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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.

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Regeneration means delivering for northern communities
Andrew Cooper is MP for Mid Cheshire and Chair of the Renew Westminster Group. Ahead of the parliamentary launch of the inquiry’s interim report ‘Unlocking over 500,000 good quality …
What should a national tenant body for England do?
Social housing tenant and activist Rob Gershon argues that after years of promises around tenant voice and regulation, England urgently needs a properly resourced national tenant body with real …
New regulation means social housing tenants should be heard and respected – the reality is different for many tenants
Kai Jackson, Special Membership Project Lead at Tpas argues that while stronger consumer regulation and Awaab’s Law are reshaping social housing, many ethnic minority tenants still feel unheard, excluded …
People Power for Rent Controls and Council Homes 
Maya Bhardwaj from London Renters Union argues for bold action to confront the affordability crisis in England's private rented sector
Renters can fight back against unfair rent hikes – and win
It is becoming increasingly difficult for policymakers to ignore the affordability crisis in the private rented sector. In recent weeks, the media was awash with speculation that the Government …
How to increase housing supply: Use every tool in the box
Red Brick editor Rose Grayston thinks it's time to mix up how Britain builds homes
Lessons from our history: Britain must build places, not units
Margaret Mullane, Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, argues Britain must stop treating housing as a numbers game and start building the kind of communities where people can …
Enforcement will define the Renters’ Rights Act’s success
Rachel Blake, Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster, sets out how access to justice will be essential for the Renters' Rights Act's success.