Highlands to get 400 homes with £40million deal

Call made for new funding for Scottish affordable housing

The chief executive of one of Scotland’s largest housing associations is calling on the Scottish Government to find new ways of funding affordable housing after slashing its development targets.

EU bank crisis hits landlords’ lending

The ability of housing associations to raise fund in the future has come under threat from the European banking crisis.

Vela: ‘Merger will help us build more’

Staff at 17,000-home Vela Group barely had time to catch their breath between the group’s creation in December 2010 and the biggest shake-up in housing policy and funding in half a century.

First steps

Accounting change sparks concern

A change in the rules governing the way housing association accounts are reported could result in them having to renegotiate terms with lenders.

Ready for lift off

House builders must be ready to react if government initiatives deliver a boost to the sector, says property expert Rebecca Kibby

Doing it themselves

Help is at hand for low-income tenants keen to follow the Highland tradition of self-building. Clare Harris reports

Hidden menace

Cash-strapped tenants can make their situation worse by turning to loan sharks. Darren Reynolds explains why landlords have waded in to help tackle the problem

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing

Casting the net for a home

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