Council suspends housing boss after Nazi claims

Cleared Fabrick boss returns to work

A senior housing director is set to return to work after being cleared of conspiring to supply cocaine.

Leading Tory council unveils allocation plans

A flagship Conservative council has published its plans for overhauling how its housing is allocated.

Waiting game

Councils plan to move tenants out of London

Councils in London are increasingly looking at housing people on housing benefit in less expensive areas of the country as the coalition’s welfare reforms start to bite.

Homeless face losing council housing guarantee

A flagship Conservative council in London would no longer automatically guarantee social housing to homeless applicants under plans being discussed by leading councillors.

Not a sticking plaster

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour can seem like fire fighting. It’s expensive to take a more comprehensive and long-term approach by working with a single family to get to the root of their problems. But, as Tony Powell, executive director of neighbourhoods at New Charter Housing Trust, explains, the effect can be transformative.

Off the debt hook

Arrears are irrelevant to possession proceedings if they form part of a bankruptcy order, explains Helen Tucker, partner at Anthony Collins Solictiors

Cutting tenancies short

The judgement in a starter tenancy possession case is good news for landlords, says Josephine Sharrock, solicitor, Brabners Chaffe Street

Getting up to speed

With little progress on calls for an exemption, developing social landlords need to be aware of new procurement rules, says Bill Hull

Power to the people

Working in housing can be a legal minefield but do you know your rights? Here our legal experts explain how to fight your corner in two common scenarios - whether you are an employer or an employee