Martin Wicks

Martin Wicks, secretary of the Labour Campaign for Council Housing, argues that instead of above-inflation rent increases, councils should campaign to fund HRAs sufficiently

Martin Wicks expands on the Labour Campaign for Council Housing’s thoughts post-Labour Party Conference

The government’s affordable rent product means some tenants are being fleeced for no good reason other than they can be and it has to stop, argues Martin Wicks

Tenants have to fight for the right to be consulted on a far too regular basis, argues Martin Wicks

New leadership of the party does not change the nature of the housing crisis or the solution members voted for: a major new programme of council homes for social rent. The party must continue to push for this, writes Martin Wicks

A regeneration scheme in Swindon, which will reduce the number of homes available at social rent levels in favour of higher Affordable Rents, highlights the folly of the current national approach to housing. The current pandemic highlights more than ever why the nation should rediscover its love of social rent, writes Martin Wicks