the most precious addition in time for Christmas 2020). I also have a cat, Princess Penelope and a Musk Turtle, Sir Franklin. I am house proud and like to make sure everything matches (admittedly in a bit of a keeping up with the Joneses type of way), but mainly for comfort and to share with my little family. I think my friends and family would tell you that my door is always open and the kettle is always on (due to personal taste there are a choice of branded teas and coffee available too, although the milk is limited to semi skimmed I’m afraid!)

If I am feeling posh I live in East Manchester, however if I am being me I am a Beswick girl! The area I live has changed significantly over the years due to regeneration and although it has been positive there have been some downsides to it (not all the areas have had the same financial investment). The estate I live on is quiet, there are four houses on my street and there is a small hint and sense of community amongst the neighbours (we still borrow milk and sugar when we run out), it has easy public transport access to the City and there is a good choice of schools and local facilities (Thanks mainly to Sheikh Mansour ☺). The one thing that makes me smile about my community is the average house price is £140,000 and the MCFC Players drive through to the training ground – did you know Raheem Sterling earns £350,000 a week, he could pretty much buy my whole street!!!

In the future I would like to live in Canada with my family for a different life experience but also for my own personal career development (I am one of those people who does have a life plan!)

If I lost my home due to gentrification I would feel destroyed, helpless and vulnerable. I would feel really anxious about the people I love and how we would cope not having the security and warmth around us. I would also feel anger that everything we had worked hard for had in some ways been for nothing. I would go to my mum if we lost our home as she is the Matriarch who keeps all of my family together (she really is a true Queen)

# data[].attributes.body
My children, my partner, their mess and their noise make a home. Security, warmth, love, privacy to be yourself make a home. Space to think. Space to cry. Space to laugh. The way it is decorated according to our taste and filled with our ‘stuff’ and my beloved garden which I gaze at every day and work in, the garden is the therapeutic part of the house.

My home and garden means so much to me, it is my anchor, my retreat, my safe space.

It gives me confidence, it heals, it gives me joy, it also gives me power to know I have a home to always go back to. I know most of the neighbours, and are good friend’s with next door. Community is important in making a home.

The negatives of Prestwich are that it isn’t so diverse. There is a main road running through it, which is high pollution. The dog owners don’t clear up their mess. Some people may be prejudice. There aren’t enough hills on the doorstep.

If my home was taken away I wouldn’t be the same person, I would lose my confidence, my zing, I would be fearful for my family, my head would be filled with negative thoughts and there wouldn’t be a safe place to retreat. Whatever the situation, I would have to do whatever it took to protect my family and if this meant emigrating to another city or country then that’s what I would have to do.

# data[].attributes.body
This is where I live and have done since I was 5 years old. It isn’t the most aesthetically pleasing exterior and isn’t situated in an affluent area - but it is my home and is my safest place.

My street is very different to how it was when I was growing up. I used to play outside from morning until the lamppost light turned on and that was my signal to turn in. I would be out with so many kids on the estate and we would most likely get up to no good - nothing serious of sorts, just being cheeky if anything. I look at my street now and all I see is cars, no children playing out and being mischievous. It’s funny because I remember having a conversation with a friend who said that children do not play out as such now because of cars; he suggested this may be because of dangerous drivers, but added that cars have taken away Children’s ability to be creative. A car can take you anyway essentially and this has promoted children’s fun to be commercialised.
Nonetheless, home has changed for me as I have gotten older. It is a place i return to and feel safe. I left once to go university a few years back and returned - coming back home felt even more special. Upon reflection, being a kid I was always out the house, now as a adult, it is A place I love to be in.

# data[].attributes.body
A home is a place you have have long term full shelter from the outside and you should feel safe and secure. It consists of  having the facilities to cook , sleep, wash, spend time in.  It should also have access to water, electricity and heating. It is place where you go to most days and spend a lot of your time by yourself or your loved ones. Also a home is where you are able to put your own stance on it by having your own items displayed and being able to decorate and  furnish it to your taste and style.  This is important as it makes me feel secure  knowing  I have somewhere safe to go and stay and a place I can call mine. It has my own  identity in it and people are able to  recognise part of me when they visit.

