Why Burnham’s housing revolution won’t work Opinion Despite giving a passionate defence of everything home ownership can give to a family, Burnham’s actual policies do alarmingly little.
Right to Buy has been a huge success, of course the left hates it Opinion Labour leadership contenders’ claims that Right to Buy is to blame for the housing crisis are absurd, says Ben Hopkinson Last week in a 5,000 word polemic, Tony Blair accused the Labour government of being parked firmly in the party’s ‘soft left’ comfort zone. Perhaps nothing reflects this more than the leadership contender’s short-sighted clamour [...]
Chancellor to cut back Right to Buy discounts in Budget Politics The Chancellor will cut back Right to Buy discounts as part of next week’s Budget to boost council housing supply. Rachel Reeves will announce plans to consult on a new five-year social housing rent settlement and to reduce Right to Buy, which allows tenants renting local authority-owned homes to buy them at a discounted rate, [...]