Stalled homes get underway after mayor intervenes

Changes to London Housing Strategy revealed

The Mayor of London has cut the number of core aims in his housing strategy from five to two and is pledging to promote the use of powers to criminalise squatting to free up empty homes.

Boris to set under-occupier moves target

Boris Johnson will set a target of 8,000 moves by under-occupying social housing tenants by 2016.

HCA allocates £570m to stalled housing schemes

The Homes and Communities Agency has announced the remainder of the schemes that have been shortlisted for the first phase of the Get Britain building fund.

London mayor: 2

Boris in pledge to build larger affordable homes

Boris Johnson has pledged to build larger affordable homes and improve the environment as part of a strategy to ‘bring the village green’ to London.

Shout it from the rooftops

Further planning rules under the Localism Act could increase the need to consult residents, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

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

Ageing sustainably

By 2020 China will have more than 260 million people over the age of 65. Here, Jess McCabe gets a glimpse at how the country plans to house some of them in a giant, retirement eco-city

Foreign intervention

The threat of climate change may not be a big enough priority in most countries, but going green can help to tackle other, more pressing, socio-economic problems, as demonstrated by a retrofit project in South Africa, says Jane Henley

Construct a greener future

Building regulations are being tightened in a bid to protect the environment, says Catherine Parker, solicitor at Trowers & Hamlins