I have moved around a lot in rented accommodation for a variety of different reasons and mainly it is just because I was going of travelling and got used to moving around a lot and not being able to fully settle anywhere.  I have lived in my property now for 3 years which is the  longest I have stayed anywhere and I am still really liking it so far.  I live in an area called Chorlton in South Manchester. Chorlton is a lovely leafy area which hosts a lot of middle class families.

The positives of living in Chorlton for me is it's very green and leafy, it has great walking, cycling and running areas with being right by the ees and waterparks. It has good cafes, shops and bars, I feel safe, it has good schools and I like how it is very open to  everyone and it appears a lot of people a very liberal. The main negatives for me is the house prices are astronomical and have raised massively over the last 10 years which has made it very unaffordable to live and some of my friends have had to move out of the area when they have wanted to buy. The other negative is the burglary rate is high with it being more of a well to  do area, so  most people have surveillance around their property . To insure your  house and car is also usually quite high due to this.

# data[].attributes.headline
A home for me can be any environment or location where some feels they belong, this doesn’t necessarily have to be a house. ‘Home’ for me is where my heart is, it is a safe space where I leave and return to, that is my escape where I can relax. It is that sense of belonging, being with people you share love and laughter with alongside being within an environment in which you feel you can be yourself. The place you call home is part of your identity alongside the community around you. Although I love where I live I miss not living in close proximity to my parents, however I feel that our home is an extension to theirs and it is a place we all come together as a family where memories continue to be made. 

# data[].attributes.subject
A home for me can be any environment or location where some feels they belong, this doesn’t necessarily have to be a house. ‘Home’ for me is where my heart is, it is a safe space where I leave and return to, that is my escape where I can relax. It is that sense of belonging, being with people you share love and laughter with alongside being within an environment in which you feel you can be yourself. The place you call home is part of your identity alongside the community around you. Although I love where I live I miss not living in close proximity to my parents, however I feel that our home is an extension to theirs and it is a place we all come together as a family where memories continue to be made. 

# data[].attributes.body
This is where I live. Now from the outside it doesn’t look like the type of place that people would want to live and I agree it isn’t very pretty. It’s set back from any roads and is right near a pie factory and various other warehouses.

But if you look at the opposite side of the building, we’re right on the canal. Which is fab in summer!

A home to me is where I go and feel that I can relax and in a sense, do what I want! It makes it a home because it’s where I live with my partner. I like where I live because it’s the first place I’ve ever lived away from any of my parents. It’s my first piece of standing on my own two feet. I like that it’s a place me and my partner call our own.

Since COVID though it has made me realise how much I would love to have a garden. When we were first initially locked down because we had no outside space I found it hard, but then started to take up running instead (as this was the only way we were allowed outside for an hour a day!) and I would like to live closer to our families and to our friends in the neigbourhood we moved out of to come here, but we chose to live here as it was cheaper and meant we were close to the centre for work purposes and could cut down on our expenses (we sold one car so now we have one between us as my partner works in Manchester so uses the train which is a 5 minute walk from our flat).

If this was taken away from me, I wouldn’t lose much in terms of material aspects. We’ve only lived here for 18 months and it came furnished so most of this doesn’t belong to me anyway. But it would take away that independence I have gotten used too and I feel this is what would upset me the most. Of course I’d lose warmth and shelter too but I can find these elsewhere, we have a lot of family and friends that would take us in and support with this and we’re lucky that we both work full time so I feel we would manage to find somewhere else quite quickly but at first I’d feel like I was taking a step backwards in life and I was needing support again when I feel I should be ‘self-sufficient’ at my age.

