HCA axes director posts to save £2m

HCA hit with £300k redundancy bill

The Homes and Communities Agency paid three senior executives more than £300,000 in redundancy payments last year.

Getting it down Pat

She has one of the biggest jobs in housing, at one of the toughest times. Can Homes and Communities Agency boss Pat Ritchie deliver, wonders Caroline Thorpe.

Ebenezer Howard - a thoroughly modern man

Report claims renting is more expensive than buying

Renting a home is more expensive than buying in eight out of 10 homes across the country, a new survey claims.

Housing sector dominates Sunday Times list

Almost half of the organisations in a top 100 best companies to work list in are from the housing sector.

Utopia revisited

As David Cameron seeks to revive the principles of garden cities with a consultation due later this year, Colin Wiles examines how likely it is that his vision will come to fruition

We mean business

Landlords can boost revenues and put something back into the community by setting up a social enterprise, as Anita Pati finds out

The shortlist

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

Zero in on tax rules

Landlords can still use subsidiaries to receive VAT benefits but they must seek proper legal advice, say Richard Brooks and Victoria Jardine

Redressing the balance

An equal pay claim ruling will affect the culture of ALMOs and councils, says Jack Harrington, partner at Pannone