Labour manifesto housing, rent and property policies – at a glance
Labour has already pledged to select the sites for a series of new towns by the end of…
affordable housing
Labour unveils new housing policy with ‘Freedom to Buy’ scheme offering permanent mortgage guarantees
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner are calling Labour the “party of homeownership” as they pledge to permanently sustain…
“Shameful” for ministers to break pledge to ban no-fault evictions, Nandy says
Lisa Nandy has said it would be “shameful” for the government to break its manifesto pledge to ban…
Ambitious community housing is a cure for crime and a reward for aspiration
High quality, pride-worthy and affordable housing must be a fundamental objective for our government, community leaders and social…
The Conservatives have form, and cannot be trusted on council housing
Call me cynical, but Michael Gove announcing an “explosion” in new council housing less than three weeks before…
Labour councils show there is an answer to Britain’s broken housing system
I was privileged to attend the virtual opening last month of a modern, high-quality block of apartments in…
Why we should worry about the steady creep of permitted development rights
The government last month unveiled changes to ‘permitted development rights’. These rights mean that it’s possible to undertake…
Government must not extend powers of ‘cash-for-favours’ minister, says Labour
Labour has called on the government to halt its plans to extend the housebuilding and planning powers of…
Labour promises “housing revolution” to build 100,000 council homes a year
Labour will promise to “kick-start a housing revolution” as it unveils fresh manifesto commitments that would bring about…
Labour plans to scrap Tory definition of affordable housing
Sign up to LabourList’s morning email for everything Labour, every weekday morning. Today Jeremy Corbyn and shadow housing…
