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All of our writers are volunteers, and range in experience from first-time writers to experienced experts in the housing space.

Any news articles (factual and descriptive pieces detailing current events in housing) should be between 500 and 750 words.

Any opinion pieces should be between 600 and 900 words.

 Any interview pieces should be between 600 and 1,000 words.

Please follow Red Brick’s style guide when writing articles. Any articles with repeated breaches of the style guide will be sent back to writers to redraft.

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A 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.
Grey 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
Despite 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.
Why 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.
Devolution 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 …
Addressing 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.
It’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.
Letters 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]!