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.
Maurice Lange, Senior Analyst at Centre for Cities, explains how devolution can deliver the long-term funding certainty and local freedom councils need to build at scale.
Dr Grace Brown from the New Economics Foundation argues progressive housing policy must look beyond the property ladder and restore lasting housing security through council homes.
Paul Brocklehurst, Chairman of the Land, Planning and Development Federation, argues Your First Home needs a clear exit strategy, giving buyers a realistic route to build equity, refinance and …
Margaret Mullane, Member of Parliament for Dagenham and Rainham, on the difference Andy Burnham's commitment to council housing can make to people's lives and the economy
Journalist and author Peter Apps explains how weak standards for heat networks have left millions living with high bills in homes that are often far too cold or far …
Peter Williams, Departmental Fellow on Land Economy at the University of Cambridge, makes the case for equity loans to support wider access to homeownership
Alastair is a member of Islington North CLP and has worked for progressive change for organisations focused on housing, children’s health and the environment. Here, he makes the case …
