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May 15, 2025Bricks, Mortar, and the People to Lay Them

Tom Arey, director at PfP Thrive, lays out the challenges faced by organisations aiming to address the skills shortages in housing and what can be done to attract more people to the sector.

May 8, 2025Reforming Section 106 is crucial for a generational boost in social housing

The existing system to fund social housing from developer contributions, the New Economics Foundation's Hollie Wright shows, is too loose and needs clearer requirements and greater transparency.

May 1, 2025How can we address the current crisis in temporary accommodation?

Crisis CEO Matt Downie sets out how more investment in social housing, improved data collection and a focus on prevention can ensure that temporary accommodation is truly temporary.

April 24, 2025A plan to boost skills in the construction industry to deliver 1.5m homes

City building specialist Simon Barrow lays out what government, employers and educators need to do to address the skills shortage in construction.

April 10, 2025Grey belt: the underestimated game-changer for housing

John Myers, Director of YIMBY Alliance, outlines the homes already being unlocked by Labour's new reforms to low-quality 'grey belt' land

April 8, 2025Despite its hefty price tag, Carbon Capture and Storage is needed but why are we ignoring a ‘free’ equivalent?

Paul Brannen, Confederation of Timber Industries and former MEP 2014-19, lays out the potential for building with timber to have significant environmental benefits with no costs to the Treasury.

April 4, 2025Why this Labour government must learn lessons from Attlee as it embarks on its regeneration journey

Steve Stride looks back to the history of the post-war regeneration to look ahead to Labour's plans to unlock new homes in cities.

April 4, 2025Devolution will determine the success of the 10 year housing plan

The Northern Housing Consortium’s (NHC) Chief Executive Tracy Harrison looks at how devolution can ensure the 10 year housing plan benefits communities across the UK, and that Government investment makes the biggest possible difference.

March 31, 2025Addressing the building safety crisis in the 10-year plan for housing

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.

March 28, 2025It’s time to move away from leasehold in older people’s housing

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.

March 26, 2025Letters to the editor

Red Brick's letters page is open to anyone with any quick-fire thoughts on housing. If you want your letter published get in touch with us at [email protected]!

March 24, 2025A ten-year plan for community-led housing

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.

March 21, 2025Why we urgently need to start climate proofing our homes

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.

March 21, 2025Reforming the housing association model in the 10-year plan for housing

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

March 20, 2025How Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill will get Britain building again

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

March 19, 2025How to increase housebuilding by adopting the 15-minute city

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

March 18, 2025Labour’s Planning Bill is the keystone of its housing delivery plans

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.

March 17, 2025Living with the Private Rented Sector

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

March 14, 2025Looking back over 7 years ahead of the 10-year plan for housing

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.

March 12, 2025Encouraging innovation in the 10-year plan for housing

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.

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Last week, we were joined in conversation by Australian community housing leaders Jesse Taylor and Wendy Hayhurst to discuss advancing best practices and amplifying tenant voices in social and affordable housing. Catch up on the podcast and video now!

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