Right-to-Buy is gutting social housing: replacement building fell a quarter in 2015/16
A rational government would stop this privatisation of housing and invest in affordable homes
A rational government would stop this privatisation of housing and invest in affordable homes
The Housing Act allows social housing to wither on the vine, consigning social tenants to the precariat
Cuts to local councils undermine their work and have hit deprived areas hardest
Higher value social housing will be sold off to fund the government’s right to buy extension
As the bill reaches a key stage in the Lords, campaigners reiterate that it’s an attack on genuinely affordable housing
Private renting is increasing, including among families, while home ownership remains stagnant
The policy will affect about 215,000 social tenants, but at least 60,000 households in England will not be able to afford to pay rents at the market rate
The days when two-fifths of the population lived in social housing are over, and attitudes have changed
Kensington and Chelsea will lose 97 per cent of its social housing stock
The right form of devolution will help solve London’s housing crisis