Andy Burnham calls for housing to be placed top of the list on hierarchy of public spending
Burnham also called for a Grenfell law, enshrining the right for decent housing for every citizen in Britain
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King’s Speech 2024: What can we expect in Labour’s bills
What can we expect by way of policies in the speech which is expected to contain more than 30 bills?
The YIMBY movement proudly backs Rachel Reeves’ announcements on housing and infrastructure
In Rachel Reeves’ first speech as Chancellor, Labour set out plans to rebuild Britain in its bid to make every part of the nation better off.
The case for rent controls has never been greater
Two thirds of Generation Rent supporters who didn’t move home in 2023 were asked to pay a higher rent last year.
Four issues our next Government must address to combat the housing crisis
ACORN union members lay out their key demands to fix Britain’s broken housing system
Why Labour’s housing pledges are more radical than many would like to admit
If we are to review Labour’s key housing pledges they centre around delivering 1.5 million homes, and Labour’s planning reform agenda is set to be one of the most transformative in a generation.
The shocking chart which shows how Britain has the highest rate of homelessness in the developed world
The number of English households living in temporary accommodation more than doubling between 2010 and 2023 from 48,000 to 112,000, the highest figure since records began.
Shelter launches campaign to build 90,000 social homes a year in bid to end housing emergency
In the run up to the general election, Shelter is campaigning for political parties to commit to building at least 90,000 social homes a year for 10 years
A chart which sums up the housing crisis
With more than a million households waiting for social homes, those on low-incomes are increasingly being pushed into unsuitable and costly accommodation in the private rented sector as well as into temporary accommodation.
Andy Burnham wants to suspend Right to Buy scheme in bid to tackle housing crisis
‘We do now need to re-think Right to Buy’