Red Brick
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· Aug 6
A housing and climate win-win is available but is it on the government’s radar? - Red Brick
Paul Brannen lays out how the Government's plans for housing should factor in construction with timber to mitigate the environmental impact of construction.
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· Jul 31
Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis? - Red Brick
Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent, argues that a lack of measures on affordability in the Renters' Rights Bill will hamper attempts to reduce the cost of renting.
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· Jul 31
Will the Renters’ Rights Bill end the temporary accommodation crisis? - Red Brick
Ben Twomey, Chief Executive of Generation Rent, argues that a lack of measures on affordability in the Renters' Rights Bill will hamper attempts to reduce the cost of renting.
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· Jul 9
Fix renting to fix lives - Red Brick
Dr Beth Kitson, Research and Policy Analyst at PBE, explores how renters are not just paying more in rent, but also paying the price in lower wellbeing. Housing reform is not only about correcting mar...
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· Jul 8
Tackling second homes and short-term lets is key to addressing rural inequality - Red Brick
Jayne Kirkham, Member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth, lays out the issues which second homes and short-term lets pose to rural communities and the tools local authorities need to address them
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· Jul 6
‘So what has Labour done differently?’ - 50 housing wins from Labour's first year in power - Red Brick
From planning for 1.5 million homes to a generational boost in social housing, improving building safety and fixing flawed tenures, Labour's first year in office has marked a step change in addressing...
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· Jul 4
‘So what has Labour done differently?’ - 50 housing wins from Labour's first year in power - Red Brick
From planning for 1.5 million homes to a generational boost in social housing, improving building safety and fixing flawed tenures, Labour's first year in office has marked a step change in addressing...
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· Jul 3
Ending out-of-borough temporary accommodation must be a key part of Labour's mission - Red Brick
Naushabah Khan, Member of Parliament for Gillingham and Rainham and member of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee, sets out the national issue of out-of-borough temporary ac...
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· Jun 30
Safe as houses: how this Government is putting building safety at the top of the agenda. - Red Brick
Dr Darren Paffey, Member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen, lays out the previous Government's failures in tackling the building safety crisis and what Labour is doing to grips with this pressing i...
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· Jun 27
Can building homes help Labour beat populism? - Red Brick
Lauren Edwards, Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood and Chair of the APPG for Skills, Careers and Employment, sets out how Labour's active skills policy in construction can help to generate ...
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· Jun 27
Can building homes help Labour beat populism? - Red Brick
Lauren Edwards, Member of Parliament for Rochester and Strood and Chair of the APPG for Skills, Careers and Employment, sets out how Labour's active skills policy in construction can help to generate ...
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· Jun 25
New Towns are a Labour success story – now these young towns need Labour again - Red Brick
Shaun Davies, Member of Parliament for Telford, and Co-Chair of the New Towns Network, looks back at Labour's achievements with New Towns and sets out their potential under this Government.
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· Jun 25
New Towns are a Labour success story – now these young towns need Labour again - Red Brick
Shaun Davies, Member of Parliament for Telford, and Co-Chair of the New Towns Network, looks back at Labour's achievements with New Towns and sets out their potential under this Government.
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· Jun 17
The Supported Housing Act needs to back good providers - Red Brick
While Emmaus UK’s research shows strong support for new supported housing standards, the government needs to think further to ensure good providers do not suffer unintended consequences
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· Jun 5
Foundations for the Future: how can new delivery models help to mitigate the housing emergency? - Red Brick
Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of the Royal Institute of British Architects, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.
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· May 29
Building 1.5m homes with a skills shortage: strategies to alleviate labour demand - Red Brick
City building specialist Simon Barrow lays out how the Government can reduce the demand on the UK's stretched construction workforce through Modern Methods of Construction, self-build homes, utilising...
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· May 28
Housing issues loomed large in Australia’s Labor’s historic election win - Red Brick
Professor Hal Pawson of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, lays out the housing undercurrents of Australia's recent election and the way forward for a second Albanese term.
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