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The media reports on Labour’s housing plans, and the rest of today’s housing news
In the news
The Labour Conference is in full swing in Liverpool and many of the national newspapers have been reporting on the party’s latest housing and welfare policies.
The Evening Standard newspaper in London summarises plans by Labour to “end the housing crisis” through measures such as “handing more power to private tenants”.
The Independent has focused on the possibility that a Labour government would scrap the Universal Credit system of welfare payments, which has been dogged by controversy. While The Guardian reports Labour’s desire to see green energy powering most homes in the UK by 2030.
On Inside Housing, you can read in detail about Labour’s announcement of a commission to review the planning system as well as plans for new ‘renters’ unions’ and taxes on holiday homes.
Politics Home has a piece by Labour backbencher Seema Malhotra calling on policies to empower leaseholders to be included in the party’s next manifesto.
Away from Labour, housing association Vivid has been branded “greedy” over increased service charges by a small band of residents in Portsmouth, the local press has reported.
Financial news site City Wire has published a guide to investing in the “mixed bunch” of social housing trusts – namely Triple Point, Civitas and Residential Secure Income.
Lewisham Homes, an arm’s length management organisation in south-east London, has decided to start paying its board members to help with recruitment, the News Shopper has reported.
Loneliness among people over 50 years of age is a “looming public health concern” charity Age UK is warning – you can read more in this report in The Guardian this morning. Inside Housing has previously published articles on what landlords can do to help tackle the problem, including a piece this summer looking at how a simple online calendar is being used to help people connect in Manchester.
A plan to fit sprinklers in all council-owned tower blocks in Stoke-on-Trent is underway, reports the BBC.
Finally this morning, five councils in Wales have come together to develop a joint homelessness policy. You can read about it in the South Wales Argus here.
On social media
You have continued to use the hashtag #Notasinkestate to show pride in social housing following last week’s BBC report which casually referred to housing association estates as ‘sink estates’.
Here are the latest tweets:
I was born in that front bedroom of this wonderful Council House - it provided me and my family with an amazing home surrounded by great neighbours and community. It gave me my foundation for life; literally and figuratively #notasinkestate @insidehousing @2BenefitSociety pic.twitter.com/CIU6gyzV6V
— Barbara Spicer (@BarbaraSpicer15)I was born in that front bedroom of this wonderful Council House - it provided me and my family with an amazing home surrounded by great neighbours and community. It gave me my foundation for life; literally and figuratively #notasinkestate @insidehousing @2BenefitSociety pic.twitter.com/CIU6gyzV6V
— Barbara Spicer (@BarbaraSpicer15) September 24, 2018
I live in council housing. I was born in council housing. My dad was born in council housing. My mum was born a refugee in WWII, returned to live in the equivalent of council housing. I’m proud of where I live, we’re making our third @BoundaryFunPal #notasinkestate #ukhousing pic.twitter.com/6uH2BmXrbH
— Pip Green (@PipJGreen)I live in council housing. I was born in council housing. My dad was born in council housing. My mum was born a refugee in WWII, returned to live in the equivalent of council housing. I'm proud of where I live, we're making our third @BoundaryFunPal #notasinkestate #ukhousing pic.twitter.com/6uH2BmXrbH
— Pip Green (@PipJGreen) September 24, 2018
To see more #Notasinkestate tweets, click here.
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