David Kingman draws attention to a new documentary from the BBC which shows how much public money is now being paid to private landlords in the form of Housing Benefit – often in return for substandard housing
Category: Housing
Who should Young People Vote for this May? Labour?
Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, analyses the manifestos using the lens of intergenerational fairness in the run-up to the May General Election. Today she inspects Labour
Who should Young People Vote for this May? Conservatives?
Liz Emerson, IF Co-Founder, analyses the manifestos using the lens of intergenerational fairness in the run-up to the May General Election. Today she inspects the Conservatives
Conservatives promise to cut inheritance tax on family homes. Will this just make the housing crisis worse?
David Kingman reports on the recent policy announcement from the Conservative Party about inheritance tax
Budget 2015: How George’s Help-to-Buy ISAs widen inequality between the generations
As part of our Vox Pop series, recent graduate Tom Hannah expresses his dismay over one particular aspect of the recent Budget that will pump more noxious fumes into a climate of intergenerational unfairness
A People’s Plan for Housing
IF supporter Tim Lund has a policy proposal that political parties could usefully adopt to address the drought in new housing supply
Labour attempts to woo first-time buyer vote with new housebuilding fund
David Kingman reports on one of the biggest announcements so far from the Labour Party on their housing policy ahead of the 2015 general election
New report examines the long-term impact of Britain’s shortage of affordable homes on peoples’ lives
David Kingman summarises the conclusions of a new report from Shelter which warns of a growing gap in life outcomes between those who are fortunate enough to become owner-occupiers and those who can’t
Will Help-to-Buy ISAs really help first-time buyers?
David Kingman questions whether one of the big announcements from the Budget is really as good as it first appears
HOUSING BLOG WEEK. Shaun Spiers: Let’s Build, But Build Beautifully
Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), calls for a reinvigorated building programme to address housing scarcity in both towns and country, while safeguarding the countryside