Government fails to bring forward evictions legislation ahead of ban lifting
The government has ignored calls from Labour, local councils and charities and failed to bring forward new legislation…
Housing
Labour calls on government to scrap benefits cap to stop “evictions crisis”
Labour’s Seema Malhotra has called on the government to scrap the benefits cap to avoid an “evictions crisis”…
Tsunami of evictions after ban lifts could overwhelm courts, Labour warns
Labour has warned the government today that the lifting of the eviction ban – due on Sunday –…
Labour mayors and council leaders call for urgent extension of evictions ban
Labour metro mayors, the mayor of London and leaders of local councils across the country have called on…
Labour calls for extension of evictions ban as 250,000 face homelessness
Labour has called on the government to extend the evictions ban and warned that nearly a quarter of…
Cancel rent arrears and extend evictions ban by a year, says McDonnell
John McDonnell has told the government to extend the evictions ban by at least another year and called…
The government has missed a golden opportunity to end the housing crisis
The government’s proposed revolution of our planning system will take away the voice of local communities, create hollowed-out…
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…
This proposed planning overhaul is another Tory assault on affordable housing
The government has just launched a white paper with planning proposals for what the Prime Minister has described…
Labour councils are leading the way on housing. The government must follow
Southampton’s Labour council plans to build its way out of the pandemic crisis. In July, the council approved…