# data[].attributes.body
Home for me is a feeling. A house in a place. Home makes me feel safe, loved, calm and happy. What makes it feel like home is that it’s my world. I get to make the decisions about what happens. I get to bring into my home only what I want in my world. Home gives me safety, security, peace of mind and happiness. I wouldn’t change anything about where I live. I live in a 3 bed semi which was once filled with lots of noise of family life. Now it’s quiet which I’ve adapted to. I wouldn’t change my home where I live but I am changing the look of home since I can now afford to! I’ve been homeless and I cherish the security I now have.  There are many positives about home; I like the area, there’s a sense of community, good local services.  I have fabulous neighbours and we spend time together. If one’s having a BBQ, we’re all having one! Having lost a home before, I know only too well that it’s not just a roof over your head that’s lost. We lost everything that defined our day to day life, school, friends, neighbours, the connections made through local shops and groups.

# data[].attributes.body
I would describe my home as somewhere I feel safe and happy, surrounded by my family and my pets. My home gives me a sense of belonging and somewhere to be proud of, I have lovely neighbours and we all look out for each other. I have always wanted to emigrate to Australia, but will probably just enjoy a long holiday there someday.

If I was to lose my home I would lose my security and miss the community.

# data[].attributes.body
This is my security, somewhere I can be myself. Warmth, This is my family home and this very picture was taken a year ago in the cold winter. I am lucky enough to be raised in this home, my whole life and now that I have children of my own they are able to experience this with me in my family home. This holds a lot of sentimental value for me, my family and my children.

# data[].attributes.body
A home for me , is a roof over my head.A home means security and place for me to bring my children up. My home gives me a sense of happiness and joy I live in Westhoughton but would love to live in Australia simply for the sun and for my children to have better opportunities in life.

I love where I live it’s quiet friendly and no body knows me the only down fall to where I live is I’m not near my family.

If for any reason this was all taken away from me I would be devastated. I would lose the house I’ve worked so hard for it’s taken me 15 years to get on the property ladder and to have that  taken away would be heartbreaking not only for me but for my children so there lives would be turned up side as well, we would end up moving back to my Mum and Dad and having to share a room.

# data[].attributes.body
This is my kitchen floor!  This is my home, for me this picture depicts what I see as a home.  Security, love and warmth.  My son, Jack, and dog, Winnie are clearly both happy and feel safe.  Whilst there is a random shoe in the middle of the floor, which normally drives me mad, I can’t help but smile.  As my house would not be a home without things like this.  A home is not about size and objects, but security and love.  They both look like they have no worries in the world.  I am lucky enough to live in an area where I feel safe and happy to allow my children to go out and play, but the down side is there is a large of car crime in the area, as there a many high value cars nearby.

# data[].attributes.body
Since the age of 17 I have rented houses and moved pretty much every year or two since then.  Only on 23rd March this year did I get a place of my own.  Not bought but through a housing association. What makes this home for me is that I am actually allowed to drill holes in the walls and put up my own pictures.

# data[].attributes.body
I’ve lived in my home for 20 years.  It’s near central Manchester, where I have always lived. I like my front door.  It’s inviting, I think.  I love the community, it’s diverse and rich and full of interesting characters. My husband renovated the house over 4 years of me working 7 days a week while he looked after the children and worked at nights, so there are a lot of emotional connections (he passed away 10 years ago).  It’s also one of the area’s that I work in.

I grew up in a flat in Hulme and attention to detail was not high on the Agenda. It was not a place that was loved but to exist in.

There’s nowhere I’d rather live as this is where our roots are although that may change due to the current racial climate in the UK today.  We seem to be going backwards in terms of equality and justice.

The physicality of my home is my security and I think a sense of self and who I am would be lost if I were to lose it. Losing my home and community would make me feel lost and quite fearful.  It would be a loss of control.

# data[].attributes.body
My home to me is one of my biggest successes bought 15 years. Its stability for me and my family. Its warm cosy and always lively !!!

# data[].attributes.body
Home is where family is. Children are happy and well looked after. Home is a place of safety and comfort.

Home is.. A roof over your head, warmth inside and out.

Hot drink in our hands and dressing gown on.

Settled and quiet, secure in the knowledge of this is what I've made it.

Home takes a lot of work, to find that balance, home is always a working project and is never fully finished.
If I was to lose my home, I would rely on other families to take me in until I was back on my feet. I have the support around me with this.
The drawbacks are slow systemic processes when things go wrong.

