Wednesday, 08 February 2012

Opinion

Views, comment and discussion on the latest hot issues in social housing.

Mike Wilkins

On the right track?

06/02/2012

Why do the boards of smaller housing associations appear to be less effective, asks Mike Wilkins

Helena Macormac

If the cap fits

03/02/2012

Rising private sector rents are hitting ethnic minorities hard and the government must step in.

Dominic Williamson

Break the chain

03/02/2012

Helping prisoners to find a home on release can prevent them from reoffending.

Stuart Macdonald

Size doesn’t matter

03/02/2012

Efficiency is key to getting through the years ahead, regardless of scale.

Stuart Macdonald

Keep it local

03/02/2012

England’s housing minister Grant Shapps has gotten himself into something of a mess.

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SHIPS

Steering the right course

03/02/2012

Housing organisations are experiencing change at a rate of knots. Here, Simon Brandon analyses the results of a new governance survey to find out how their leaders are coping

PACMAN

On the merger trail

03/02/2012

The trend is growing for bigger housing associations to gobble up smaller landlords by merging. But does bigger always mean better? Carl Brown reports.

Plumbing

Power to the people?

27/01/2012

Is tenant cashback empowering for tenants, or an attempt to paper over the cracks in professional services? Our panellists go head to head

CRACKS

Falling through the cracks

27/01/2012

A large amount of tenant complaints to the housing ombudsman are related to repairs. So what is going wrong? Jess McCabe investigates

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Resources

Orbit Passivhaus video

Ringing the changes Video

06/02/2012

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.

Money

Root of all evil

05/02/2012

Is there evidence that board members perform better if they are paid? Steve Gough, board member at Magma Housing Association and Magna Group, and housing lecturer, is still to be convinced.

Exit sign

Exit strategy

03/02/2012

Tenants are wholly responsible for exercising break clauses, says Matthew Lake

WINDOW

Window of opportunity

03/02/2012

Last month’s court ruling means landlords may have a few weeks to claim the pre-cut feed-in tariff rate, says Rob Beiley, partner at Trowers & Hamlins

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