A delicate balance

Big society chief stands down

The head of the government’s big society initiative has stood down after a year in the post.

A career in housing anyone?

Nat Fed starts 'week of action' on welfare bill

Social landlords are backing the National Housing Federation’s campaign to force a rethink of the government’s controversial proposal to cut housing benefit.

Seven steps to the green deal

As the launch of the UK’s national retrofit programme edges closer, social landlords should be ticking things off their green deal to-do list. Jess McCabe reports

Flint: Public opinion makes housing 'complicated'

Shadow communities secretary Caroline Flint has stated that making housing policy is complicated because public opinion is widely divided on the issue.

The other side of the story

Dale Farm has dominated the headlines in recent months. But as Alex Turner finds, there are plenty of examples of landlords and Travellers working together successfully

Ringing the changes

Opened last year, Orbit Heart of England’s Sampson Close development in Bell Green is one of the first schemes in the area to meet Passivhaus standards. Here the various partners explain why they are taking this high energy efficiency approach to house building.

Teaming up with the Met

What happened when a housing association joined its local police force to improve the response to anti-social behaviour? Simon Brandon finds out

Safe from harm

A new tool will help landlords use the courts to tackle anti-social behaviour, says Helen Tucker

The home MOT test

A Dutch landlord is reducing maintenance costs by giving its homes regular check-ups. Chloë Stothart finds out how it works