Elbows at the ready

Goodbye to graduation?

Universities are dropping some housing courses. So, is this bad news for the sector or is it time for a new method of learning? Alex Wellman investigates

Rising to the challenge

The three finalists in the Rising Stars competition have been announced. Here they set out why they should be named as the UK’s most talented young housing professional

William Barnes: a radical vision

Meet the board

The housing sector has an important role to play in preventing a repeat of this summer’s riots. Here, Lydia Stockdale gathers together a panel of experts to help shape the sector’s response

The apprentices: hired or fired

Many social landlords are helping young people get into employment by offering them apprenticeships. But should these opportunities guarantee them a job at the end? Not necessarily, as Lydia Stockdale finds out

Tips from the top

A mentoring scheme is helping talented housing professionals break through the glass ceiling. Lydia Stockdale finds out who is benefiting from this process

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

Stuck in the mud

Despite the Localism Act being passed, the role LEPs can play in housing remains uncertain, says Liz Jenkins, partner, and Laura Coates, trainee, at Clyde & Co

On new terms

Proposed amendments to the Localism Bill would make longer fixed-term tenancies possible

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