Planning blow risks 16,000 affordable homes

Strategic move

Affordable housing figures reveal the scale of the challenge the housing strategy must address, says Stuart Macdonald

Can they fix it?

Housing strategy to be backed by £400m fund

David Cameron and Nick Clegg will today unveil a £400 million fund to kickstart development schemes which have stalled due to lack of finance.

Government launches mortgage guarantee scheme

The government has pledged to support first-time buyers by offering security on low-deposit mortgages.

Associations set to join newbuy scheme

The government’s flagship initiative to kick-start the housing market by offering 95 per cent mortgages could be extended to housing associations as well as house builders.

Ready for lift off

House builders must be ready to react if government initiatives deliver a boost to the sector, says property expert Rebecca Kibby

The big freeze

Kicking off our chief executive salaries special, Inside Housing’s annual survey reveals the economic downturn has put most pay on ice. Lydia Stockdale reports

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

Where next for the green deal?

As the government ponders its response to the green deal consultation, Bill Hull, from law firm TLT, examines the key areas of interest for registered providers

Doing it themselves

Help is at hand for low-income tenants keen to follow the Highland tradition of self-building. Clare Harris reports