Here are the top 10 most read LCfCH website articles for 2025. If you haven't read any of them have a look. 1. Briefing: why we oppose 'rent convergence' August 2025 The government is reintroducing New Labour's 'rent convergence' which could mean an extra £2 a week on top of 10 years of CPI+1%. 2. … Continue reading 2025 – the 10 most read articles on our website
Category: Labour Campaign for Council Housing
Older people and above inflation rent increases
Our campaign was invited to speak at a recent meeting of the National Pensioners Convention; Gloucester, Avon & Somerset region. They agreed to support our Statement against 10 years of above inflation rent increases and 'rent convergence', and have written to the national NPC asking them to support the campaign. With the 'triple lock' much … Continue reading Older people and above inflation rent increases
The government should end its support for the Tory policy of “affordable rent”
The Labour Campaign for Council Housing is calling on the government to end support for the increasingly unaffordable “affordable rent”, introduced by the Tories. “Affordable rent” (AR) was introduced by the Tories as part of their austerity programme. It allowed rent to be charged at up to 80% of market rent. Tenants were to be … Continue reading The government should end its support for the Tory policy of “affordable rent”
No to 10 years of above inflation rent increases
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 lack of housing is such a fertile source of human misery”
how and why DID the labour leadership prevent a debate on council housing? For the fourth year running housing has been kept off the agenda of the Labour Party conference. This was no accident. The Labour leadership has sought to prevent a debate. The main instrument for stopping resolutions which the leadership doesn't want debated … Continue reading “The lack of housing is such a fertile source of human misery”
Let the Labour conference debate council housing
The Labour Campaign for Council Housing's resolution (model-resolution-2025.pdf) to the Labour Party conference has been deemed to be not 'contemporary', i.e. it will not be on the conference agenda. The Conference Arrangements Committee has not explained the basis of their judgement. A Constituency Labour Party which has sent in the resolution has to explain why … Continue reading Let the Labour conference debate council housing
Model Housing resolution for 2025 Labour conference
Here is the text of our model Housing resolution for this year's Labour conference. "Conference notes that government's latest statistics published on July 31st, show a record number of 131,140 households in temporary accommodation. There are also 1.33 million households on waiting lists. Therefore, Conference regrets that the government's Social and Affordable Homes Programme proposes … Continue reading Model Housing resolution for 2025 Labour conference
Rachel Reeves’ CLP calls for 100,000 council homes year and affiliates to the Labour Campaign for Council Housing
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
Leeds North West CLP affiliates to Labour Campaign for Council Housing
At it's recent meeting Leeds North West CLP passed the following housing resolution which included affiliating to our campaign. “This CLP welcomes the recognition by Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, that Council housing is a vital element of any credible plan to tackle the UK’s … Continue reading Leeds North West CLP affiliates to Labour Campaign for Council Housing
“There can be no renaissance of council housing if existing homes are allowed to deteriorate”
There is a question mark hanging over the future of council housing. 109 Councils signed the document “Securing the Future of Council Housing”, which warned that “Unless something is done soon, most council landlords will struggle to maintain their existing homes adequately or meet huge new demands to improve them, let alone build new homes … Continue reading “There can be no renaissance of council housing if existing homes are allowed to deteriorate”
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