Council-owned housing companies outside London are demanding they should not be forgotten after a task force was set up to protect decent homes work and other projects in the capital
Right-to-buy and other sales of housing by social landlords have plummeted since the recession, according to the annual study by the Department for Communities and Local Government
Families seeking help through the government’s £285m mortgage rescue scheme are to have their applications fast-tracked after just 15 were approved in the first six months
Social landlords are being encouraged to cross-check their records with one another as part of a government crackdown on the illegal subletting of homes
The recent green paper on social care was a step in the right direction. But, as well as focusing on the long term, short-term measures still have to be made for those in need now. Sue Collins...
Housing and planning minister John Healey wants England’s ‘historic assets’ - such as Victorian stations
and canals - to be preserved and protected even when
new developments are proposed
Efforts to revive the house building industry moved up a gear this week with publication of a short list of 270 stalled schemes eligible for Kickstart programme funding
Social landlords have underlined their commitment to improving ‘poor or inadequate’ services following a critical report by Scotland’s housing watchdog
Housing associations are concerned they might be forced to cut services for vulnerable tenants after the government refused to guarantee that rents will not fall next year.
Labour’s emphasis on councils building homes looks to be a return to its roots. But, as John Perry argues, it is changes to the housing finance system that signal significant reform
A £50bn government scheme to support the construction industry and increase the supply of housing is ‘doomed to fail’, according to the Commons’ communities and local government select committee
The rising price of fuel has increased the cost to councils of providing services by £239m over the past two years, according to the Local Government Association. Its study predicts that the cost of...
