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The first instruction: Why Andy Burnham is right to prioritise rough sleeping
Red Brick editor Rose Grayston explains how the mission to end rough sleeping can restore hope, rebuild confidence in government and put people back at the heart of Labour's …
Why the Government’s New Towns strategy is likely to fail
As the Government advances its New Towns agenda, Thomas Aubrey makes the case for reviving proven bond-based financing models to unlock large-scale housing and growth without straining public finances.
Two things the new Prime Minister could do immediately to boost social rent supply
Jo Allchurch, Director of the Association of Directors of Housing and Will Jeffwitz, Head of Policy, National Housing Federation on the urgent change needed to kickstart social housing
Spatial Development Strategies are a critical part of the Government’s planning reforms – but why?
Planning expert Catriona Riddell explains how strategic planning will transform places and underpin the role of mayors in the planning system
Britain Needs Better Homes
Ben Cooper, Head of the Fabian Housing Centre on how Labour has raised the quality of homes while building more before – and can do again
Andy Burnham’s Housing First philosophy
Fiona Colley from Homeless Link and Francesca Albanese from Crisis on what Andy's Burnham's call for a "national Housing First philosophy" means for England
Why the growing consensus on rent controls shows us now is the time to act
Darren Baxter, Principal Policy Adviser at JRF, writes for Red Brick about new analysis on landlord profits and rent controls
Can England afford (not) to build council homes?
Red Brick editor Rose Grayston demystifies the impact of council housing on public debt