Over 70% of public support Labour’s rent controls policy
71% of the British public support Labour’s pledge to introduce rent controls in England with just 9% opposed…
Housing
Interview with Labour’s Pam Fitzpatrick: “It feels like a movement”
“I’ve never seen it like this,” Labour’s Harrow East candidate Pam Fitzpatrick tells me. “I’ve been involved in…
Labour declares “moral mission” to end rough sleeping
Labour has declared a “moral mission” to end rough sleeping – and accused the Conservatives of being “directly…
Labour vows to “put bad landlords out of business” with new plans
Labour has vowed to “put bad landlords out of business” with fresh plans for housing that will see…
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 updates plan for urgent action on dangerous cladding
Labour has updated its plan to take urgent action on the “national emergency” of dangerous cladding, setting a…
Labour sends 12 questions on cladding crisis to Housing Secretary
Sarah Jones, Labour’s shadow housing minister, has written to the Housing Secretary following the Bolton tower block fire.…
Let’s consider rent controls for the private rented sector
The private rented sector isn’t working for millions of tenants. The sector has grown and the possibility of…
Affordable housing for all shouldn’t be the ambition – it should be the minimum standard
We know that in London rough sleeping has hit a record high, with an 18% rise on last…
Tory Brexit rebels and Sadiq Khan’s housing demands
By a hefty majority of 41 – thanks to few Labour rebels, 17 Tories defying the whip in…
