Communities to get power to build homes

Growing pains

Chancellor ‘ignored’ housing in autumn statement

The National Housing Federation has attacked the chancellor for ignoring the housing sector in his new infrastructure investment plan.

Manchester to set up 7,000 home fund

Greater Manchester will set up an investment fund for up to 7,000 homes under government plans to hand more powers to England’s biggest cities.

Shapps refutes claims he wants green deal ditched

Housing minister Grant Shapps has rejected claims that he wants the government to abandon its multi-billion pound flagship energy efficiency scheme.

Spending cuts blamed for rising benefit bill

Housing bodies have blamed swingeing government spending cuts for adding nearly £2 billion to the cost of housing benefit over the next five years.

Get your Act together

With a host of legal acts coming into effect this year and next, Caroline Thorpe helps you to learn your lines so you can take to the housing stage with confidence

Stuck in the mud

Despite the Localism Act being passed, the role LEPs can play in housing remains uncertain, says Liz Jenkins, partner, and Laura Coates, trainee, at Clyde & Co

Sentenced to life without a home

Imprisonment and homelessness are among the more traumatic experiences that can befall an individual. All too often, the two are inextricably linked.

Brazil needs a new approach

Brazil needs a shift in attitude if it is to successfully tackle its growing housing crisis, says Ruban Selvanayagam

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