Socialist Society affiliated to the Labour Party, for Labour members who care about housing and homelessness šļøš¹
United Kingdom
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āA home ownership scheme should be judged by how many buyers are still there, and better off, a decade laterā
Paul Brocklehurst argues Your First Home needs an exit strategy, giving buyers a route to build equity, refinance and move on @redbrickblog
redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/10/cā¦
Join us on 3 November for the next event in our In Conversation With series, featuring journalist and author @PeteApps . Free and open to all!
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āIf power is moving out of Westminster, resident voice must move with it.ā
Tpas CEO Jenny Osbourne on why devolution must give power to residents, not just regions @redbrickblog
redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/10/dā¦
New Podcast: āMeeting the ambition to build new council and social homesā
Listen to our new podcast with Fiona Fletcher Smith-and John Cotton, two leading practitioners in the management and delivery of social and council homes
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āA firmer focus on building council social housing, with money to back it up, will make a real difference, but as well as putting in more grant investment a few other things need to be done.ā
@Margaret4DR for @redbrickblog
redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/10/cā¦
āWithout protection, some of the poorest households in the country will face the biggest energy bill increases.ā
@PeteApps explains how weak standards for heat networks have left millions with high bills in poorly heated homes @redbrickblog
redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/10/hā¦
Donāt forget to join us online tomorrow evening (6pm) for āMeeting the ambition to build new council and social homesā, with Fiona Fletcher-Smith and John Cotton! There will be plenty of time for Q&A. Free and open to all.
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There is something for everyone in our latest publication, Building on Progress! Download the full report on our website to for a sweeping look across our housing sector, and a comprehensive set of ideas about we can fix it
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āIf home ownership is to continue to play a key role in the UK housing system, it is important that effective āladdersā exist between renting and ownership.ā
Peter Williams makes the case for equity loans to support access to homeownership @redbrickblog
redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/10/yā¦
āYour First Home scheme should always be seen as the support, not the headline, act.ā
Alastair Harper argues that the Governmentās new equity loan scheme should be targeted @redbrickblog
redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/10/hā¦
Calling all early career housing researchers, practitioners, and activists! The inaugural Nicky Gavron Award is open for submissions.
Send us a proposal about planning, community engagement, or sustainability in housing for the chance to win Ā£1,000!
labourhousing.org/lhg_opportā¦
Join us in conversation with @PeteApps on Tuesday 3 November as we discuss his analysis of the housing crisis in London over the last 40 years, and how to move forward
labourhousing.org/upcoming-eā¦
āThe Government cannot fend off the threat of a very right wing government, whatever its composition, without beginning to resolve the housing crisisā
Martin Wicks argues there is a gulf between rhetoric and reality on council housing @redbrickblog
redbrickblog.co.uk/2026/10/sā¦
Join us next month in conversation with Emma Burnell, the Editor of LabourList. A Socialist Societies stalwart, Emma will help us to understand the different constituent parts of the wider Labour movement.
Register now!
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Labour Housing Group retweeted
We now know the Tories will put the interests of unscrupulous landlords over those of private renters.
Speaking at the Conservative Party conference, the Shadow Housing Secretary told an audience that our transformative Rentersā Rights Act āhas to goā.
Only Labour will guarantee the security, rights and protections the Act has given private renters.
From PA, at 5:26pm.
Katie Lam has suggested she would scrap the Labour Governmentās Rentersā Rights Act.
The shadow housing secretary told a fringe event at the Tory Party conference that the legislation āhas to goā.
From PA, at 6:13pm:
A Conservative source said she had been speaking in the broader context of the restrictions and challenges faced by landlords, and this was not a policy announcement.
Join us online on Wednesday 21 October for an important conversation with Fiona Fletcher Smith (Group Chief Executive, L&Q) and John Cotton (former Leader, Birmingham City Council).
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What a month it has been for housing! Join Labour Housing Group today to help us keep the momentum behind this Governmentās progressive plans for housing.
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āUntil we have really reformed the leasehold system, that tenure is going to remain a problem to people who are contemplating what their first home is.ā
@mtpennycook at the Housing Zone this week, as the Government announced a crackdown on unfair fees
From support for first time buyers and leaseholders to action on homelessness, this was a transformative conference for housing @mtpennycook @AngelaRayner
