Here’s what political parties need to do if they want to tackle the housing crisis
High prices are a barrier to home ownership, but no party has explained how it is going to reduce them and what the consequences of that may be.
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The local elections show how anti-housing Tories are on the ropes
Some big names have been taken down, for better or worse
What can Tunbridge Wells tell us about the Levelling Up Bill?
The Minister for Housing and Planning has just stopped 165 homes being built
Diane Abbott MP: The Government is deepening the crisis in private rented sector
‘A quarter of Tory MPs are landlords and a fifth of all Tory Party donations are made by property companies.’
Temporary accommodation is failing people with disabilities-here’s what needs to change
‘People with disabilities deserve better.’
A bold and radical plan for the Labour Party to end the housing crisis
The Centre for Cities estimates that the UK is missing 4.3 million homes compared to other European countries.
Michael Gove’s plans to make developers pay for the cladding crisis are ill-thought-out
The government is merely taking money from private capital pots for new construction and forcing the reallocation to remediation without appreciating what impact that will have on new supply.
The housing crisis can’t be solved by listening to those who deny we have a shortage of houses
Our housing columnist looks at a series of policy and briefing documents on the housing crisis
Demands for rent freeze intensify as major public figures join the call
Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham, Carla Denyer and Mick Lynch are among those to back the call
Housing Column: Labour must not try to out Tory the Tories on the Green Belt
‘Brownfield sites alone will “almost certainly never be enough to meet the country’s housing need”.