Gateshead aims to branch out

Hands up for housing

The government has scrapped housing’s inspector, and its regulator, so who will hold landlords to account? Simon Brandon speaks to four ALMO tenant chairs to find out whether residents themselves can fill the void

Gateshead ALMO assesses gas explosion damage

Gateshead Council residents living next door to a flat where an explosion injured six people are waiting to see when they can move back to their homes.

ALMO chief exec stands down amid review

The chief executive of an arm’s-length management organisation in the north east of England has stood down as a review of local housing services in the area is launched.

The Riot Report

Following the riots that swept through some of England’s major cities in August Inside Housing , the Chartered Institute of Housing and the National Housing Federation launched The Riot Report: How housing providers are building stronger communities.

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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

The transfer window

Be aware of employees’ rights when a change of service provision occurs, warns Marc Long, partner at Clarke Willmott

Health check

Can living in an energy-efficient home improve residents’ well-being? Gentoo’s latest retrofit pilot aims to find out. Martin Hilditch reports

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

Safe from harm

A new tool will help landlords use the courts to tackle anti-social behaviour, says Helen Tucker