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Blind hatred never built a house.
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From HS2 to housing shortages, we forget that two-thirds of the British population live on a quarter of the land.
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Disagreements speak to the heart of the party: is it for the young or the old?
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In the postwar era, both parties had housebuilding front and centre of their vision. It’s time for us to do…
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Would an “activist” Starmer government have what it takes to rebuild Britain’s collapsing infrastructure?
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An amendment to the Levelling-up Bill is looking to weld the planning system to the UK’s climate commitments.
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The left refuses to grapple with the realities of petty bourgeois life.
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London is more than an economic engine.
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The failure to pedestrianise the shopping street shows our local government system is broken.
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Without meaningful commitments from government, we won’t have decent, affordable and energy-efficient homes.
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Also this week: why Ulez decided the Uxbridge election, and the death of “silly season”.
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In June I replied to 22 adverts on SpareRoom and made it through to five viewings. The competition is wild.
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Platforms like Airbnb enable everyday people to supplement their income – but the activity needs regulation.
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The shadow housing and levelling-up secretary is showing voters how Labour can change things without spending big.
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It wants to be the party of home ownership.
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By attacking the Conservatives on homeownership and house-building, Starmer is turning a traditional Tory strength into a weakness.
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The CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
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Conditions suggest a long, slow death rather than a sharp shock.
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How many children’s lives are their unearned capital gains worth?
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New housebuilding and planning policies need to boost local economies, not just landowners and developers.
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