Ahead of the Government’s 10-year plan for housing, due in Spring 2025, Red Brick is publishing a series of essays from across housing policy, industry, campaigning and journalism, to break down some of the key areas in which Government should be focusing its housing strategy.
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- Why this Labour government must learn lessons from Attlee as it embarks on its regeneration journeyby Steve StrideSteve Stride looks back to the history of the post-war regeneration to look ahead to Labour’s plans to unlock new homes in cities.
- Devolution will determine the success of the 10 year housing planby Tracy HarrisonThe 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.
- Addressing the building safety crisis in the 10-year plan for housingby Peter AppsPeter 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.
- It’s time to move away from leasehold in older people’s housingby Sarina KiayaniSarina 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.
- A ten-year plan for community-led housingby Tom ChanceIn 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.
- Reforming the housing association model in the 10-year plan for housingby Mark WasherThe 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
- Living with the Private Rented Sectorby Giles PeakerThe 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 over 7 years ahead of the 10-year plan for housingby Polly NeateLooking 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.
- Encouraging innovation in the 10-year plan for housingby Mark PowellReadjusting appraisals to prioritise lifecycle costs over upfront demand, Mark Powell writes, will help to foster a culture of innovation and risk-taking in housing.
- Lessons from the devolved nations for the 10-year plan for housingby Rachael WilliamsonRachael Williamson looks to lessons from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland’s devolved approaches to housing for the UK Government’s 10-year plan.
- Delivering the council homes we need in the 10-year plan for housingby Janice MorphetDr Janice Morphet lays out how more sustainable funding, embracing of alternative models and institutional reform can boost council housebuilding after decades of decline.
- Adapting to the digital age in the Government’s 10-year plan for housingby Matthew GardinerThe 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.
- What does an NHS fit for the future need from the ten-year housing plan?by Gill LengAny 10-year plan for housing should link up with similar plans for the NHS to address the health inequalities driven by poor housing.
- What does the housing sector need from Government to deliver on their long-term ambitions for housing?by Anna ClarkeAnna Clarke lays out the necessary support in funding and reforms which the housing sector needs to deliver the Government’s housing ambitions
- Labour’s housing strategy needs to inspire confidence in a daunting contextby Sophie MetcalfeThe forthcoming long-term housing strategy should set the agenda for the next five years or more.