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New NEF analysis found around 109,000 former council homes started being let privately in the last 10 years.

Our new report sets out how we can reform right to buy to fix our housing system - including devolving powers from Westminster to local councils. neweconomics.org/2024/05/reform…

NEF's Hannah Peaker was on Times Radio yesterday to discuss the Bank of England's interest rate announcement, and the role of the government in tackling inflationary pressures and investing in the green transition.

Listen to the full interview here: thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/202…

🎙️New Economics Podcast: What do the local elections mean for the UK?

Now that the dust has settled, Hannah Peaker is joined by Dr Abi O'Connor and Jack Shaw, to take a closer look.

Listen to the new episode here: neweconomics.org/2024/05/new-ec…

A disastrous policy and is a huge part of why Social Housing and homelessness in this country is in the dire state that it is.

.NEF FoIs reveal the scale of homes lost to the private rented sector through Right to Buy

Worst hit areas include:
86% of homes sold under RtB in Brighton
73% in Milton Keynes
59% in Dover

We advocate local powers to limit/suspend RtB, as Andy Burnham called for this week

NEF's Molly-May Smith works with communities in Greater Manchester to build their collective power around income and debt in the face of the cost of living crisis.
Here in the Big Issue, she calls on Andy Burnham to back a living income to have a real impact on people's lives.

🚨 New NEF report!

We dissect Right to Buy, the decline of social housing, and how to build better housing policy going forward. 🏠

We also expose how over four in 10 council homes sold under Right to Buy are now let out by private landlords…

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neweconomics.org/2024/05/reform…

Why didn't high interest rates bring down inflation? And why didn't the Bank of England lower interest rates today? Danny Sriskandarajah spoke to Ian Collins on Talk

New 🧵 from NEF's Theo Harris on how high interest rates are harming the green transition and why it's time for interest rates to go green.