News The five key policies for renters set out in Labour-commissioned report A Labour-commissioned review of the private rented sector has set out recommendations including the creation of a National… Katie Neame & Tom Belger 14th May, 2024, 5:51 pm
Comment Right to Buy will never be ‘sustainable’ – Labour must scrap the disastrous policy At the Labour Party conference in September, Lisa Nandy told a fringe meeting that Right to Buy (RTB)… Martin Wicks 4th December, 2022, 9:00 am
Comment Without ending Right to Buy, there can be no resolution to the housing crisis The Labour Campaign for Council Housing has produced a statement calling on Labour to commit to ending Right… Martin Wicks 15th November, 2022, 2:00 pm
Comment What is housing policy for? And why we need a radical approach With inflation soaring far ahead of incomes, the UK is gripped by the worst crisis-of-living standards since the… Adam Peggs 21st September, 2022, 6:30 pm
Comment Done right, the renters’ reform bill could transform the lives of millions of tenants The private rented sector is estimated to house more than 20% of the population and is predicted to… Lloyd Russell-Moyle 1st June, 2022, 4:35 pm
Comment 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… Rachel Blake 24th May, 2022, 9:35 am
News Sunak prioritised landlord tax break over fixing housing crisis, says Labour Labour has accused Rishi Sunak of announcing a tax break for second homeowners and landlords with his stamp… Elliot Chappell 4th March, 2021, 12:26 pm
News Debbonaire’s local party urges Labour to adopt more radical housing policy The local party of Shadow Housing Secretary Thangam Debbonaire has passed a motion urging Labour to adopt a… Sienna Rodgers 28th October, 2020, 2:20 pm
Comment Now is the time to build socialist housing policies for a recovering Britain We have struggled to keep housing issues at the top of the political agenda in the era of… Steve Hilditch & Sheila Spencer 30th September, 2020, 11:40 am
Comment Government policy is set to cause a homelessness crisis over winter As the second wave of this pandemic approaches, the government’s commitment to protecting the most vulnerable continues to… Jake Richards 25th September, 2020, 8:00 am