5 per cent council tax rises are the last thing hard-pressed households need during the festive season! 🎄🎅 Sign our petition calling for an end to council tax rises. 🙅 taxpayersalliance.com/petition_stop_…

NatWest Group Chairman Sir Howard Davies tells the Today Programme: “I don’t think it’s that difficult to buy a house.” Laughable really. Living on another planet. Utterly blind to this country’s severe housing shortage.

Spot on Freddie Poser 👏 The average house price in the 1980s was 3 times the average salary - it's now 9 times. As a result, the average time required to save for your first home was 3 years in the 1980s - it's now 19 years.

"The Green Belt has made it very difficult to deliver homes in London, forcing those who work there to look further afield or bid further up the prices." Well said Freddie Poser - our planning system needs a huge overhaul, starting with the Green Belt... kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/if-n…

This map makes clear that the biggest problem is in London and the South East, which are not delivering enough homes:

Popped along to the Chislehurst police meeting organised by Chislehurst Matters this evening. Interesting to hear from Superintendent Baldock about his plan for policing across Bromley. Very welcome news that the police are exploring having a base in Chislehurst / Mottingham.

Planning reform is vital for economic growth. It will fund the quality of public services voters expect. It’s possible to build homes and critical infrastructure without damaging communities. It requires a sensible and committed approach to reform. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

More policy details from Matthew Pennycook on what Labour will do on green belt:

Alongside colleagues we have signed Chartered Institute of Housing letter to Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove expressing concern about British homes for British workers. The #HousingCrisis is the result of successive govs failing to #PlanForHousing, not immigration. We all deserve a safe, secure home

1951 General Election poster.

Shocking decline in homeownership among young adults in the UK from 1990 to 2013 compared to other countries – John Burn-Murdoch ft.com/content/165f9a…

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.Policy Exchange estimates that the economy grows by £17.7bn for every 100,000 homes built.

Housing is at the centre of the election battleground propertyindustryeye.com/letter-to-our-…

The heat is still rising today so crews from #Bromley have been up In #Chislehurst to talk about fires in the open & the need to cut vegetation around built up areas. If you’re a land owner start thinking about your fire plan for the summer. london-fire.gov.uk/safety/grass-a… London Fire Brigade

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Opportunity. Community. Security. This is why I would introduce a bold new model of National Service 👇

Out in Bromley Town before heading to #Keston. Lots of conversations about housing and how we need to focus on building appropriate family homes - there is lots to do! Thanks to all who spoke with us. We’ll be out campaigning in #Bromley & #BigginHill again tomorrow.

Great to be out at Bromley North supporting my good friend ⁦⁦Peter Fortune MP⁩ - Peter has already shown his commitment to Bromley as councillor and London Assemblies Member. He will be a powerful local champion for #Bromley&BigginHill

I met with Sir Bob Neill KC (Hon) yesterday to talk about the work he has done regarding the cladding crisis. This needs to be resolved - those suffering are not at fault. I commit to continuing the work Sir Bob started.