Green homes will constrain affordable housing

Lending threat to development plans

Housing associations may struggle to fund their committed development programmes because of constrained bank lending, the social housing regulator has warned.

Green light

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.

Landlords braced for impact of benefit reform

Social landlords are preparing to commit significant amounts of extra cash and resources to ready themselves for the impact of the Welfare Reform Bill, which was expected to receive royal assent yesterday.

Councils will need more green deal incentives

Additional incentives will be needed to encourage local authorities to adopt the green deal, according to a report commissioned by the government.

Brazil needs a new approach

Brazil needs a shift in attitude if it is to successfully tackle its growing housing crisis, says Ruban Selvanayagam

Mapping the full footprint

How easily could your organisation calculate its complete carbon footprint? If the answer is ‘not very’, then a new worldwide standard could be just what you need. Elisabeth Jeffries looks at how it works

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.

Strike while the iron’s hot

Landlords have until 12 December to deliver carbon emission and energy savings targets. Christopher Paul, partner at Trowers & Hamlins explains

Green guru

The delivery of sustainable homes is a global problem and providers in the UK can learn a lot from their counterparts around the world, says Neil Jefferson