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.
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Land-banking property owner gives Tories £300,000
A property developer that sits on land instead of building on it has given £300,000 to the Tories.
Miliband is ripping up the Thatcherite model of private renting
The private rented sector offers flexibility to landlords but very little stability for tenants, writes Tom Copley.
Miliband is offering ‘generation rent’ a radical and attractive alternative
Ed Miliband will today announce plans to cap excessive rent increases and give tenants greater security over tenancies.
The mansion tax: how to make it work for Londoners
By introducing a mansion tax based on the last sale price of a property, rather than the current market value, the tax would hit only those who could afford to pay it, writes Tom Copley.
Four ideas to solve the low pay crisis
An anonymous hotline to report employers for shady practices is just one way American activists are looking to tackle their own low pay crisis. Here are four ideas for solving our own.
The government is failing miserably in the face of a growing UK housing crisis
While chancellor George Osborne’s Budget yesterday had a strong housing focus, which was welcomed in housing circles, the announcements failed miserably in the face of a growing UK housing crisis.
The ‘new’ garden city announcement that isn’t new at all
Plans for a garden city in Kent are little more than a rehash of a 2012 idea.
Stop Boris selling London
On Thursday protesters descended on City Hall to express their anger at Mayor Boris Johnson and over 20 UK councils participating in the MIPIM conference.
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.