Large-scale house building doesn’t have to mean sacrificing quality
This year, Hackney is marking two anniversaries in the history of social housing. The first is the 100…
Housing
We need homes fit for habitation – but that’s just the start
Our story starts, as all good stories must, with the Housing of the Working Classes Act in 1885…
The Homelessness Reduction Act doesn’t actually reduce homelessness
There has rightly been public outrage and anger at the rise in rough sleeping across London in recent…
Ending no-fault evictions is welcome – but the government must go further to drive down homelessness
Over the last decade, the number of rough sleepers in London has more than doubled. Between 2013 and…
Wes Streeting: This country needs good quality social housing, now
Growing up in a council flat, I thought I was unlucky. Born and bred in Stepney, in London’s…
Melanie Onn: We must crack down on ‘sex for rent’ – and its causes
Sex for rent is illegal and we must crack down on those who blatantly break the law, but…
A rough sleeping map: visualising austerity across England
Following the release of Shelter’s report on homelessness last week, I’ve developed a tool to visualise publicly available…
Corbyn sets out social contract for veterans on Armistice Day
On Armistice Day, marking 100 years since the end of the first world war, Jeremy Corbyn has set…
John Healey: Leasehold misselling is a national scandal. We need an inquiry
What happens when you buy a home but feel like you still don’t own it? This is the…
Tom Copley: The Tories are ready to betray private renters
Yesterday we heard that the Treasury is set to quash the housing minister’s plans to introduce longer tenancies…
