Tony Clements Articles

In his speech at conference last week, Ed Miliband once again placed housing at the centre of Labour’s general election campaign. He went further, making it a major plank of Labour's long-term plan for Britain. He stated that under Labour, Britain would build ‘as many...

Labour has gone big on helping private renters in recent months. And we’re right to. With ever more people forced to rent from private landlords, including one million families, we need to improve standards and give people greater security in their home. However, we...

How do we make renting better for the increasing number of people who rent from private landlords? It’s a question that’s getting a lot more attention as the number of renters rises and the profile of renters changes. There are now more than a million families renting...

Hats off to Policy Exchange for another report that stirs a controversy and which prepares the ground for ministers to move further right. Their idea to sell off the most valuable social homes is, however, bad policy, bad business and there are better alternatives....