Grenfell was two years ago. So why are social tenants still waiting for their regulator?
This week marks the second anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people, including 18…
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A housing estate in South London has a playground only richer children can play in
A simple children’s playground has become the latest symbol of the disturbing rise of stigma in our housing sector. The Baylis…
ByA brief history, and the murky future, of Britain’s almshouses
On a slightly meandering walk through south London, I was surprised to stumble across a row of almshouses. I thought…
ByTheresa May's promise to let councils build is a big step forward for housing policy. But more action is still needed
Theresa May’s recent conference speech shows how housing continues to rise up the political agenda: the Prime Minister said that,…
ByThere’s a fundamental problem with the government’s social housing green paper
Three months after the Grenfell Tower fire, Savid Javid, then Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government, announced a…
By“We need a national effort to tackle stigmatisation”: on the Social Housing Green Paper
Not long ago housing was an issue on the political fringe. Now it’s firmly in the mainstream, with terms like…
ByDevelopers can no longer over-pay for land to wriggle out of their affordable housing commitments
The Labour Councillor and executive member for housing & development at the London Borough of Islington, on a landmark planning…
ByA very brief history of council housing
The story of Britain’s council estates begins in Shoreditch. When completed in 1900, the Boundary Estate was made up of…
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