Affordable Housing
Private rents are soaring: is it time the state stepped in?
Market fundamentalists say to leave the market, it will fix itself - but that experiment has been tried and it has failed. We need more statecraft to fix the problem.
The government is actively contributing to our growing housing crisis
There are today 1.7m households on social waiting lists, yet the government’s focus is on creating a mini-housing boom through its Help to Buy scheme.
How to control welfare spending: build houses and raise the minimum wage
There are more progressive ways to control spending than bashing the poor.
Boris’ rich investors won’t build the affordable housing London needs
Affordable housing is vital, yet it appears to be the last thing on Boris' mind.
Boris’ failure on affordable housing
Boris' incompetence is exacerbating the shortage of housing in London.
We need restrictions on non-resident purchases of UK homes
London property is now seen in terms of its investment potential, rather than something that should be meeting a basic social need for the capital’s residents.