Four CLG staff on £150,000 a year list

Pulling in the reins

Whitehall’s chief construction advisor Paul Morrell has his eye firmly fixed on the housing sector. He tells Denise Chevin how he plans to slash the procurement bill by 20 per cent.

Head of housing to leave CLG

The top civil servant in charge of housing at the Communities and Local Government department has announced he is leaving.

Jog on

Keep it real

Sir Humphrey from TV’s Yes, Minister had a word which he would doubtless have used had he been a protagonist in this week’s front page story.

Manion on a mission

Kicking off our north special is a man whose controversial approach to housing has earned him a reputation as a maverick. After 14 years as chief executive of Irwell Valley Housing Association, Stuart Macdonald finds livewire Liverpudlian Tom Manion as fired up as ever.

Getting connected

In the second of our Focus pieces on digital inclusion, Liverpool Mutual Homes chief Steve Coffey outlines the work his organisation is doing.

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

The big freeze

Kicking off our chief executive salaries special, Inside Housing’s annual survey reveals the economic downturn has put most pay on ice. Lydia Stockdale reports

Colour charts

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

Acting with conviction

Squatting could soon be criminalised but awareness of current laws is crucial, says Sarah Lines, social housing lawyer at Cobbetts