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What should be in the Labour Government’s NPPF?
A recent Labour Housing Group featuring Russell Curtis (RCKa Architects), Rachael Williamson (CIH), Tom Chance (CLT Network) and Cllr Shama Tatler (London Borough of Brent) covered what the NPPF …
Funding the social housing revolution – what the sector needs
Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, writes on the support the social housing sector needs to deliver Labour's promise of "the biggest boost to social housing …
Delivering Labour’s Council house mission
Paul Dimoldenberg, Cabinet member for City Management and Air Quality at Westminster City Council and author of ‘Building the New Jerusalem: How Attlee’s Government built 1 million new homes’ …
Housing Wrapped: a look ahead to conference season
For the next few weeks, Red Brick readers are offered a free preview of our subscriber-only newsletter!
Letter to the editor: Building the Affordable Homes we need
In Red Brick's first 'Letter to the editor', Paul Brocklehurst, chair of the Land, Planning and Development Federation, writes on how government policy can help to deliver a new …
Labour Conference 2024: What’s going on for housing?
Red Brick editor Alex Toal looks ahead to what is going on for housing at the upcoming Labour Party Conference.
Delivering a Fairer Housing in Westminster
Cllr Ellie Ormsby (Deputy Cabinet Member for Housing Improvement and Procurement) & Cllr Liza Begum (Cabinet Member for Housing) write on the progress the new Labour Council in Westminster …
Planning reforms for small and community-led builders
Tom Chance, Chief Executive of the Community Land Trusts Network, makes the case for reducing uncertainty in the planning system to encourage smaller businesses to build more homes.