# data[].attributes.body
My

# data[].attributes.headline
Home is a safe place, where I am free to express myself and say how I really feel about people and things that occupy my time and space. It is where I can be myself and still feel accepted. I can be vulnerable, or happy, or grumpy without worrying about social expectations and having to behave in certain ways.Home is also the place where I know my daughter is safe and can maintain that connection with her now that she is growing up.Home is where my cats live; pets are part of the family and complete a home.I love my garden and get pleasure from looking out of the kitchen window and seeing the plants grow.Home is also a sense of community – I am lucky to live alongside really supportive neighbours.Home is where I keep all my books – some of them have been with me for 30 years and have been through good times and bad times. It is important to me to be surrounded by possessions that have emotional connections and memories.I have experienced times of vulnerability around housing.  It is very disorienting not to have a base to return to each night. No matter how well-meaning your friends and family are, if you aren’t sleeping in your own bed, you only ever feel like a lodger, and always yearn for your own front door. I know I could always go home to my parents or to my sister’s. I have many friends who would help me out so I’m lucky in that respect. I can’t imagine have no home, no friends, no support. It must be terrifying.

# data[].attributes.subject
Home is a safe place, where I am free to express myself and say how I really feel about people and things that occupy my time and space. It is where I can be myself and still feel accepted. I can be vulnerable, or happy, or grumpy without worrying about social expectations and having to behave in certain ways.Home is also the place where I know my daughter is safe and can maintain that connection with her now that she is growing up.Home is where my cats live; pets are part of the family and complete a home.I love my garden and get pleasure from looking out of the kitchen window and seeing the plants grow.Home is also a sense of community – I am lucky to live alongside really supportive neighbours.Home is where I keep all my books – some of them have been with me for 30 years and have been through good times and bad times. It is important to me to be surrounded by possessions that have emotional connections and memories.I have experienced times of vulnerability around housing.  It is very disorienting not to have a base to return to each night. No matter how well-meaning your friends and family are, if you aren’t sleeping in your own bed, you only ever feel like a lodger, and always yearn for your own front door. I know I could always go home to my parents or to my sister’s. I have many friends who would help me out so I’m lucky in that respect. I can’t imagine have no home, no friends, no support. It must be terrifying.

# data[].attributes.body
Here is my garden looking a bit windswept and autumnal. It was beautiful during the summer. You can see 'Echo' our cat just milling around as well

# data[].attributes.body
Home is where I am most comfortable it’s is where I feel safe and secure, my home is my happy place its love, security, protection,  family, memories,friends.
I live in Wythenshawe Manchester , I like where I live as it’s near my family and friends, hopefully one day I would like to move to Cyprus. If I was to lose my home I lose my protection and security of being safe and loved

.

# data[].attributes.body
A home to me is my family. A house to me is where i can feel safe,   Keep my children safe, warm and have the material items that also bring happiness in a familiar enviroment to make memories.

Prior to living in my house now I only ever lived in one house as a child. I felt secure, safe, familiar, great connections with the community and now my children spend time with my parents in the same house and same opportunity’s to explore outside in a safe and caring community.

Before i bought my house it used to be my Grandmas house so it holds so many memories of my life before children, as a child myself, but more recently also memories of my children.

To lose my house would devastating, I’m quite a nostalgic person and this house and its community is one Ive known since a child as I have never really moved into an area that i am unfamiliar with. My husband often talks about moving as our family has grown over the years, I agree we need to consider it but I’m never actually able to envisaged it going ahead. He has lived in 12 houses before the age of 15 so moving as he says isn’t a big thing its just a house.

I would take some comfort in having my family with me however the security of being in a house I could call home would take time however would it ever be the same as what I have now?

The reason for the picture is i used to peer through this same window as a child when coming to visit my nan to check she wasn’t asleep on the sofa, or resting her eyes as she’d say.

# data[].attributes.body
I live in fallowfield until 2 months ago I have lived in a temporary housing (Private owned ) due to homelessness for about 3 years 10 month.
So for me where I live is home compared to the last one I feel more secured and safe and my children feels secure in it too. The constant worry of moving in case the landlord Needs his home I is the first time I have had social housing since being in uk for about 18 years, positive that I can make it home for m and my children.

