ALMOs take legal action over decent homes cut

A taste of the future

Gloucester City Homes is set to be the first arm’s-length management organisation to transfer to the council-owned, community-owned model. So can this put the pop back into ALMOs? Rhiannon Bury finds out

Brussels takes on London over campaigners’ bills

Housing providers could face a wave of legal challenges over plans to develop new homes if politicians in Brussels win a landmark case in the European Court of Justice.

William Barnes: a radical vision

Social tenants offered free energy advice

Social housing tenants in parts of London are to be offered free advice on improving the energy efficiency of their homes.

Finalists announced for Sustainable Housing Awards 2011

The finalists for the Sustainable Housing Awards 2011 have been announced.

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

How to be a rising star

This week, Inside Housing is guest edited by inaugural Rising Stars winner Carla Keegans. Alex Turner asks what qualities could help you scale the same heights

The big freeze

Kicking off our chief executive salaries special, Inside Housing’s annual survey reveals the economic downturn has put most pay on ice. Lydia Stockdale reports

A step too far

The Law Commission is fighting the requirement for tenants to make all complaints in writing, says Lynne Murray

Green guru

The delivery of sustainable homes is a global problem and providers in the UK can learn a lot from their counterparts around the world, says Neil Jefferson