Raising the roof: Strategies for a fixing a broken housing market
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15 Mar 18Everyone should have the right to a safe and secure home. Yet all the evidence demonstrates that this need is still a long way from being met, says Sir Michael Lyons.
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15 Mar 18What can the government do to create a truly mixed economy of housing? Measures to improve affordability must be at the top of the agenda, says Terrie Alafat.
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15 Mar 18Local communities deserve the very highest standards of design in public housing. Councils have a crucial role to play in making that happen, says Paul Karakusevic.
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15 Mar 18Many councils are returning to a direct role in local housing provision. This means grappling with planning issues and new forms of local authority ownership, says Janice Morphet.
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14 Mar 18Two iconic images sum up the most extreme consequences of our dysfunctional housing system, says Rob Whiteman.
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13 Mar 18Housing associations have the potential to deliver vastly more affordable homes. But first we must get back to the land issue, says David Orr.
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13 Mar 18Successful housing development involves using the distinctive qualities of the private and public sectors. Here’s how it’s done, says Natalie Elphicke.
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13 Mar 18Investment in social housing is vital for economic sustainability. The housing revenue account must demonstrate this, says Ken Lee.
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13 Mar 18The home-owning democracy has gone into steep decline. And politicians are not being decisive enough about dealing with it, says Liam Booth-Smith.
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13 Mar 18What factors are responsible for the lack of affordable new homes? And does government intervention in the market help – or just push up prices more? asks Richard Disney.
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13 Mar 18Poverty has doubled among private tenants within a decade – a big factor in rising homelessness. What is to be done? asks Brian Robson.
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13 Mar 18The housing and health sectors need to align their services more closely, to house essential workers and improve the patient experience, says Andrew Van Doorn.