# data[].attributes.body
Home is the foundation of everything in my life. Its my safe haven, my security blanket. The people who live HOME. I've lived in the same house for 25years. Positives about where I live are that people are resilient and the community spirit. There's been some investment from LA , new youth club and community hub.
Negatives are that the crime rate and unemployment are high.

# data[].attributes.body
Home is where I belong and where I am happiest by making memories with my family. Home gives me comfort and warmth and a fine mixture of kids laughing and the occasional fight!

Home for me is a small town called Newton le Willows and for as much as I always thought I would leave, I never have and probably won’t as it a nice town and with all the networks available I’m only a short commute from Manchester.

Positives about home are it’s comfortable, quiet, secure, warm, nice view and when the kids aren’t let loose, it’s tidy!

Negatives: it could be bigger however I’m grateful for what I have!

If this was taken away I have no idea what life would be like and where I would be and not something I have considered and hop I never need to do so.

# data[].attributes.body
For me my home is everything, when I moved in it was a new chapter in my family’s life. My home is a safe haven for me and for my family and a place for new memories. It took me 5 years of hard work to renovate my house every brick, wood, tiles and colours were chosen by my wife and I (mainly my wife)

I live in Bolton in the Halliwell area for the last 20 years, I live in a terraced house with street parking but it is round the corner my parents house and opposite my brothers house. There are many positive to where I live family is close by, schools are walking distance, a mosque 200 yards away to enable to pray and most of all brilliant neighbours. The only negative about where I live is that there is no of street parking.

For me to lose my home I would be devastated, the loss of security and loss of all the memories created with my family. If I lost my home I would move in with family but if that not possible then would have to look at social housing support or homeless shelter.

# data[].attributes.body
I live in a private rented tenancy with my boyfriend, we're coming up to our second year in our house. To me a home isn't the bricks and mortar around you, it's everything inside; the people you live with, your pets, the pictures on your walls, the couch that you saved for an age to buy, and the memories that you make. Would you still call your house a home if you had none of these? A roof over your head provides comfort and security, but there is a lot more than just that to a home.

# data[].attributes.body
My Home

My family (me, husband, three kids and a dog) moved into this house just over a year ago. Before that we lived about a mile down the road in a much smaller house, which was overcrowded. I feel very lucky to have more space and a safe environment for my children to grow up in. We live in a small town in the High Peak and have been here for 15 years now. It’s the longest I have ever lived anywhere and as a child we were frequently moving house, and subsequently changing schools. For me it is very important to be able to provide my kids with a stable home and have the security of growing up in the same place, and the familiarity of friends and feeling part of the local community - something I longed for as a child.  When I was a child in the 1990s,  we lost our home as it was repossessed during the recession and we were made homeless. This was a frightening and chaotic time and the experience of having to continually move into temporary accommodation has stayed with me and makes me worry about the same thing happening again, and the affect this would have on my children. For me, a home is not so much about the possessions that fill it, but more about having my own front door to close out the craziness of the outside world, and being able to create a safe, stable and nurturing environment inside. Home is about my own family and being able to protect them and make happy memories.

# data[].attributes.body
My home was a new start for me, my children and my husband after living as a single mum for a long time. It is where i feel loved, secure and cared for, it's where i can be myself. I live in a village called Culcheth and have lived here since my children were born, . It's a good community and we have lots of friends here. Losing my home would shake my security and sense of belonging, also my children's history.

# data[].attributes.body
A house for me is a the heart of my family, its where come home to every night and feel safe and secure. It’s where we are a family, and loved, have laughs, I live with my partner and son. We feel warmth. I live in Leigh, positives is very quiet Cul-de-sac, low emissions, very rural. A short walk to forests and parks. Negatives are not may links to outside, no trains,trams services. If I lost it all I really don’t know what I would do, I have no family in Manchester. Would feel like a failure, low self esteem, no where to turn, embarrassed to ask friends for help. Would feel completely Empty

# data[].attributes.body
It’s somewhere that is safe, where I can just be me. My home is packed with memories and good feelings.
The positive is the community I live in, the community spirit is still alive. But sadly there is a lot of stigma about Wythenshawe. It’s still known as the largest council estate in Europe, which actually isn’t true anymore as about 58% of the houses were bought during the right to buy era.  I worry about how the stigma will affect my children’s prospects growing  up.

