In my role with Homeless Link, I am fortunate enough to visit homelessness support and prevention services all over the country. And each visit reinforces two twin beliefs. Firstly, our country faces a homelessness emergency. Secondly – but just as important – homelessness organisations (many of them amongst the 750+ Homeless Link members), with tens […] The post Breaking the Cycle: The route out of crisis, and towards a country free from homelessness appeared first on Red Brick.| Red Brick
Nesil Caliskan, Member of Parliament for Barking, lays out how the Government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill will help to address the housing crisis.| Red Brick
The Skills Shortage| Red Brick
As the Labour government heads into its second year a niggling worry is beginning to grow. To date no senior Labour figure has clearly and publicly articulated that the housing and climate crises are intertwined.| Red Brick
Paul Brannen lays out how the Government's plans for housing should factor in construction with timber to mitigate the environmental impact of construction.| Red Brick
Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent, argues that a lack of measures on affordability in the Renters' Rights Bill will hamper attempts to reduce the cost of renting.| Red Brick
Cllr Ezra Cohen lays out how the Government can speed up the pace of housebuilding with existing rules rather than relying on new powers.| Red Brick
The Current Skills Problem| Red Brick
“Community-led housing is arguably one of the UK’s greatest housing superpowers you’ve never heard of. It delivers homes people want to live in – well-designed, affordable, rooted in community. It’s time to better understand and support it, to get it to scale.”| Red Brick
Owen Jarvis, CEO of the UK Co-Housing Network, lays out how co-operatives, community land trusts and cohousing form a coherent whole and how Labour can support the sector| Red Brick
As Labour looks to reinvigorate its New Towns and urban extensions agenda, author Paul Smith revisits the lessons which can be learned from the Hartcliffe urban extension in Bristol.| Red Brick
Emily Darlington, Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes Central and Chair of the Backbench Committee for the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government, lays out how national Government can learn from Milton Keynes' success to address rough sleeping| Red Brick
As the Renters Rights Bill reaches Report stage, more attention is rightly turning to the 19% of UK households renting privately. The rising financial cost of rent is well known. But a deeper, often hidden cost is going uncounted: the toll renting takes on people’s wellbeing.| Red Brick
Dr Beth Kitson, Research and Policy Analyst at PBE, explores how renters are not just paying more in rent, but also paying the price in lower wellbeing. Housing reform is not only about correcting markets, it's about improving people’s everyday lives.| Red Brick
The UK has a housing crisis. After 14 years of failed Tory government, the symptoms of this crisis will be all-too-familiar to so many of our constituents. From skyrocketing rents to unaffordable homes, the housing shortage is having a huge impact, and this Government has rightly prioritised addressing this.| Red Brick
Jayne Kirkham, Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth, lays out the issues which second homes and short-term lets pose to rural communities and the tools local authorities need to address them The post Tackling second homes and short-term lets is key to addressing rural inequality appeared first on Red Brick.| Red Brick
Lauren Edwards, Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood and Chair of the APPG for Skills, Careers and Employment, sets out how Labour's active skills policy in construction can help to generate the jobs and prosperity needed to beat populism.| Red Brick
Shaun Davies, Member of Parliament for Telford, and Co-Chair of the New Towns Network, looks back at Labour's achievements with New Towns and sets out their potential under this Government.| Red Brick
Town planner Mary Elkington of Figura Planning Ltd explains a bit about the speed of housebuilding today and how the government’s proposed approaches speeding of housing delivery may be one part of the answer.| Red Brick
A political blog with a particular focus on housing policy. Open to anyone interested in progressive debate about homes, housing and communities.| Red Brick
Let’s start with a simple statement of the problem. Around the country, between 9,000 and 12,000 medium or high rise buildings have fire safety problems with their external façade severe enough to pose a risk to life.| Red Brick
Tom Arey, director at PfP Thrive, lays out the challenges faced by organisations aiming to address the skills shortages in housing and what can be done to attract more people to the sector.| Red Brick
City building specialist Simon Barrow lays out what government, employers and educators need to do to address the skills shortage in construction.| Red Brick
Paul Brannen, Confederation of Timber Industries and former MEP 2014-19, lays out the potential for building with timber to have significant environmental benefits with no costs to the Treasury.| Red Brick
Special Development Orders in the Town and Country Planning Act not only show zoning of the past but also look to the potential of the future.| Red Brick
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Labour Housing Group Vice-Chair Alison Inman writes on the King's Speech, the changes since the last time Labour was able to deliver a programme in government, and the hope ahead for housing.| Red Brick
Rachael Williamson, Head of policy and external affairs at Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) lays out what the next government could do in its first 100 days to tackle the housing crisis.| Red Brick
As the general election approaches, a new generation of MPs appears on the horizon to take the mantle of solving the country’s greatest crises. Every new and returning Labour MP will bring a wealth of experience and specialisms to help in their area of interest, along with to represent their constituents more broadly. But we […]| Red Brick
