Clegg: ‘Let elderly vote on wardens’

Labour fends off SNP housing challenge in Glasgow

Labour has retained overall control of Glasgow Council despite a Scottish National Party challenge that emphasised the housing problems in the city.

Older people told to run own services

Groups of vulnerable older people should take over the running of their sheltered housing schemes if they don’t want their resident wardens axed, according to the decentralisation minister.

Alive and kicking

The Riot Report

Following the riots that swept through some of England’s major cities in August Inside Housing , the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National Housing Federation launched The Riot Report: How housing providers are building stronger communities.

Clegg ends conference with rehabilitation pledge

The deputy prime minister has pledged to tackle gang culture and usher in a ‘rehabilitation revolution’ in the wake of the English riots.

What’s in a name?

The housing strategy for England has finally arrived, but what does it mean for the sector?

Cheated out of their savings

Abusive financial practices targeting the elderly are on the rise, but so are measures to protect vulnerable housing association residents. Alex Turner reports

Colour charts

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

Bright ideas

Elderly and disabled people don’t have to live with ugly adaptations to their homes. Katie Puckett finds out about a contest shining a light on good design

Support on a shoestring

Budgets are being slashed and demand is up but, as Inside Housing and Capita’s exclusive Supporting People survey reveals, many care and support providers are maintaining services for vulnerable people. Lydia Stockdale finds out how they are doing it and if it can last.