The new Labour government has tied its colours firmly to the landlord mast with a declaration that social landlords (both housing associations and councils) will be allowed to raise rents above-inflation for the next decade. It is a guarantee to housing associations that no matter what happens in the economy, they will enjoy an inflation-busting… Continue reading Labour’s Ten Year Rent Robbery Pledge
Given the scale of the housing crisis, and the sheer variety of ways in which it manifests, housing has been a gaping hole in much of the general election debate. We attempt to fill some of this gap by analysing four manifestos’ housing pledges: the Conservatives, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the Green… Continue reading Housing in Four Party Manifestos
Freeze Rents & Service Charges Campaign This report is written on behalf of SHAC and does not represent the views of the Homes for Us Coalition The Labour Party will not support the call for a freeze on rents and service charges, according to Matthew Pennycook, Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning. The statement was… Continue reading No Support from Labour’s Shadow Housing Minister
