Pat Turnbull, a council tenant transferred to a housing association, explains the experience of regeneration of her estate in Hackney, and the problems it created.Our New Kingshold estate in Hackney was knocked down and rebuilt in the 1990s. The number of homes was reduced from 800 to 488. While we had been an estate entirely … Continue reading Regeneration of new Kingshold estate
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Review of Decent Homes Standard
(To read off-line you can download a PDF ) review-articleDownload A review of the Decent Homes Standard is currently taking place. The Standard is a minimum level below which 'social housing' is not supposed to fall. It was introduced in 2002 because of a huge backlog of maintenance on council homes. Government had starved council … Continue reading Review of Decent Homes Standard
Council Housing is not charity
Hello, my name is Clare Joseph and I am a Labour councillor for Victoria ward in Hackney. I grew up in Hackney and I live in social housing. The principal reason I ran for election in 2018 was that I was surrounded by building development in Hackney, but so little of it was council housing. … Continue reading Council Housing is not charity
Ten point plan for housing
This is a response to the interim report from the Housing, Transport and Local Government policy Commission of the Labour Party. Joint Submission to the National Policy Forum from theLabour Campaign for Council Housing, Labour Homelessness Campaign, Labour Tenants United, Labour Land Campaign. A meeting attended by representatives from the above four organisations was held … Continue reading Ten point plan for housing
Berwick CLP calls on Labour to commit to large scale council house building programme
At its January meeting Berwick Labour Party overwhelmingly passed our resolution calling for Labour to commit to its 2019 council housing policies and to campaign for the current government to fund a large scale council house building programme. The resolution was passed by 26 votes for, with 1 against and 1 abstention. "Berwick-upon-Tweed CLP is … Continue reading Berwick CLP calls on Labour to commit to large scale council house building programme
South Swindon CLP says no rowing back on Labour council housing policy
South Swindon CLP has passed the following resolution: "This CLP is concerned at signals that the leadership of the Party may be rowing back on our existing housing policy. Shadow Housing Minister Thangam Debbonaire has raised the possibility that Labour might support 100% receipts for councils for Right to Buy sales, instead of ending RTB. … Continue reading South Swindon CLP says no rowing back on Labour council housing policy
Broadland CLP calls on Labour to stick to 2019 council housing policies
Broadland CLP (Norfolk) has passed the following resolution in relation to Labour's housing policy. "This CLP notes that the pandemic has made it impossible to ignore the importance of a stable home. But the housing emergency and government policy is denying too many people this vital foundation. The pandemic has shown the health consequences of … Continue reading Broadland CLP calls on Labour to stick to 2019 council housing policies
Fighting for council housing in the centre of Hackney
By Morning Lane Space (morninglanepeoplesspace@gmail.com, @MOPSCampaign on Twitter and Instagram, MorningLanePeoplesSpace on Facebook) In the heart of Hackney in East London is 55 Morning Lane, currently the site of a large and popular Tesco supermarket and car park and a prime target for a redevelopment. In Autumn 2019, we came together as local residents to … Continue reading Fighting for council housing in the centre of Hackney
The real obstacle to council house building is the absence of government grant
Martin Wicks says that the key to a large scale council house building programme is central government grant, not borrowing. Ever since Right to Buy was introduced the number of council homes has plummeted. The current government has provided little funding for councils to build homes through their housing revenue accounts. Since 2010 the number … Continue reading The real obstacle to council house building is the absence of government grant
Municipalisation and London’s housing crisis
Labour Campaign for Council Housing supporter Paul Watt talks about housing municipalisation in London and explains the housing crisis in eight minutes. Paul Watt - Municipalisation - Taking back from Private Landlords - YouTube
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