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

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

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Your First Home: building more routes into homeownership
Peter Williams, Departmental Fellow on Land Economy at the University of Cambridge, makes the case for equity loans to support wider access to homeownership
The Government is finally asking the right question on housing – so it can’t risk providing the wrong answer again with Help to Buy
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 …
Social rent council housing should be the Government’s first housing priority
Martin Wicks from the Labour Campaign for Council Housing argues there is a growing gulf between the rhetoric on council housing and the reality.
A message to Andrew Griffith: cut build costs, not social housing
Red Brick editor Rose Grayston explains why the Conservatives' idea of a 'one stop levy' for social housing and infrastructure is a tried and tested dead end
Economic evictions – turning a blind eye?
As families on the St James estate in Bermondsey face eviction, Jessica Field argues that the end of Section 21 risks leaving a new form of tenant displacement hidden …
Housing-led regeneration is the key to unlock hope in left behind communities
Tracy Harrison is Chief Executive of the Northern Housing Consortium, a membership organisation for housing associations, local authorities and combined authorities in the North of England.
More council homes, lower bills, stronger communities: Cambridge’s approach to building better
Cambridge City Council Leader Katie Thornburrow sets out her ambitious plans for council housebuilding with lower energy bills, adaptable homes and investment in communities
Building the homes Brent needs: In conversation with Cllr Matt Kelcher
Cllr Matt Kelcher is Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Planning at Brent Council. He speaks to Red Brick about how proactively welcoming new private housing can strengthen councils’ hand …