Helping talent to grow

Shining stars

We reveal details of the winners of the 2011 UK Housing Awards

The apprentices: hired or fired

Many social landlords are helping young people get into employment by offering them apprenticeships. But should these opportunities guarantee them a job at the end? Not necessarily, as Lydia Stockdale finds out

William Barnes: a radical vision

Goodbye to graduation?

Universities are dropping some housing courses. So, is this bad news for the sector or is it time for a new method of learning? Alex Wellman investigates

Universities drop housing courses

The number of undergraduate and postgraduate housing courses offered by UK universities has dropped dramatically in the past year.

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 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

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

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.