Government tells associations to drop rents

Council planning to freeze rent and service charges

The largest council landlord in England is planning a freeze on rent and service charges until 2013.

Tenants face 8 per cent rent hike

Just four of England’s 50 largest social landlords are planning to protect tenants from significant rent increases next year.

QE for housing

Council approves rent rise of almost 10 per cent

Rotherham Council has approved a recommendation for an inflation-busting rent rise of 9.45 per cent - one of the biggest hikes anywhere in the country.

Council backs ALMO opposition to rent rise

Newcastle Council has confirmed it is backing moves by its arm’s-length management organisation to oppose sharp rent increases for its tenants.

A compassionate ruling

The High Court relied on human rights legislation to overturn a decision on end-of-life care. David Renton, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, explains

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

Foreign intervention

The threat of climate change may not be a big enough priority in most countries, but going green can help to tackle other, more pressing, socio-economic problems, as demonstrated by a retrofit project in South Africa, says Jane Henley

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

Who cares, wins

Existing social care laws are too complex and reform is to be welcomed, says Linda Convery, partner at Lewis Silkin