Category: Council Housing

National demonstration for rent controls and council housing

by lcfch, posted in Council Housing, Rent Controls

Rent controls now. Council housing not luxury flats April 18th 1 p.m. Central London “Sky-high rents and a lack of good-quality council homes is making life impossible for too many of us. Rising rents mean people are forced to cut back on essentials like food and heating, or they’re pushed out of their homes all … Continue reading National demonstration for rent controls and council housing

Muncipalisation – a tool against gentrification

by lcfch, posted in Council Housing, Municipalisation

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bcG2qhT7A0s Over the last six years, of the number of additional council homes in England, 44% have been acquisitions – homes bought on the market. That includes a large number of ex-council homes, sold off under Right to Buy. Why have they bought so many rather than new builds. It's for a combination of reasons: … Continue reading Muncipalisation – a tool against gentrification

Shelter calls for need-led housing policy

by lcfch, posted in Council Housing, Housing crisis, Shelter, Social rent

“We urgently need a new approach that places meeting genuine housing need at the heart of housing policy. To do that the government must urgently ramp up social housing delivery beyond what is currently planned, holding developers to account to deliver their fair share of social homes and getting councils building at scale once again.” … Continue reading Shelter calls for need-led housing policy

Council housing is the key to resolving the housing crisis

by lcfch, posted in Council Housing, Labour government, Media Releases

Media release January 20th 2026 In an interview on ITV a Minister has finally explained why the government opposes funding a large scale council house building programme. Daniel Hewitt asked Steve Reed why the government didn't do what the Attlee government did; its mass council house building programme. According to Reed it's because people have … Continue reading Council housing is the key to resolving the housing crisis

Too poor for council or housing association homes

by lcfch, posted in "Affordable Rent", Allocations, Council Housing, Housing Associations, Labour government, Rent

A report from the housing campaign, Crisis, in collaboration with Herior-Watt University and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence indicates that around a third of housing associations surveyed said pre-tenancy affordability checks determined that the applicant would not be given a tenancy due to “too low an income or insecure finances”. According to Crisis … Continue reading Too poor for council or housing association homes

Social & Affordable Homes Programme – a flawed programme which will not solve the housing crisis

by lcfch, posted in Council Housing, Social & Affordable Homes Programme 2026

At the Spring Spending Review it was announced that the Labour Government's Social and Affordable Homes Programme, beginning in 2026, would have 10 year funding of £39 billion, though the Financial Times reported that most of it was “back-loaded” after the next General Election. The guidance for the new SAHP has just been published. It … Continue reading Social & Affordable Homes Programme – a flawed programme which will not solve the housing crisis

Rampant landlordism and tenant resistance

by lcfch, posted in Council Housing, Tenants

Ahead of two upcoming talks about her new book, Eviction: A Social History of Rent, Jessica Field explains how her own family’s battle led her to explore a history of housing struggles. (From Labour Hub) My parents, brother and 69 neighbour households were finally evicted from their private rental estate in south Leeds in 2022. They’d lived on the … Continue reading Rampant landlordism and tenant resistance

No to 10 years of above inflation rent increases

by lcfch, posted in "Affordable Rent", Council Housing, Labour Campaign for Council Housing, Labour Party, Rent

The government is implementing a policy of 10 years of above inflation rent increases (CPI+1%) for council and housing association tenants. In addition it is reintroducing 'rent convergence' (see our Briefing: Why we oppose 'rent convergence'), originally introduced by New Labour to drive up council rents to housing association levels. The consultation on 'rent convergence' … Continue reading No to 10 years of above inflation rent increases

“The speculative builder is an unplannable instrument” – lessons from the Attlee government, Part 1

by lcfch, posted in 1945 Labour Government, Council House building, Council Housing

This year sees the 80th anniversary of the election of the post war Labour government. The General Election took place on July 5th. The result was announced on July 26th owing to the counting of the votes of troops abroad. Despite dire economic circumstances, far worse than we face today, the government set up the … Continue reading “The speculative builder is an unplannable instrument” – lessons from the Attlee government, Part 1

Rachel Reeves’ CLP calls for 100,000 council homes year and affiliates to the Labour Campaign for Council Housing

by lcfch, posted in Council House building, Council Housing, Labour Campaign for Council Housing, Labour Party

Leeds West and Pudsey Constituency Labour Party, for which Rachel Reeves is the MP, has passed a motion calling for, amongst other things, 100,000 council homes a year and ending Right to Buy. It agreed to affiliate to our campaign; the second Leeds CLP to do so. The passing of the resolution reflects the widespread … Continue reading Rachel Reeves’ CLP calls for 100,000 council homes year and affiliates to the Labour Campaign for Council Housing