Analysis: Why Do We Still Fetishise Homeownership?
by Aidan Beatty
Millions of young Britons will never own their own homes. So why do we still want to? Aidan Beatty explains.
Tag: affordable housing
Opinion: Of Course Kirstie Allsopp Believes the Housing Market Is Meritocratic – How Else Could She Justify Her Extravagant Wealth?
by Perry Blankson
The Location, Location, Location presenter reckons millennials are just a cancelled few Netflix subscriptions away from homeownership. What aristocratic dreamworld is she inhabiting, asks Perry Blankson.
Opinion: I Have Mixed Feelings About South London’s New Tube Stations
by Aydin Dikerdem
The shiny new development was paid for with money meant for affordable housing, writes local Labour councillor Aydin Dikerdem.
Opinion: Liberating Trans People Means Liberating Everyone
by Shon Faye
It is only through solidarity, compassion and radical reimagining that we can build a more just and joyful world, not just for trans people, but for all of us.
How a Community in North London Is Fighting for the Housing It Needs
by Cecilia Keating
The redevelopment of St Ann's hospital in Tottenham is on track to become the largest community-led housing project in the UK - but it's still an uphill battle.
6 Reasons We Need to #EndSection21
by Jacob Mukherjee
Private tenants used to be able to stay in their homes for as long as they were paying the rent. But since the introduction of section 21 under the 1988 Housing Act, landlords have had the power to evict tenants with just two months’ notice without giving them a reason. Here are six reasons section 21 needs to be abolished.
Luxury Housing for All – Because Nothing Is Too Good for the Working Class
by Marijam Didžgalvytė
We're told it's inevitable that social housing is dangerous and squalid, whilst the rich get to live in opulent penthouses. It's high time we change that narrative and demand luxury housing for all.
The Mayor’s Housing Strategy: Why We Must Respond
by Pilgrim Tucker
Sadiq Khan says he plans to 'provide all Londoners with a decent and affordable home'. But to achieve this he needs to show he is prepared to challenge the powerful interests that make housing too expensive for most of the city's residents, writes Pilgrim Tucker.
Rent Strikes Work: An Interview With Toronto’s Parkdale Organize
by William Neumeister
In light of their recent victory, William Neumeister spoke again with Parkdale Organize, a group of working class tenants in Parkdale, Toronto who went on strike to fight back against rent hikes and poor living conditions.
IMOBastani: The Housing Market Is Rigged
In the past forty years the average home has increased in value by 43 times. With wages failing to keep it up that means more and more people are renting.
Homeless Families and Social Cleansing: How Local Councils Are Forcing Vulnerable Households Out of London
by Housing Action Southwark & Lambeth
Exclusive: London Councils are ending their homeless duty to vulnerable families by forcing them to accept private rented tenancies hundreds of miles away, outside the capital, FOI's by Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth reveal.