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The new legislation bans unfair lettings fees for administration, reference checks and tenancy renewal fees, which create huge affordability […]

Thursday 19 April 2018 For immediate release Commenting on Labour’s plans to build a million ‘genuinely affordable’ properties over 10 years, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “It’s great to see Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party taking the housing crisis so seriously. “A million genuinely affordable homes would be a good start to fixing our broken […]

Local government delegates hear plea for a housing policy which will help people: ‘build, build, build’

“UNISON is the union which speaks for workers in East Thames, Hyde, and L&Q and our priority in talks with all three […]

To help, the union has published a briefing on the bill, which can be downloaded from the UNISON websites and includes suggestions for how people can take part in the campaign. The bill […]

Union demands a housing policy that works for working people as it publishes a manifesto for a new decade

Housing is out of reach for public service workers, declares local government conference

Date

8 December 2018 11:00am–5:00pm

Location

Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD

A national Housing Summit to discuss how housing campaigners, trade unions and tenant groups can organise and campaign for safe and secure homes for all – and for fairness and justice in our housing system.   The Axe the Housing Act Campaign – Secure Homes for All, led by Defend Council Housing and supported by […]

Meeting just three-days after Grenfell anniversary, conference calls for safe and affordable housing for all

We need to restore direct investment and subsidy for public housing

Plans to increase the country’s housing stock are welcome, but do nothing to tackle the problems for those on low incomes

The union calls on people to respond to the government’s consultation on it’s new scheme, which will not solve the housing crisis

Plans to abolish ‘no-fault’ evictions are welcome, says union, but more needs to be done for private tenants

Government says it will not press ahead with policy which would have forced council in England to charge market rents to so-called high earners

Directed by Ken Loach in a strikingly raw and authentic ‘drama documentary’ style, it followed a young couple in the Midlands as they slid […]