For the record

Guide to stop private tenants being exploited released

Citizens Advice has handed out a number of top tips for private tenants whose homes are in need of repair to stop them being exploited by landlords.

Top 50 developers 2011

This year we kick off our construction and development special by turning the sod on an all new, exclusive survey of the top 50 developing housing associations. Nick Duxbury and Gene Robertson report

Testing times

Planning minister backs Inside Housing campaign

The planning minister has pledged support for Inside Housing’s campaign to free up extra housing land, by helping to pinpoint suitable public sector plots.

Sticking to her Gunns

The Chartered Insitute of Housing’s new defender of services for vulnerable people Domini Gunn-Peim kicks off our care and support special by telling Rhiannon Bury how spending cuts, housing and welfare reform mean her new role is no easy task.

Time to focus

Associations should prepare for freedom of information requests and greater transparency

Cause for concern

A recent security breach highlights why social housing providers should consider how they handle data, say legal experts Alison Deighton and Amy Carswell

On new terms

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

Out in the open

As the housing minister calls for transparency, Victoria Jardine says associations are already subject to disclosure requirements

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.