Budget 2013: A missed opportunity on housing
Given that the UK economy is in its longest downturn for 100 years, we desperately need growth, and…
Housing
Quote of the day: No spare bedrooms for the poor – spare homes for the rich
Ed Balls hits back at plans to allow second home owners to take part in the government’s mortgage scheme…
Osborne’s Construction failure (and the Housing solution)
Today’s budget was nothing short of a humiliation for George Osborne. Growth continues to flat-line, borrowing is rocketing…
Miliband calls for Tax transparency on Scandinavian trip – Media and blog round up: February 19th 2013
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Boris goes on Mansion Tax rant – but he doesn’t know who the Housing Minister is
In Boris Johnson’s latest Telegraph column, the Mayor of London has gone off on something of a rant…
Camden Labour is doing everything it can to help families affected by benefit changes
Camden has been criticised this morning for our approach to families affected by the housing benefit and total…
This Government’s sickest joke…
The Bedroom Tax is this Government’s sickest joke. It is also a perfect example of exactly how they…
Labour would act now to change the private rented sector so that it works for all – landlords and tenants
Today Labour has called a debate in the House of Commons that is about the right of everyone…
We have been building fewer homes than we need for far too many years
The Centre for Cities report on housebuilding is a powerful and important reminder of just how many new…
A huge rise in homelessness is on the way – thanks to ‘dividing lines’ on welfare
The Government’s welfare reforms have been hailed as the “greatest since Beveridge” by Iain Duncan Smith. But a…
