I’m campaigning for more affordable housing in Leicester West – including building more social housing – and a fair deal for people who are private renters.
I recently held a well-attended public event with the City Mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, to give local residents from in and around the Woodgate area a say over proposals to develop Leicester’s Waterside. People voiced their frustration at having to live with old industrial buildings that have been left vacant […]
I’m backing Action on Empty Homes, a great initiative run by the charity Action Homeless. It brings abandoned properties back into use to create affordable homes for people currently in hostel accommodation.It also generates training and employment opportunities, especially for people who have found it tough to secure work. 32 […]
On Friday 13th I helped open Dartmouth Gardens, a fantastic new development of 28 affordable homes, built by Westleigh and East Midlands Housing with support from the city council and Homes and Communities Agency. The development includes 2 bedroom houses, which are in really short supply in the city. The […]
Nearly 600 new housing association homes around Leicestershire are set to ease pressure on waiting lists. Liz visited a site in Crawford Close, New Parks, where 28 are being built.
Liz recently visited the site of a new affordable housing development to view the progress of a partnership development that will result in 28 new affordable homes for local people. You can read more here and here.
We desperately need more good quality, affordable housing in Leicester West. So I was delighted to visit a new development of 28 new homes on Crawford Close that’s being built by Westleigh and the East Midlands Housing Group. The development includes 11 two bedroom houses, which are in really short […]
On Tuesday 12 November, Labour forced a debate in the House of Commons to try and get the Government to repeal their bedroom tax. I’m sorry to say that the Tories and Lib Dems won the vote and they chose to keep this deeply unfair policy. I’ve seen firsthand the […]
When we talk about people’s health we usually think about the role of GPs, ambulances and hospitals but the reality is that other services and support can have a big impact on a person’s wellbeing. I recently hosted a round table discussion at the Brite Centre to look at the […]
Liz says the policies announced at Labour’s Party Conference this year will help people on low and middle incomes, in all parts of the country. You can read her article here.
Kirton Lodge – a supported housing project for young mums – is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and I had a lovely time when I joined all the staff and residents at their recent party. While I was there I met Jenny Pepper, who told me about the huge […]
On February 8th, I met a group of residents at the Quadrant – a complex of 37 flats that help older people stay living independently. They raised a number of concerns with me including problems with the heating in their flats and the state of the patios, which they are […]
On 23rd January I took part in a House of Commons debate on how to ensure the private rented sector provides decent, affordable homes. This is an increasingly important issue in my constituency. More than 1 in 5 households in Leicester are in the private rented sector, up from 1 […]
