Planning expert Catriona Riddell explains how strategic planning will transform places and underpin the role of mayors in the planning system

Ben Cooper, Head of the Fabian Housing Centre on how Labour has raised the quality of homes while building more before – and can do again

Fiona Colley from Homeless Link and Francesca Albanese from Crisis on what Andy's Burnham's call for a "national Housing First philosophy" means for England

Darren Baxter, Principal Policy Adviser at JRF, writes for Red Brick about new analysis on landlord profits and rent controls

Red Brick editor Rose Grayston demystifies the impact of council housing on public debt

Tazu Walden is a researcher in the economy and environment team at IPPR. With 45 per cent of all private renters in the UK struggling with unaffordable rents, she argues it's time for the government to act to limit rent increases.

Northern Housing Consortium Chief Executive Tracy Harrison shares key findings from the Renew inquiry report ‘Unlocking over 500,000 good quality homes in the North’. The report launched in parliament this week with an event attended by MPs and peers, including Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook, and industry experts.

Andrew Cooper is MP for Mid Cheshire and Chair of the Renew Westminster Group. Ahead of the parliamentary launch of the inquiry’s interim report ‘Unlocking over 500,000 good quality homes in the north’, he sets out how housing-led regeneration gives Government the opportunity to connect national objectives – growth, opportunity, and fairness – with the everyday places where …

Social housing tenant and activist Rob Gershon argues that after years of promises around tenant voice and regulation, England urgently needs a properly resourced national tenant body with real influence.

Kai Jackson, Special Membership Project Lead at Tpas argues that while stronger consumer regulation and Awaab’s Law are reshaping social housing, many ethnic minority tenants still feel unheard, excluded and mistrusted within housing systems.

Maya Bhardwaj from London Renters Union argues for bold action to confront the affordability crisis in England's private rented sector

Samuel Thomas at charity Z2K writes about how private renters can use the Renters’ Rights Act to challenge rent increases

Red Brick editor Rose Grayston thinks it's time to mix up how Britain builds homes

Margaret Mullane, Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, argues Britain must stop treating housing as a numbers game and start building the kind of communities where people can put down roots and thrive.

Rachel Blake, Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster, sets out how access to justice will be essential for the Renters' Rights Act's success.

Red Brick editor Rose Grayston celebrates the Renters’ Rights Act as the biggest upgrade to renters’ protections in more than a generation

The Renters' Rights Act marks the beginning of a new era. Section 21 is gone – but making these reforms real will depend on enforcement, awareness and continued pressure for change, writes Nye Jones, Head of Campaigns at Generation Rent.

The Renters Rights Act 2025 comes into force on 1st May. In Red Brick's first post marking this historic change for renters, Antonia Bance MP tells us about the difference this will make to her constituents in Tipton and Wednesbury.

Danny Beales MP wants action for millions of leaseholders at risk from unregulated managing agents.

Tom Chance, CEO at the Community Land Trust Network, urges Ministers to take action to protect Community Land Trusts when reforming England’s feudal leasehold system