To lose my home Would mean that I would feel a failure as a parent, unable to provide. I would feel lost if we didn’t have a safe space to call “ours”.

# data[].attributes.body
When I think about a home to me, I think of a safe, secure happy place, where it is warm, cosy and a place of stability.  I choose this picture of kids having a laugh because to me a home and family are important.  I currently live in a middle class area through marriage not out of choice and have remained here for 15 yrs a single parent fighting to keep a safe and secure home for my children to have stability, but it has not been easy to make ends meet and often going without myself so they can have what they need.  The area is very snobbish and some of the neighbours don’t speak and look down their noses, because i am a single mother.  I have just had an offer accepted on new home closer to my family where I am hoping I will be able to transfer the same stability I have always given my family and make more memories. If I was to loose my home I would be devastated and feel that I have failed my children by not being able to provide for them, a house is bricks and mortar but feeling safe and secure and having stability and being happy is what makes a home

# data[].attributes.body
My home means family, memories and safety. It provides myself and my family security, warmth and safety. I currently live in Edgeley, although I love the community and have many friends in the area, I would love to move to the countryside. I would love to wake up to the scenery of a countryside as it relaxes me and offers an escape from the stresses I face. Although, I have a strong community, Edgeley is currently experiencing anti social behaviour from some teenagers which makes me feel vulnerable. However, it does beg the question if this would be happening if we still have youth centres for our teenagers.

# data[].attributes.body
Home is my safe place.

It’s the first home I have owned on my own so for me it is also an achievement that I (and my partner) have been able to buy our own home. I like to know at the end of a long day I can come home!

My home is memories!

I have lived in Warrington all my life, the area we live in now is different to the area that I grew up in, people say it is ‘rough’ where I live now (we do have a drug dealer that lives behind us) but its home and to me I don’t think it’s a bad area yes we have a council estate behind us but you can guarantee that when you walk to the shop everyone says hi or lets on and our neighbours are lovely.

I feel fortunate for my home and feel grateful for the safety.

Its not our forever home but its our first home and always will be.

# data[].attributes.body
My home is somewhere I feel completely safe. Somewhere I have spent time and effort making cosy- so I feel as comfortable as possible. It is somewhere I look forward to coming back to. My home is close to family members- and that is also really important to me. I live in quite a small village- with local shops, pubs, a park within walking distance- I really like this aspect of where I live. There is a sense of community!

I am currently renting- and I know it is probably going to be a while before I could afford to buy in the place I currently live!

If I didn’t have somewhere to relax, somewhere I feel safe- then this would also affect every other aspect of my life. It would be absolutely devastating.

# data[].attributes.body
Home to me is somewhere I can feel safe, shut the front door, kick off ur shoes, switch off to everything. I don’t have to speak to anyone can enjoy my time away form the outside world. I live close to an area I grew up and have family close but not too close

If I didn’t have this I don’t think I would feel safe and secure, have my space to relax and switch off, the impact would be immense, always being on high alert.

# data[].attributes.body
My home is where I feel safe and it’s where I can relax and be me , it’s where my family all come to have a good catch up .
It’s where I make memories and feel happy and calm ( until it came my office too ).
What’s a makes a home , to me is having all your belongings and memories . .home gives me security , a belonging and an escape .
I like where I live as I chose to live here , just not keen on the road when it’s nighttime as it’s so dark .I a have all my family close and shops, pub close by too .
If it was taken away from me I be gutted and feel I had no security or place to call my own . No where for my family to visit .

