Election panel: Budget falls short

Keeping it real

Have house builders misused the word ‘sustainable’ in the national planning policy framework debate?’

Locally sourced

None of the candidates for London mayor have really addressed the problems highlighted by Newham this week, argues Stuart Macdonald.

Councils urged to recognise housing need

It is up to local authorities to make sure the new planning framework provides the homes England needs, campaigners have warned today.

Blind alley

People in glass houses . . .

After the riots the police, press and politicians were quick to point the finger at social housing tenants, but maybe they should look closer to home, argues Julie Fawcett

Open-door policy

Allowing private landlords to validate local housing allowance claims can help councils simplify their procedures and cut their housing waiting lists. Neil Merrick heads to Derbyshire to find out how

Fairytale ending?

As the third sector’s Cinderella services struggle in the face of cuts social landlords have the opportunity to ride in like the proverbial prince and rescue them.

Facing the future

Riots, job shortages - it’s been a tough summer for young people. Martin Hilditch investigates how one housing association is helping

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing