A Home for Everyone


Labour is committed to ensuring everyone has a decent home to live in. Hastings has the youngest population in Sussex so we need new homes and especially new affordable homes to meet their needs. We need more socially rented homes but also more shared ownership homes allowing people to put at least one foot on the ladder of owner occupation.

The town also has more than its fair share of poor quality housing, especially among privately rented flats. A Labour council will strictly enforce the labour government’s new scheme where every house in multiple occupation has to get a license from the local council by guaranteeing a decent standards. In Central St Leonards and Castle wards Labour will introduce special tougher conditions before issuing licenses. A Labour council will employ extra staff to manage licensing and inspect properties.

Labour promises:

To extend the housing renewal area currently only in Central St Leonards to include Castle Ward (the ward that includes Hastings town centre).

To increase the proportion of affordable housing required on new housing developments.

To implement empty dwelling management orders allowing the council to compulsorily lease properties left long-term empty by their owners.