Councils fear RTB won’t deliver homes

Stock transfer councils in plea over RTB receipts

Councils are calling for the government to adapt the new right to buy policy, amid fears authorities that have transferred properties to housing associations will be unable to pay for replacement homes.

SALE! (while stocks last)

The government hopes a renewed push on the right to buy will trigger a building boom. Gavriel Hollander examines the latest proposals and asks whether they can deliver

Vampire diaries

Experts blast homes ‘giveaway’

Councils could receive as little as £5,000 per home sold under right to buy reforms, thanks to huge discounts announced this week.

Right to buy discounts to treble

The government will treble the discount available to council tenants looking to buy their homes in some parts of the country as details of the reinvigorated right to buy scheme have emerged.

A force for good

Council housing self financing has begun, but what will the new era bring? Steve Partridge examines the possibilities

Bank on a big change

Housing revenue account reform means for the first time councils can decide how much to borrow, but they must be on the ball if they are to get the best deal, says Rachel Terry

The sale of the century

The government wants to make right to buy popular again, but details on the proposal are sketchy, says Sarah Lines, social housing lawyer with Cobbetts LLP.

Pepper potting problems

In mixed tenure estates landlords could struggle to recoup costs for upkeep of communal areas, says Simon Bagg, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

Power to the people

A series of training programmes held across the country have been teaching tenants how to scrutinise their landlords. Helen Clifton finds out if it is working