Local elections in depth: Plymouth’s divided fortunes pose challenge for the City’s new Conservative leaders.

We continue our series, putting this year’s local elections under the magnifying glass to find changes and trends.

Shaun Bailey: There is nothing anti-Conservative about being pro-social housing

I have spoken many times about my childhood experiences of inadequate housing, sofa surfing and years spent on council house waiting lists.

Andrew Baggott: We will deliver the most ambitious estate renewal plan Basildon has ever seen

I intend to restore public trust, to restore our reputation, and to give residents a reason to vote.

Ministers mustn’t let down future generations over housing – whatever happens in by-elections

Sooner or later this problem is going to hit the Tories – hard – due to the demographics the party needs to attract at the next election.

Bob Seely: The Government’s current approach to housing needs intelligent, sensitive reforms – not a complete overhaul

I take issue with Henry Hill’s recent article for ConservativeHome on the matter. Here’s why.

Neil Stock: The planning system is a socialist construct. It desperately needs updating for the modern age.

The legislation introduced by the Town and Country Planning Act 1947 is still remarkably unchanged to this day.

Alex Crowley: NIMBYs may be vocal, but they do not represent the majority – who want more houses built

Housebuilding is actually popular, has been for years and this is true in every part of the country and for every demographic.

Why you should vote Conservative in the local elections on Thursday

Labour councils hurt the poor the most. It is the Conservatives who offer practical improvements.

I love my new flat. But I’m also sick of moving. We renters need a Greta Thunberg of the housing crisis.

MPs seem to think ‘it doesn’t affect me, so I’ll think about it later’ when they hear complaints from Generation Rent.

Holly Whitbread: A modern vision for council housing

In Epping Forest new developments are ‘community-led’. We are championing a right to shared ownership.

Ian George: How to ensure the “right to regenerate” proposals succeed

Residents who seek to develop derelict public sector sites need some protection from bureaucratic obstruction.

Robert Halfon: The Conservatives were the party of affordable and social housing – and must be again

This government should not be afraid to fix the rules that are currently breaking our country’s housing market.

Sajid Javid: Housing First helps to break the cycle of rough sleeping. So let’s scale it up and finish the job.

The Centre for Social Justice’s new report sets out in detail how the programme could be increased from 2,000 to 16,500 places.

Cladding removal means a huge bill. Punishing taxpayers or homeowners is an uncomfortable choice for Conservatives.

Installing sprinklers would provide higher safety standards at a much lower cost. That alternative should be available.

Tim Briggs: Labour is losing working-class support in London

Lambeth is the perfect storm of poor housing management, road closures, identity politics and a failed Mayor.