This week we’re talking about the ‘housing ladder’. We explore how the idea of a ladder keeps our attention on home ownership over other tenures, and whether the metaphor stands up in the midst of today’s housing market.

Words of Affirmation is a podcast from Care Full, hosted by Hannah Webster & Ruth Hannan.

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This week we talked about:

• Keir Starmer’s vision for housing op ed for Inside Housing

• Steve Hilditch’s essay More Snakes than Ladders for Red Brick

• The UK’s Renters Reform Bill

• The IFS report Help onto the Housing Ladder

• TSB research on the experiences of first time buyers

• Nick Bano in the Guardian on the simple solution to the housing crisis

• Housing co-ops

• Tenants unions like London Renters Union, Acorn and Greater Manchester Tenants Union

• Deutsche Wohnen & Co enteignen campaign and referendum for public ownership of housing in Berlin

Our music for the episode is Bobby Bertoli’s Rebirth (thanks Bob x).