My friend Peter Archer, who has died aged 80, bettered the lives of many people by improving housing conditions and regenerating neighbourhoods from inner city Bristol to New Delhi. He combined a strategic vision with a belief that communities should have a voice in decisions that affect their lives.
One of Peter’s greatest achievements was his establishment in 1986 of Care and Repair England, a project designed to help older and disabled people to continue to live independently by improving their existing housing conditions. He chaired the charity for 20 years and would later (in 2010) rewrite UK government guidance on home adaptations for disabled people.
