Homeownership is goal as social housing funds run dry

Shapps defends end of stamp duty holiday

Housing minister Grant Shapps has defended the government’s decision to end the stamp duty holiday.

MPs’ pledges

A year is a long time in politics. Twelve months ago this group of MPs pledged to do their bit for the housing sector, but have they delivered? Lucinda Dunseath finds out

The future’s bright

The government’s social housing reforms will make the sector fairer - Newham’s approach to allocations will not, says Grant Shapps

Blind alley

Peer pressure

The government’s welfare reforms faced a fierce opponent in Lord Richard Best as he battled to protect society’s poorest people. Carl Brown meets the staunch housing advocate to find out what drives him and what’s next on his agenda

What’s in a name?

The housing strategy for England has finally arrived, but what does it mean for the sector?

Not a sticking plaster

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour can seem like fire fighting. It’s expensive to take a more comprehensive and long-term approach by working with a single family to get to the root of their problems. But, as Tony Powell, executive director of neighbourhoods at New Charter Housing Trust, explains, the effect can be transformative.

The other side of the story

Dale Farm has dominated the headlines in recent months. But as Alex Turner finds, there are plenty of examples of landlords and Travellers working together successfully

Giving good guidance

How housing association staff are mentoring troubled teenage tenants. Emily Rogers reports

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