David Orr's blog

10 June 2013

With house prices rising in rural communities and driving out young people we need high quality affordable new homes in our rural communities.

3 June 2013

If local businesses are to drive us towards economic recovery, we must build more affordable homes

3 May 2013

People need space. But they need it across all types of housing. That’s why we support the idea that there should be minimum space standards for all new homes, regardless of tenure and developer.

28 March 2013

As we release our report which shows the bedroom tax will fail to solve overcrowding, it is clear this policy is incompetent and unfair and should be repealed.

20 March 2013

Without a step change in building and supply, we risk creating another housing bubble that will continue to push house prices up and out of reach of the majority.

26 February 2013

With the bedroom tax hitting thousands of vulnerable people, good housing advice like Shelter is vital but cuts to funding are affecting a critical service.

11 February 2013

The announcement of a £75k cap on care following the Dilnot report is a step forward but there is still a need for real coherence of housing, health and social care.

4 December 2012

With careful and creative planning we can avoid concreting over our beautiful land.

15 November 2012

The overwhelming message of the Housing Report is that it now needs to be a national priority to deliver a huge increase in new homes.

22 October 2012

As Home Truths 2012 reveals increasing numbers of working people relying on housing benefit to help pay their rent, we need to say yes to homes.