A positive future for social housing in London: The London Tenants’ Manifesto was launched on 19th January to an audience of tenant representatives from twenty two London boroughs, as well as politicians, think tanks, academics and fellow voluntary sector organisations. The manifesto, which was jointly produced with the…

Two years on from the publication of the Green Paper, and three years on from the Grenfell Tower fire which prompted it, the Social Housing White Paper was published on 17th November. You can find the document, described as a ‘charter for social housing residents’, here. A summary of…

The UK Housing Review was published this month, and it shatters the myth that social housing is the most subsidised tenure in England.The review found that measures to stimulate homeownership and the private market in England amount to £53bn.

‘Joined-up working’, ‘resilience’ and ‘sustainability’ have been buzzwords in the social housing and social care worlds for the past decade or more. One tenants' federation's response to the Coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated these ideals with exception. Here are three things they are doing to help communities in their borough.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is consulting on plans for ‘First Homes’: new homes for sale to first time buyers with £100,000 discounts, targeted at ‘key workers’ such as nurses, police officers and veterans of the armed forces. On the face of it, this is just another scheme targeted at first…

There was good news for residents of a 750-home estate in west London before Christmas, as they defeated a threat of demolition which they had fought for over ten years.

Ahead of the election on 12th December, we pick out some of the key policies for social housing tenants from each of the main parties' manifestos.

2019 has marked 100 years since the Addison Act brought decent low-cost rented housing to working class households across London. From July onward, London and the country as a whole has lit up with social housing estates and neighbourhoods holding parties and events to celebrate the milestone. Ampthill Square Tenants…

One of our Reps, Pat Turnbull, was recently published in Act Local, a collection of essays by Centre for London. This was her contribution.

LTF's Treasurer, Ron Hollis, makes the case for a nationwide tenant-led reassessment of government social rent setting.