Archive for 'housing'
Gareth Thomas introduces new co-operative housing legislation
The Co-operative Party’s Chair Gareth Thomas MP introduced a piece of Private Members legislation in the House of Commons on Wednesday titled ‘The Housing Market Reform Bill’. Moving the Bill, Gareth stated that for far too many people, the housing market is not working. Not enough homes are being built at a price that is within reach [...]
Pontypridd public meeting on co-operative housing and welfare reform
Pontypridd Co-operative Party are holding a public meeting on 24 January on Co-operative Housing and Welfare Reform. The meeting will be chaired by Mick Antoniw, AM for Pontypridd and Chair of the Welsh Assembly Co-operative Group. The meeting will discuss, with the Housing Minister, the Welsh Government’s plans for co-operative housing and a discussion on [...]
Jonathan Reynolds MP: Create co-operative housing tenure
Most Labour activists, councillors and MPs will be familiar with the housing crisis in Britain. First time buyers are now confronted with an average house price of more than £160,000 (£280,000 in London) to get their first step on the housing ladder, and the average deposit required has now hit £52,000. Many people simply cannot [...]
Jonathan Reynolds MP: Co-operative Housing Tenure needs to be recognised
Co-operative housing models play an important role in the UK’s current housing crisis and have proven to be affordable alternatives. Housing co-operatives have helped many families that were struggling to get a foot on the housing ladder and we must be committed to providing them with the full backing of the law, says Jonathan Reynolds [...]
Chris Williamson MP: Co-operative housing encapsulates localism
Following his recent visit to co-operative housing pioneer Redditch Homes, shadow local government minister Chris Williamson looks at the potential for mutual housing DEMAND for affordable housing is rising almost as fast as the Government is making savage cuts to public spending. A combination of the two is hardly a cocktail for success, and answers [...]
Mike Hedges AM: A Co-operative Future for Housing in Wales?
Mike Hedges, Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Swansea East, looks at how co-operative solutions can address the need for quality affordable housing in Wales. With the average age of first-time buyers being 37 and expected to rise to 40, it’s perfectly clear that the current housing system needs to be changed. Hefty [...]
Nicky Gavron AM: Countdown for Housing
London Assembly Member Nicky Gavron writes on the potential for Co-operative Housing ahead of May’s elections in London. In London, no one can be unaware that we are in the midst of a housing crisis. So the Co-operative Housing (Tenure) Bill is timely and welcome. With supply at an all time low, spiralling private sector [...]
“Co-op housing will be a central plank of Labour’s housing policies in the next manifesto”
Last Wednesday, co-operators gathered in Westminster with Labour's Shadow Housing Minister to discuss Labour & Co-operative MP Jonathan Reynolds’ private members bill on co-operative housing tenure, reports Daniel Carey-Dawes.
Jonathan Reynolds MP: Breaking out of the feudal straitjacket
Most Labour activists, councillors and MPs will be familiar with the housing crisis in Britain. First time buyers are now confronted with an average house price of more than £160,000 (£280,000 in London) to get their first step on the housing ladder, and the average deposit required has now hit £52,000. Many people simply cannot [...]
Huw Lewis tells Progress it’s time to scrap feudal housing laws
Writing in this month’s edition of Progress magazine, and also available online, Labour & Co-operative Member of the Welsh Assembly Huw Lewis outlines his support for the campaign for Co-operative Housing Tenure – HomeShares. As the Welsh government’s minister for housing, regeneration and heritage, Huw is bringing forward plans to revolutionise the provision of co-operative housing [...]
