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

Hal Pawson (University of New South Wales) and Steve Pomeroy (McMaster University) discuss the range of housing policies at play in Australia and Canada, and lessons for the UK

In her first post as Red Brick editor, Rose Grayston sets out how the UK’s stop-start housing model is holding back construction – and how large-scale social housebuilding can fix it.

Nick Raynsford, former Labour minister and member of the government’s New Towns Taskforce, sets out the challenges and opportunities of a new generation of New Towns at the launch of CIH's Housing Review 2026

City building specialist Simon Barrow sets up how new development corporations can be set up to support the Government's 1.5 million home mission

Mike Reader, Member of Parliament for Northampton South, sets out the path for fixing the Section 106 process through standardisation and national leadership

Red Brick editor Alex Toal sets out what is in Labour's new Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill and what else the Government is doing to end the many problems inherent in leasehold.

What is a Target Operating Model and Why is it Needed A Target Operating Model (TOM) is a comprehensive strategic framework designed to align an organisation’s structure, functions, and processes with its overarching vision and mission. It serves as a blueprint for organising resources, workflows, and capabilities in the most effective way to support long-term goals, operational excellence, …

Angela Hesketh, Head of Government and Public Affairs at PEXA, sets out how the Government can simplify the home buying process to lower costs and provide certainty to consumers

Greg Hurst, director of communications and public engagement at the Centre for Homelessness Impact, sets out how local and regional leaders must test and learn to make the use of the Government's additional funding towards homelessness prevention.

Josh Nicholson, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Justice, looks to the upcoming homelessness strategy as the number of individuals experiencing rough sleeping continues to increase.

Simon Barrow looks internationally at Australian Labor's Social Housing Initiative and what the Government can learn in implementing the Social and Affordable Homes Programme

Paul Smith questions the Green Party's plans to "abolish private landlords" and whether severely clamping down on the private rented sector is workable policy

Amanda Hack MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Future Homes, Skills and Innovation, looks at the challenges behind decarbonising flats in a leasehold environment

Rachael Williamson, Director of policy, communications and external affairs at the Chartered Institute of Housing, sets out how the upcoming Autumn Budget can support Labour's plans to address the housing crisis.

Jess Asato, Member of Parliament for Lowestoft, calls for a whole housing approach with ring-fenced funding to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse get the support they need