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Building homes connected to infrastructure, the benefits of Transit Oriented Developments
Simon Barrow writes on the benefit of prioritising Transport Oriented Developments near mass public transit.
Labour’s housing strategy needs to inspire confidence in a daunting context
The forthcoming long-term housing strategy should set the agenda for the next five years or more.
Rachel Reeves’ war on uncertainty
The Chancellor's recent planning announcements represent a clear move against uncertainty, is the Government edging towards a zoning system?
Survivors of Domestic Abuse need support to stay in their homes with protection from abuse – where that is their preferred option.
Margaret Williams, Women's Officer for Gosport CLP, writes on the pressing need to prevent survivors of domestic abuse from being forced into homelessness.
The Shared Accommodation Rate is prolonging homelessness
Fraser Maclean, Policy and Communications Manager at Commonweal Housing, writes on the SAR's impact on single people experiencing homelessness.
Social housing needs the Streeting treatment
Andy Bates looks into the need to focus social housing to empower and put tenants first in the model of Wes Streeting's NHS reforms, drawing from one of Streeting's heroes Tony Crosland.
How the New Zealand retirement village model might work for the UK
John Collyns, former Executive Director of New Zealand’s Retirement Villages Association writes about the success of Retirement Villages in New Zealand and what the UK could learn from their experience.
Will the Renters’ Rights Bill transform the Private Rented Sector?
Ahead of the Renters' Rights Bill's Third Reading on 14th January, Jacky Peacock lays out the changes it will introduce and the need for firm enforcement through the database established by the Bill.
Is there hope for housing in the Lib Dems?
The Liberal Democrats certainly have a great deal of policy detail when it comes to housing, but their actions bely the behaviours of a protest party.
Confessions of a baby boomer: How my generation contributed to our failing housing economy
Dave Treanor writes on how public policy over his generation has led to increased land and house prices
The Government has a plan to build 1.5m homes – but what is the plan to heat them?
Pablo John writes on the need for the Government's housing ambition to be extended to decarbonising home heating.
Kemi Badenoch’s shift right bodes ill for housing
Since the election, Badenoch has already shifted the Conservatives right on renters’ rights, housing delivery and migration, returning to the party to its days of more divisive rhetoric.
Creating neighbourhoods, not just chasing targets, must be our planning ambition
In a week with much news for planning reform, Josh Nicholson, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Justice., makes the case for why neighbourhood creation must be a feature of planning
A plan to boost construction industry capacity to deliver 1.5 million homes
City building specialist Simon Barrow details how government can make the most of the existing skills in the housing sector to deliver its construction ambitions
Green populism will not solve the housing crisis
The Greens' housing platform represents a divisive attempt to find the housing crisis' villains rather than its solutions.
A call for accessible housing
A powerful campaign led by a collaboration between Invisible Creations, PROCare and Foundations, the National body of home improvement, is urging housing providers across the UK to unite in creating homes that are truly fit for everyone’s future.
Reform UK cannot win the argument on housing and migration
Reform UK's housing policy spreads disinformation on migration while helping to maintain the status quo behind the housing crisis.
Modern Methods of Construction: A solution to the linked crises in housing and construction skills
To solve the housing crisis, innovative solutions are needed. How could Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) deliver homes faster and cheaper, with lower environmental costs?
Letters to the editor
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A pragmatic approach to social housing, what the industry needs to develop a new generation of quality homes at pace
How can innovative approaches deliver social housing faster and at lower cost? MMC initiatives like EDAROTH may be part of the answer.
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Labour Housing Group2 days ago
A massive thank you to all who participated in our Young LHG Conference yesterday, where we discussed solutions to the housing crisis for young people. Inspiring to hear about how young people can get involved in planning politics, and what steps are needed to fix the market
Labour Housing Group4 days ago
"Beyond general notions of building more homes and improving affordability, few governments over the past two decades have specified what outcomes they want from their housebuilding programmes and why"
Read Sophie Metcalfe's hopes for the Government's forthcoming long-term housing strategy
https://redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/02/labours-housing-strategy-needs-to-inspire-confidence-in-a-daunting-context/
Read Sophie Metcalfe's hopes for the Government's forthcoming long-term housing strategy
https://redbrickblog.co.uk/2025/02/labours-housing-strategy-needs-to-inspire-confidence-in-a-daunting-context/