Peter Apps outlines the scale of the building safety crisis still facing medium and high rise buildings and what the Government needs to do to address this.

Sarina Kiayani, Policy and External Affairs Manager at ARCO, sets out how the Government can improve housing provision for older people with a new bespoke tenure for them.

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In order to truly diversify the housing sector, Tom Chance argues, the Government needs to remove barriers in the planning system, and to incentivise funding of and partnership with community-led organisations.

Matthew Scott, senior policy and practice officer at the Chartered Institute of Housing, sets out the imperative climate and economic case to ensure that our homes are ready for a changed climate.

The housing association model needs shaking up to address the challenges of retrofitting the oldest and draftiest homes in Europe, while delivering a generational boost in social housing, Sovereign Network Group Chief Executive Mark Washer writes

Kane Emerson, Head of Housing Research at YIMBY Alliance, lays out just how the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will supercharge the delivery of housing.

City building specialist Simon Barrow looks at how the concept of the 15-minute city and 20-minute neighbourhood can improve wellbeing and social connectivity

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has to be viewed as part of a larger package of measures, from NPPF reform to increased grant funding, behind the Government's housing theory of change.

The 10-year plan for housing needs to ensure that local authorities can enforce the Renters’ Rights Bill and deliver a step-change in cultures and practices in the PRS, Giles Peaker writes

Looking back on seven years at Shelter, Polly Neate reflects on how much has changed from the supposed “death of social housing” in the 2010s to the need to position it the heart of the Government’s agenda.

Readjusting appraisals to prioritise lifecycle costs over upfront demand, Mark Powell writes, will help to foster a culture of innovation and risk-taking in housing.

Special Development Orders in the Town and Country Planning Act not only show zoning of the past but also look to the potential of the future.

Rachael Williamson looks to lessons from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland's devolved approaches to housing for the UK Government's 10-year plan.

Dr Janice Morphet lays out how more sustainable funding, embracing of alternative models and institutional reform can boost council housebuilding after decades of decline.

Backing up the bold reforms being pushed through Parliament with a focus on individual organisations can lead to real results and show Labour embracing conflict when necessary.

Today, reforms come in to the Right to Manage that will make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to take control of the management of their homes. Nicola Hawkins lays out what it will mean for her.

Mike Reader, Member of Parliament for Northampton South, calls for higher codes of practice for property managers to drive up standards in the sector.

The housing sector has long lagged behind comparative industries when it comes to digital adaptation. Focusing on getting the basics right, developing skills, improving transparency and moving to real-time monitoring should be the aim for government and housing providers alike.

The first Labour Housing Group under-40s conference focused on the importance of tackling crises of supply and affordability.