Housing co-op planning to tackle empty homes

Co-operative solutions

Co-op’s finances in peril after Notting Hill hike

The financial future of a north London housing co-operative has been threatened by huge fee hikes imposed by one of the capital’s biggest housing associations.

Housing staff pulled out of troubled estates

Front line housing staff have been withdrawn from estates across England to protect their safety in the wake of this week’s riots.

Council plans energy co-op to tackle fuel poverty

A local authority is looking into creating an energy co-operative which would provide cheap power for council tenants.

London co-op issues shares to fund PV

A Brixton-based co-operative has launched a share issue, to fund the installation of solar photovoltaic panels on a Lambeth estate, using an innovative model which it hopes to roll out to social housing across south London.

Cheaper by the Durkan

The contractor charged with giving an east London estate a facelift also threw in comprehensive energy retrofitting - at no extra cost. Jess McCabe finds out more

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

From riches to rags and back

A Welsh landlord took on an ambitious project to refurbish a derelict Grade II listed mansion. Katie Puckett finds out how they managed to bring it back into use

Unlocking the green code

Green leases are becoming more common for social landlords with commercial property, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

Scrapheap challenge

The price of metal has risen sky high making pipes, railings and even boilers an irresistible target to thieves. Chloë Stothart finds out how one housing association is tackling the growing problem of metal theft