Boris should be 'ashamed' of house building record

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Boris attacks Ken's plans for private rented sector

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has hit back at election rival Ken Livingstone’s plans for rent controls in the capital saying they would be ‘devastating for the sector’.

Mayoral candidates clash over affordable homes

A row has erupted over the development of affordable homes between the two main candidates vying to become the next mayor of London.

Market stalls

Council body calls for support from mayor

Councils in London have called on the mayor of London to campaign for the scrapping of borrowing limits under the new self-financing system of finance for local authorities.

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing

A friend in need

Edinburgh’s Homelessness Prevention Service is making a big difference to vulnerable residents in the city. Sam Thorp finds out how the council-commissioned service works

Doing it themselves

Help is at hand for low-income tenants keen to follow the Highland tradition of self-building. Clare Harris reports

Foreign intervention

The threat of climate change may not be a big enough priority in most countries, but going green can help to tackle other, more pressing, socio-economic problems, as demonstrated by a retrofit project in South Africa, says Jane Henley

Hidden menace

Cash-strapped tenants can make their situation worse by turning to loan sharks. Darren Reynolds explains why landlords have waded in to help tackle the problem