Denham accuses Tories of caving in to landlords

Lords amendments to Welfare Reform Bill beaten

The government has succeeded in overturning a series of crucial amendments made by the Lords to the Welfare Reform Bill.

Labour slams timing of planning shake up

The Labour Party has accused the government of damaging house building by delaying its planning reforms, which were published this week.

Dunce’s cap

Synergy at work

The wait is almost over. When moving jobs, you’re as professional as you can be out of respect to your colleagues and those who’ve paid your salary, but it’s only human to think of the future.

True blues

What’s in the post?

Landlords’ administrative errors can lead to time-consuming court cases, says Jane Plant, associate at Weightmans

Colour charts

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

Decisive response

Two cases show that courts will act robustly if tenants abuse the litigation process, says Jane Plant

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

Mapping the full footprint

How easily could your organisation calculate its complete carbon footprint? If the answer is ‘not very’, then a new worldwide standard could be just what you need. Elisabeth Jeffries looks at how it works