A house needs solid foundations to stand up – and so does a plan to help renters
The Queen’s Speech finally announced a long-awaited renters’ reform bill, but beneath the headlines, it lacks any real…
Housing
Tories reject bid to protect existing leaseholders by majority of 144
Conservative MPs have rejected, by a majority of 144 votes, an amendment put forward by Labour that would…
Our housing market is broken: let’s put first homes first, second homes second
Our housing market is broken. It’s in our rural and coastal communities where the problem is most severe:…
Why the Welsh Labour government should go further on rent controls
The recently announced co-operation agreement between Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru offers much hope. The deal will see the…
Social housing should be central to Labour’s vision for the country
The housing crisis is one of the biggest challenges faced by this country, threatening wellbeing and prosperity. Around…
The moral, social and economic case for a return to social housebuilding is key
For many of us, the Covid-19 crisis has shown just how important it is to have a safe,…
How Labour must hold the government’s feet to the fire on the housing crisis
Speaking at the Labour Campaign for Council Housing fringe meeting at Labour conference, shadow housing minister Mike Amesbury…
“I would not have signed off” NIMBY Labour graphic, says Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell has said that she “would not have signed off” a “NIMBY” Labour Party graphic distributed on…
“The party of homeowners and tenants” – Lucy Powell’s full conference speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered this afternoon by Shadow Housing Secretary Lucy Powell to…
Labour to slash ‘affordable’ rents and give first-time buyer ‘dibs’ on homes
Lucy Powell is expected to use a speech on Sunday at Labour’s annual conference to unveil plans to…
