Lisa Nandy in her charm offensive with the Telegraph said that Labour had “taken on and called out” those on the Left who argue that “homeownership is not a Labour thing to do”, which was “completely wrong”. Ownership of assets was the “biggest and most consequential divide” in the country, she said, with the recognition … Continue reading Lisa Nandy invents a strawman to justify a bad policy
Category: Council Housing
The finances and sustainability of the social housing sector
The Levelling-up, Housing and Communities Committee in the House of Commons has launched an inquiry into the finance and sustainability of the social housing sector. It explains: "This inquiry seeks to examine the finances and sustainability of the social housing sector in England. In recent years the financial pressures for social landlords have increased as … Continue reading The finances and sustainability of the social housing sector
Our model housing resolution: key policies to begin to resolve the housing crisis
Carol Hayton explains why Labour's current housing policy will not resolve the housing crisis and why our model resolution includes the key policies necessary to begin to resolve it. The process for the submission of amendments to the draft National Policy Forum documents has concluded. We now await, with extreme interest, the final NPF report, … Continue reading Our model housing resolution: key policies to begin to resolve the housing crisis
Right to Buy as a housing policy has been a disaster
Lorna Fielker, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health & Housing and Depouty Leader of Southampton Council has supported our campaign for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy. This is a letter to Lisa Nandy. Dear Lisa, It was lovely to meet you at the Next Generation session in Manchester earlier this year. Thank you … Continue reading Right to Buy as a housing policy has been a disaster
Questions on Labour’s housing policy
The housing content of the National Policy Forum document is supposed to “shape the Labour Party's policy agenda”. The draft document it has produced, will be discussed by NPF members and, amended by them, will go to a “Clause 5” meeting on which the NEC, CLPs and affiliates sit, together with the Shadow Cabinet. That … Continue reading Questions on Labour’s housing policy
The contradictions of Labour’s housing policy
There are no market solutions to the housing crisis At last year's conference Keir Starmer said that Labour is “the Party of Home Ownership”. It would support first time buyers with “a mortgage guarantee scheme”. At the same conference Lisa Nandy said Labour's mantra was “council housing, council housing, council housing” and it would commit … Continue reading The contradictions of Labour’s housing policy
Right to Buy divides people
Hackney councillor Clare Joseph writes on the practical consequences of Right to Buy and why the policy should be ended. When the LCCH asked me to write something on the Right to Buy, I wondered what I could say that hadn’t already been said. Right to Buy means we lose irreplaceable Council stock, an average … Continue reading Right to Buy divides people
“Council housing rescued us when we were homeless”
Tom Murtha, now retired, was very prominent in the housing association sector. We interview him about his experience and the current situation, with an increasing trend towards commercialisation. You spent many years working for housing associations. Could you tell us what you did and why you decided to work in that field? I was born … Continue reading “Council housing rescued us when we were homeless”
Wycombe CLP supports the call for ending Right to Buy
Wycombe CLP has passed a resolution which, amongst other things, supports our call for Labour to commit to ending Right to Buy and for an end to the Right to Aquire for housing associations. Buckinghamshire is one of those areas where all the council housing stock was transferred to housing associations. It is spending nearly … Continue reading Wycombe CLP supports the call for ending Right to Buy
Labour Campaign for Council Housing AGM: campaigning for policies that can resolve the housing crisis
"Without ending the disastrous Right to Buy policy and funding a large scale social rent council house building programme, a Labour government will not resolve the acute housing crisis" Our campaign's AGM will take place by zoom on February 4th at 2 p.m. We will be discussing what Labour's housing policies are, what we want … Continue reading Labour Campaign for Council Housing AGM: campaigning for policies that can resolve the housing crisis
Labour Campaign for Council Housing 