Election panel - the verdict

Harrogate memories

For nearly 30 years housing’s great and good have gathered in North Yorkshire every summer. As the Chartered Institute of Housing’s conference and exhibition prepares to move to Manchester, Lydia Stockdale finds out what the delegates will remember most fondly

Words that count

Hybrid approach passively helps achieve 70% energy reduction in retrofit for the future

Innovative ventilation technology from Passivent is helping one social housing provider refurbish its homes to achieve a 70+% reduction in energy consumption.

Dunce’s cap

Seeing what develops

The end of grant funding for new social homes has triggered heated debate over the future of development and seen frenzied bids for the £1.8 billion affordable rent programme. So will this deliver the homes the country needs? Inside Housing convened a round table of industry experts to find out. Nick Duxbury reports.

A problem shared

Sharing views on retrofit with a group of landlords across Europe has been invaluable, says Richard Baines

Cold cottage rescue

Isolation from mains gas can spell financial hardship. Alex Turner investigates how Cornish landlords are exploring renewable energy solutions to rural fuel poverty

Beware broken promises

The Defective Premises Act may not apply to negligent building work in existing homes. Emma Wiltshire, senior associate at Clarke Willmott, explains

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

Money matters

How do council housing heads and arm’s-length management organisation bosses fare in the salary stakes? Lydia Stockdale reveals the results of Inside Housing’s exclusive poll