A National Landlord Register
Shelter have long advocated for a National Landlord Register to hold unscrupulous landlords to account. Private sector tenants should be able to know whether a… Read More »A National Landlord Register
housing
Letter on One Housing Group merger
Resident voices should be at the heart of any proposals to merge housing associations. I’ve written to the Secretary of State to calling for a… Read More »Letter on One Housing Group merger
Early Day Motion on Covid-19 and homelessness
What’s the difference between the first national lockdown and the second? More rough sleepers will be on the streets. I’ve tabled a Parliamentary motion asking… Read More »Early Day Motion on Covid-19 and homelessness
Newsletter 4 December 2020
Dear, It has now been just over a year since you, Labour members, chose me to be your Labour candidate for Poplar and Limehouse and… Read More »Newsletter 4 December 2020
Westferry Printworks & Planning reform
At the heart of ambitious housing targets must be giving agency back to local communities, not leaving these to algorithms. The Westferry Printworks development controversy… Read More »Westferry Printworks & Planning reform
Westferry Printworks & Permitted developments
Luxury development after luxury development continues to pop up in Poplar and Limehouse. The Government further empowered developers last week, passing statutes that further deregulate… Read More »Westferry Printworks & Permitted developments
Our Housing System is Broken
I’m delighted to join Labour Outlook as a monthly columnist. Here’s my first piece on how we lose thousands of homes through permitted developments which… Read More »Our Housing System is Broken
Stop renter evictions protest
The evictions ban has ended and thousands of renters are faced with the real threat of homelessness. I joined Somerford Grove renters outside billionaire landlord… Read More »Stop renter evictions protest
Transformative Economics Post COVID
Households with low incomes are more likely to be overcrowded or have damp problems than higher income households, because they cannot afford to move to… Read More »Transformative Economics Post COVID