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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- A 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. - Reforming 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 - Living 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 - Looking 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. - Encouraging 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. - Lessons from the devolved nations for the 10-year plan for housing
Rachael 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 housing
Dr 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 housing
The 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?
Any 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?
Anna 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 context
The forthcoming long-term housing strategy should set the agenda for the next five years or more.