# data[].attributes.body
To me a house is just a building! and it really is the people that are in it that make it a home. When I was younger my mum often moved house for one reason or another and we moved 7 times in total before I was 18. Because of this I have never been attached to a house and it hasn’t always been important to have a nice home (hence the state of my garden). I love where I live I have lived on council estates all my life and I did move out of council estates and spent a lot of years trying to move back. I missed the community and knowing everyone I live alone with my two children and I feel safe where I am now even though many may see my area as rough. I don’t think I would want to live anywhere else at this moment in time I am well supported in my area and my brother lives two streets away and that is a massive part of my daily life. The only downside of living where I do is the preconception of the youths around here. Like in many area they are seen as being a nuisance and I think they get a bad time of it of adults and police my son has been stop and search 3 time just walking from one place to another and he is only 16. Aside from that we are a community that look out for each other and your neighbour brings your bin in because they know you are out working all day and that to me is more valuable than having a nicer fancier house.   And if nothing else its mine!!

# data[].attributes.body
Home is my safe space, it is where I can lock the door and shut out the world.. It is warm & cosy and curled up on the sofa with a blanket is my favourite place to be. After moving in it took along time for it to feel like home. Having all my things around me makes it more homely especially pictures being up of friends and family.

My home gives me somewhere to escape when life is tough, especially work!!!! It is a place I can invite (or not invite) people round depending how I am feeling and feel proud of (pre COVID)

I live in Hazel Grove in Stockport and I’m happy here as I am in walking distant to the majority of my friends and family, however it is a bit too close to work!!!

If I lost my home I would loose my independence, plus Master Splinter 🐢 would have to be cared for by someone else so I would loose him. I would loose my safety net, my comforts and all my physical belongings. If I lost my home because I couldn’t afford it I would also probably feel very embarrassed also.

# data[].attributes.body
My home means for me security, I have struggled with my mental health over the last couple of years and although I am much better, I still see my home as my protection, I once saw the outside world as a threat, as something that would fill me with anxiety at the mere thought of entering it and my home was a bubble where I was safe to relax. Growing up, I always thought a home was the house, as whenever I left it for a significant period of time I would feel that knot in my stomach that we call homesick. Now, as an adult, I realise a home is not a building, it is the people in it for me, I could create a home anywhere in the world as long as I had my family with me. However, there is something about my current home that doesn’t make it feel like I am completely at home here, maybe it is me or maybe it’s the house…we live on a very tiny connecting street to two busy main roads and I always pictured our forever home being somewhere with a quiet cul-de-sac, where our children could play out and ride their bikes safely and a house that was “OURS”. I would love to own our own home, somewhere we could lay some roots and call forever, maybe that is why our current house doesn’t quite feel like home. I always feel so grateful at this time of year to have a warm, dry home to live in – the basics really – and it always makes me think of those who don’t have a warm cosy bed to crawl into at the end of the day, it doesn’t bare thinking about.

# data[].attributes.body
My home is my safe haven. It provides a sacred space to relax and to shut the door away from the outside world. Its warm, cosy and to think of losing this would have a huge effect on me and my family. It is situated in an area that I grew up in, close to family and friends. It is at the heart of a close knit community, where everyone cares and supports each other.

# data[].attributes.body
My home is a place where I have settled, a place where I go every night that I can call home as it is mine, a place to relax, share with family and friends. It is a safe place , safe environment, my sanctuary, my independence, I have control of my home. I own it, decorated it, made it my home. My home gives me happiness security and safety, I live in a small terrace in south Manchester, i am happy here but if I move eventually it would be to move a smarter area. The positives are it is mine it is affordable, it is in a nice position, not much needs doing to my house. The negative is my neighbour and their dog. If I lost my house I would lose my independence, safety and security.

# data[].attributes.body
This is my home. We currently private rent our home which we have discovered is not a secure place to be. In the last 4 years we have moved 6 times due to the landlords deciding to sell. This has been not only upsetting but extremely difficult. Luckily we have been in a position to be able to find a new home but I can easily see how for some this wouldn't be the case. I hope for the security of my son we are one day in a position to buy our own home but this is difficult when paying high cost rents every month. For now I do love our house and luckily for us have this time been offered a long term tenancy so for now can breathe a sigh of relief.

