NEW | Back to the future . As Labour looks to reinvigorate its New Towns and urban extensions agenda, author Paul Smith revisits the lessons which can be learned from the Hartcliffe urban extension in Bristol.

RT @LabourHousing: "Meaningful reform to the rental market can improve people’s lives now, while we work towards the systemic change the ho….

NEW | Fix renting to fix lives. Dr @beth_kitson 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 markets, it’s about improving lives.

NEW | Tackling second homes and short-term lets is key to addressing rural inequality. @JayneKirkham4 lays out the issues which second homes and short-term lets pose to rural communities and the tools local authorities need to address them.

RT @LabourHousing: "The fight back to restore balance to second homes and short-term holiday-lets has begun.". @JayneKirkham4 on the issues….

RT @LabourHousing: "While Labour’s first year in Government has been challenging, with difficulties at home and greater uncertainty abroad,….

NEW | ‘So what has Labour done differently?' – 50 housing wins from Labour’s first year in power. With bold steps in housing delivery, fixing flawed tenures, building safety and quality, Labour’s first year in office has marked a step change in housing.

RT @LabourHousing: "By championing a ‘build now’ principle and improving oversight and coordination between local authorities, we can ensur….

NEW | Safe as houses: how this Government is putting building safety at the top of the agenda. @darrenpaffey lays out the previous Government’s failures in tackling the building safety crisis and what Labour is doing to grips with this pressing issue.

RT @LabourHousing: "By tackling these twin concerns around jobs and homes, we can start to make people feel the system is working for them….

NEW | Can building homes help Labour beat populism? . Lauren Edwards MP sets out how Labour’s active skills policy in construction can help to generate the jobs and prosperity needed to beat populism.

NEW | New Towns are a Labour success story – now these young towns need Labour again. @ShaunDaviesMP looks back at Labour’s achievements with New Towns and sets out their potential under this Government.

NEW | The Supported Housing Act needs to back good providers. While Emmaus UK’s research shows strong support for new supported housing standards, the government needs to ensure good providers do not suffer unintended consequences (@Sam_Dalton_1).

RT @LabourHousing: "While there is significant appetite for both building and planning reform, these are views, not values, liable to shift….

RT @BenIpsosUK: NEW📢 👇 Me on nimbyism and public support for #planning reform (#ukhousing). With many thanks to @redbrickblog for hosting t….

NEW | Not so nimby after all?. Ben Marshall, Research Director at Ipsos, digs into the polling around support for new homes and the public’s views on how homes should be built, and how it should shape Labour’s housing agenda. @BenIpsosUK .

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NEW | Foundations for the Future: how can new delivery models help to mitigate the housing emergency?. Jack Pringle, Chair of the Board of @RIBA, lays out the potential of new delivery models to deliver much-needed social homes.

RT @LabourHousing: ‘We have a housing crisis now, and as the current consultation says “no-one can live in a planning permission”’. Mary El….

NEW | Get on and build. Town planner Mary Elkington of Figura Planning Ltd explains a bit about the speed of housebuilding today and how the government’s proposed approaches speeding of housing delivery may be one part of the answer.