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Opinion: This Was Thatcher’s Favourite Council. Now, It’s Pioneering Radical Housing Policy

by Aydin Dikerdem

Under the Tories, Wandsworth council pioneered many of the policies that created today’s housing crisis. Aydin Dikerdem explains what Labour is now doing to transform housing in the borough.

the front of a council housing estate

Analysis: Right to Buy 2.0 is an Unmitigated Disaster

by Ell Folan

Boris Johnson’s bright idea for winning back young voters is only going to deepen their misery, writes Ell Folan.

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.

A row of terraced houses in Hartlepool, England. Reading Tom/Flickr

Analysis: It’s the Housing Market, Stupid: How Property Became the Battle Line of British Politics

by Samuel Earle

How are millionaire property developers and retired homeowners finding common cause in the Conservatives? The answer isn’t shared cultural values, argues Samuel Earle – it’s a shared investment in the housing market.

May’s Narrow Horizons on Housing Fail to Look Reality in the Face

by Nathan Akehurst

Theresa May is talking about slightly cheaper mortgage deposits at a time when many of us are struggling to afford rental deposits. Instead of throwing money at Help to Buy, we need a radical vision for solving the housing crisis.

7 Ways the Localism Act is Shafting the Homeless and Precariously-Housed

by Izzy Koksal

Heard of the Localism Act 2011? Nor have most people, but this seemingly-subtle piece of legislation is having devastating effects on homeless and precariously-housed people as well as social housing more broadly. These effects are only set to be exacerbated, requiring action before we're fire-fighting nationwide social cleansing.