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People Power
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A movement advocating for a new economic framework in UK politics.

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How To Improve The UK: Housing

22. Change the rules regarding council tax rebanding appeals so that households can appeal against a rebranding earlier than the current six months to immediately.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 25, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

21. Require sellers and estate agents to advertise property at the price they are actually looking for as the current system just wastes everyone’s time. There should be no more ‘offers over…’ ads listing the property below...

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 25, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

20. Align the mortgage process system in England & Wales to match Scotland’s i.e. that the offer is finalised at an early stage and it’s much harder legally to back out to prevent gazumping.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 24, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

19. Allow anyone on a fixed rate mortgage to buy themselves out of the fixed-rate (e.g. if rates are now lower than what they’re paying) and add any penalties on to the remaining balance.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 24, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

18. Emulate Finland’s Housing First policy to end homelessness.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

17. Use the State-owned retail bank to provide mortgages-for-life at a low, fixed-term rate. This already exists in the US of all places, so why not the UK?

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January 23, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

16. Housing Guarantee – offer mortgages through a State-owned retail bank at a specific rate which sets the benchmark for private companies to match/better. If the borrower runs into difficulties, this bank will restructure the...

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

15. Provide funds/schemes for owners of older homes to insulate walls/roofs/floors, double/triple glaze windows, and install heat pumps.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14k. Enforceable standards for terms like ‘sustainable’ and ‘eco-friendly’ (e.g. no net loss of canopy cover) to prevent greenwashing.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14j. Completely ban development on or in ancient woodlands, with buffer zones around them.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 21, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14i. Create ponds and wetlands to support local ecosystems.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14h. Use rainwater harvesting and permeable paving to reduce runoff and flooding, and incorporate greywater recycling for toilet flushing and irrigation.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14g. Prefer modular homes made from reclaimed materials where possible so buildings can be repurposed in the future rather than demolished, to encourage circular economies.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14f. Design new developments to be walkable, and accommodate cycling and electric vehicle charging by default.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14e. Install solar panels, heat pumps and community energy systems as standard with an end-goal of zero-carbon living.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 18, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14d. Stricter biodiversity net gain policies that provide measurable improvements e.g. requiring developers to integrate green roofs, hedge and wildlife corridors, tree retention, habitat bridges etc. into their designs to encourage...

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 18, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14c. Remediate contaminated land with eco-friendly methods such as phytoremediation with plants.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14b. Focus on developing brownfield sites and under-utilised urban spaces before considering greenfield e.g. The Phoenix Development in Lewes, and Battersea Power Station.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 17, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

14a. A mass housebuilding programme via a state builder coupled with ending Right to Buy and Buy to Let schemes.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

13. End landbanking by requiring owners to develop within 6 months otherwise the State will buy back the land via Compulsory Purchase Order at the original value of the land.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

12. Redistribute land away from tiny elite of owners (0.3% of UK population – 160,000 families – own 70% of the land) so it’s more equitable with a Land Reform Act. Homeowners should own their land and more...

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

11. Scrap stamp duty to make it easier to move home and for people to downsize.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

10. Redefine ‘affordable’ and ‘social’ rents/housing – 80% of market rate is not affordable for the majority of people.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

9. Renters should have the right to keep pets with no extra costs or deposits required.

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The ongoing housing crisis is a national emergency. It is unacceptable that so many citizens are priced out of owning a home or are forced to pay obscene levels of rent for a survival essential. We…
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January 14, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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How To Improve The UK: Housing

8. Make it illegal to discriminate against renting to people on benefits or with children.

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January 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM