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housing Articles

Status to deliver

We need a secretary of state for housing The success or failure of the next Labour government will be determined by its performance on housing. Everyone in Britain is affected by the cost, quality and supply of housing, and developing new housing policy is under way...

Convincing ourselves we’re proper goths

Are we being bold? Are we? I’ve recounted my hatred of boldness as a political value in this column, but I fear I am fighting a losing battle. Labour commentators turned the boldness up to 11 this week, when Ed Miliband proposed extending new rental contracts to three...

Making the rental market work for disabled people

Today Ed Miliband has announced that he will look to tackle excessive rent rises in the private sector housing market. This is a welcome step to help people, but in my view he should go further when looking at the rental market and look into ways he can help disabled...

Rent caps will help limit the housing benefit bill

We now know the second line on Labour’s 2015 pledge card: long-term tenancies and stable rents for private sector housing tenants will follow Ed Miliband’s pledge to freeze energy prices. This is a bold policy offer that will resonate powerfully with nine million...