Battle to overturn decision on legal aid

Solicitor wins legal aid review in battle to save resident wardens

A solicitor campaigning to keep resident wardens in sheltered housing schemes has won the right to appeal a decision to deny her firm legal aid funding.

The other Bill

Housing staff strike as 700,000 face job loss

Social landlords across the UK battled to keep crucial services open during the national public sector strike over pension changes.

Council called on to ditch 1,000-home plan

Campaigners have called on a council to reconsider a decision to sell land to developers planning to build 1,000 homes.

Model village

It’s been more than a decade in the making, but eventually Derwenthorpe will be a great example of an energy-efficient community. Jess McCabe finds out why it’s taken so long to build

Acting with conviction

Squatting could soon be criminalised but awareness of current laws is crucial, says Sarah Lines, social housing lawyer at Cobbetts

A compassionate ruling

The High Court relied on human rights legislation to overturn a decision on end-of-life care. David Renton, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, explains

Wind of change

A host of new laws are set to change the landscape for Welsh social landlords. Michael Northcott reports

Play your cards right

A new card game is helping older tenants rate their service

On top of the world

Tower blocks are not typically home to extra care schemes. But Helen Clifton finds out how one arm’s-length management organisation is giving older residents a room with a view