South West
LHG South West Branch The SW Branch held their inaugural meeting on May 18th 2021. 12 LHG members, and a
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Labour Housing Group Fringe National Women’s Conference: Online Recording
Impact of the housing crisis on women & domestic abuse, Fringe meeting at National Labour Women’s Conference Tuesday June 22nd
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Labour Housing Group
The right to a decent, affordable and secure home is one of the basic foundations of social justice. Sadly in
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Liverpool Policy Day 12th October
Venue changed to: Cunard Building, Brunswick Street, Liverpool L3 1JR LHG’s Policy Day is to be held in Liverpool
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North West
About: The North-West Branch meets four times yearly, with a mixture of social and policy focused meetings. If you are
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Red Brick blog
Red Brick is a “superb blog analysing social housing policy” The Guardian Red Brick is a blog founded in 2010 by
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In Conversation With…Gill Leng: Homes for Health and Wealth
Our home is the foundation for good health, and wealth: how do Labour’s missions for a Better Britain recognise this,
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Labour Conference Events 2023
We have two exciting fringe events planned for Labour Conference 2023 1) Campaigning on Housing as a Winning Issue Monday
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LHG Autumn Policy Day 2023
Shouting out for rural affordable housing: what should Labour’s policies be? What is the current state of rural housing? How
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15.06.2023: In Conversation with Neal Lawson- Where does the notion of a home and housing fit with conceptions of a good society?
Neal Lawson, Executive Director of Compass, will be live in conversation at the next LHG online seminar. Neal was author
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Domestic Abuse and Housing
Labour Housing Group consulted with the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA)-led National Housing & Domestic Abuse Policy and Practice Group,
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LHG Motion for Annual Conference 2023
Housing: a winning issue LHG’s motion for Annual Conference 2023 focuses on the importance of housing as a key issue
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LHG Youtube channel
Catch up on all our brilliant events with leading voices in housing on the LHG Youtube channel.
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02.11.22: Challenging the stigma of social housing, with Mercy Denedo & Amanze Ejiogu
Research carried out in two North East universities has revealed that social housing stigma impacts every aspect of residents’ lives.
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Will the Social Housing Regulation Bill really improve tenant empowerment? In conversation with Marianne Hood, 18.10.22
Free event, online, Tue, 18 October 2022, 19:00 – 20:00 Marianne Hood OBE, a founder and past chair of LHG, will
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Passionate about housing and wanting to stand in an election? Endorsements for LHG members
LHG members who are thinking about standing for office – for example to be an MP – may want to
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Conference fringe event, 26.09.22: Homes for Whom? Meeting housing needs for all in the next decade
A home to call your own is increasingly out of reach for millions of people. Yet luxury developments continue to
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Conference fringe event, 27.09.22: Labour’s plan for fire safety in all our homes
It’s a national scandal that so many in our communities still live in unsafe homes. Labour, campaigners and unions have
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LHG North West: Housing leaders get together to tackle the crisis in the North West
In June 2022, Local Authority leaders and housing activists got together at an event hosted by the LHG North West
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LHG North West Branch Executive Committee members
The North West Branch Executive Committee members are as follows: Chair – Elsie Wraighte Vice Chair – Ben Clay Secretary
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In Conversation With…..Professor Hal Pawson Tuesday August 16th at 7pm
How can governments enable low-income home ownership? Drawing on an international review of first-time buyer assistance schemes, Hal will highlight
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Preventing domestic abuse – In Conversation With Jess Phillips MP and Kadie Bennett, 27th July at 8-9pm
Jess Phillips MP, Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, and Kadie Bennett, solicitor with expertise in legal remedies to help people experiencing abuse, will be discussing what needs to be done to prevent roughly 2.3m adults from experiencing domestic abuse in the UK each year.
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In Conversation With …….Miatta Fafnbulleh, New Economics Foundation 21st June 2022 7.30pm
Miatta Fafnbulleh, Chief Executive of the New Economics Foundation, will tell us about new NEF research into solutions to
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Would you like to work for Labour Housing Group?
LHG Administration and Communications Support Worker LHG needs someone to support the work of the Executive Committee, help us to
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More about LHG
LHG origins and objectives LHG was formed in 1981. Our objectives, as set out in our Constitution, are: 1. To
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Housing is a Human Right: new publication from LHG and LCHR
Decent housing is a human right – and Labour could commit to making it a reality. LHG, together with
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