# data[].attributes.headline
 As a family we having made our lovely home very comfortable over the years , we have lots of memories of our children growing up, of us picking up their toys, watching them play in a large garden.My picture shows my hobby I paint . This is one of mine.lol.The settee is a very old but is a very comfortable place for me to relax, the board shows photos of before, between and after of  development on my home that I have been  fortunate enough to afford on the long path in making it our safe , living ,loving , affordable space.The only thing I would change about my home is the busy road outside the front doorI would never want to move because this our family home.If I was to lose it I would be devastated. My previous job was working in homeless people in Manchester and I know  just how lucky I am to have my home , my family and a job and how easy it could be to lose it.

# data[].attributes.subject
 As a family we having made our lovely home very comfortable over the years , we have lots of memories of our children growing up, of us picking up their toys, watching them play in a large garden.My picture shows my hobby I paint . This is one of mine.lol.The settee is a very old but is a very comfortable place for me to relax, the board shows photos of before, between and after of  development on my home that I have been  fortunate enough to afford on the long path in making it our safe , living ,loving , affordable space.The only thing I would change about my home is the busy road outside the front doorI would never want to move because this our family home.If I was to lose it I would be devastated. My previous job was working in homeless people in Manchester and I know  just how lucky I am to have my home , my family and a job and how easy it could be to lose it.

# data[].attributes.body
I like my house and not just for the reasons you may think....
I love that we live in a nice safe area where my son can grow up, play safely and we have a lovely community spirit.
I love that I have the space for my family and friends to come and stay (pre and post COVID haha)
I love the laughter we share in our home and the real sense of togetherness!
But... most of all I love my driveway.... ridiculous some may say! Well before we bought this house I lived on a busy main road with limited parking and the parking wars with neighbours consumed my life for 5 years.... I would have to rush home for a space and then I wouldn't go back out for the evening, heaven forbid you would park outside someone else's house.... there was verbal abuse, people throwing items over your garden fence, damage to our vehicles etc etc...
Aaaaahhhhh a driveway large enough for 6 vehicles.... Blissful!

# data[].attributes.body
This picture was a gift from a friend when we recently purchased our new home in Urmston.
I have lived in Urmston my whole life. My parents live in Urmston, as do my husband's parents, and their parents before them. All of our friends and social networks are also in Urmston.
To me, my house is my safe place. The place we make memories together as a family and the place that we can call our own. This is our 3rd house in the area, and having only recently moved, I wondered whether I would miss my previous house. We have not looked back. This illustrates to me that although each house has felt like home, it is more about us being together as a family; making each new home our own. It also raises the importance of area. Would I feel this settled if I had to move to a different area? I would have to say no, as Urmston has become part of my identity. The majority of my life experiences have been in this town, and I have had opportunity to move, though have chosen to remain.
I feel fortunate that I have been able to afford to remain in Urmston, as it is deemed to be an affluent area with fantastic schools and services, though worry whether my children will be as fortunate and able to afford to remain here, should they want to, due to ever increasing house prices and limited opportunity for first time buyers.

# data[].attributes.body
My home started with my nan, followed by mum and now myself...hopefully will continue along with my children.
I chose shoes as my picture as it was the unwritten rule, you kicked your shows off when you walked in...no matter who you were, grabbed your snack and dived on the couch in front if the TV.  Little bit different these days, the children run upstairs with the snack, to watch the computers/ipads, but hey they still kick their shoes off
I have made so many memories in this home with past and present family, to have this taken away would be heartbreaking and the end of an era...Here's to the continuing of kicking of the shoes
(* please note these shoes were deliberately placed to look tidy...they tend to be upside down and different ends of the hallway)

# data[].attributes.body
This is the home my partner and I bought together a year ago. For us this is where we want to raise a family in a safe, secure environment. There’s a back garden for parties and where the kids can play. I live in Manchester where my family has lived for many generations and I want to live nowhere else. To lose this home would mean losing our dream, its a place I feel content, loved and at peace. I feel there would also be a lack of status as I’ve climbed probably as high as I’m going to or ever expected to.