Homelessness charity seeks owner of Imogen's ashes

Fond memories

A pioneering scheme which furnishes dementia sufferers’ homes with familiar objects from their past is being trialled in north west England. Simon Brandon finds out how the project could assist independent living and cut care costs.

Seeing what develops

The end of grant funding for new social homes has triggered heated debate over the future of development and seen frenzied bids for the £1.8 billion affordable rent programme. So will this deliver the homes the country needs? Inside Housing convened a round table of industry experts to find out. Nick Duxbury reports.

That extra mile

A team of dedicated housing professionals - including one of Inside Housing’s very own reporters - is gearing up to run the London Marathon for Hact. Nick Duxbury has the inside story - and a bit of a limp

Festive survival tips

Christmas can be a hard time for social housing tenants so they need useful advice, says Inside Housing’s anonymous columnist

Vampire diaries

Dressed for success

Birmingham’s Forgotten Vintage is much more than just a second-hand fashion store. Laura Jane Johnson reveals how it is helping the city’s homeless

Power to the people

Working in housing can be a legal minefield but do you know your rights? Here our legal experts explain how to fight your corner in two common scenarios - whether you are an employer or an employee

It pays to recycle

A London council is rewarding tenants for recycling. Poppy McPherson finds out whether the celebrity-backed scheme is persuading people to be greener

Under the hammer

The old adage that one man’s treasure is another man’s trash is a saying which has paid dividends in auction houses across the world for years.

Q&A: The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Eco-cities guru Peter Head has just left contractor Arup, where he headed an 800-strong global urban planning team, to set up a charity with the ambition to transform planning. Here he explains the thinking behind his latest project