Charity sets up cheap homes fund

Welsh government launches empty homes fund

Plans to return some of Wales’ 22,000 empty properties to use were boosted with £5 million of funding from the Welsh government today.

London mayor: 2

Right to buy is no panacea

The government must take care with the reintroduction of the right to buy if it wants to prove its critics wrong

Landlords await their fate ahead of strategy

Prime minister David Cameron is expected to announce new funding and plans to build up to 450,000 new homes in the government’s long-awaited housing strategy.

Power to the people

Wind of change

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

We mean business

Landlords can boost revenues and put something back into the community by setting up a social enterprise, as Anita Pati finds out

Tooled up for success

Social landlords could save thousands of pounds and boost tenant satisfaction by improving their repairs services. Here, Debbie Larner explains how a new campaign aims to help them do just that

Cold cottage rescue

Isolation from mains gas can spell financial hardship. Alex Turner investigates how Cornish landlords are exploring renewable energy solutions to rural fuel poverty

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