Government axes housing advice unit

Renting rip-off

Guess who?

It might be unclear what the regulator’s boss Claer Lloyd-Jones’s title is, but as Martin Hilditch finds out, we finally have some indication of what the Tenant Services Authority has been up to in the past year.

The White way

After a turbulent year in which it was dogged by rumours of internal unrest, Hyde Group has a new boss. In his first interview since taking the job, Steve White talks to Carl Brown

Flying the flag

Whose bonus is it anyway?

Councils in England received £200 million in new homes bonuses last year but an Inside Housing survey reveals less than a quarter will plough the money back into housing. So where is the cash being spent and are communities having their say? Rhiannon Bury investigates.

Q&A: The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Eco-cities guru Peter Head has just left contractor Arup, where he headed an 800-strong global urban planning team, to set up a charity with the ambition to transform planning. Here he explains the thinking behind his latest project

The shortlist

Emily Rogers visits the council that is replacing allocation forms with face-to-face meetings to vet prospective tenants

Shout it from the rooftops

Further planning rules under the Localism Act could increase the need to consult residents, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

Support on a shoestring

Budgets are being slashed and demand is up but, as Inside Housing and Capita’s exclusive Supporting People survey reveals, many care and support providers are maintaining services for vulnerable people. Lydia Stockdale finds out how they are doing it and if it can last.

Casting the net for a home

A website aimed solely at local housing allowance claimants is helping people find homes. Lydia Stockdale logs on