Potemkin legislation

There is a mismatch between Government announcements and Commons realities. It cannot attempt reforms without risking them being amended out of recognition.

James Brokenshire: Why we have decided to abolish no fault evictions

This reform will mean that families renting privately can sleep easier at night, knowing that the housing market they rely on has become fairer as a result.

Julian Brazier: Yes, the Conservatives must engage with young people – but challenge their worldview, not concede it

James Kanagasooriam’s recent analysis is powerful, but the suggested solutions are less sure. Simply offering what younger voters want won’t work.

Thomas Mawson: Khan is wrong to claim “the arguments for rent control are overwhelming”

The experience of San Francisco was that the policy caused the supply of available rental housing to be reduced by 15 per cent.

Will Tanner: How to turn renters into owners through a Chance to Buy scheme

Onward estimates that up to 88,000 landlords would make use of the relief each year, transferring just under half a million homes into ownership over five years.

James Hockney: Tackling revenge evictions

More protection is needed for tenants who complain about the condition of their property due to unscrupulous landlords

Rosalind Beck: The Government’s attack on private landlords is misguided

Unfair tax increases and restrictions will reduce the housing supply and make homelessness worse.

Will Tanner: Our three-point plan to build more houses and boost home ownership

Onward proposes helping half a million young people by lending them a deposit in the same way that government underwrites some of their mortgage costs.

Charlotte Salomon: Young people are a long-term investment – but a good one

They need time and resources spent on preparing them for employment and for life – and for their Government to adapt as quickly as they are doing.

Euan Trower: Housing and development. We need state intervention to help save traditional England.

While some may argue that this article would be better suited on a Labour Party site, to me the idea of protecting ways of life from extinction is as conservative as it gets.

Bob Blackman: Today, at last, my Homelessness Reduction Act comes into force

It is not a fix-all, but I hope its measures will produce a real improvement in the number of people who become homeless in the first place.

Howard Flight: Lawson had it right – private rental is a positive part of the housing market

The Government should return to the approach championed in 1988, and abandon the practice of punishing landlords.

Syed Kamall: The Conservative Party needs a youth reboot – and it starts with listening more

Far from all young people are dyed-in-the-wool Corbynites. To improve the Conservative vote we need to find the right ways to communicate.

Chris Philp: Building more homes is not enough – let’s reserve a proportion of them for UK residents

Increasing supply is important, and so is making sure that young Britons have a chance to get on the ladder.

Dan Wilson Craw: More social housing, fewer no-fault evictions. The Conservatives need a plan for Britain’s growing renters.

We estimate that the number of retirees in England’s rental sector will swell to nearly one million by 2035. This marks a three-fold increase from its current level of 370,000.