House Proud hat trick

Birmingham rethinks approach to housing policy

The UK’s largest stock holding local authority has named its new cabinet – without a housing portfolio.

Asking the questions

Coalition nimbys in NPPF plea to Cameron

A group of Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs has written to David Cameron urging him to ensure that the controversial national planning policy framework protects rural areas.

Huhne pledges to bring down energy costs

The energy secretary has reaffirmed his commitment to make the coalition the greenest government ever by helping households tackle spiralling energy bills and using the green deal to stimulate jobs.

Deal breaker

The government must make major changes to the green deal if it is to help people out of fuel poverty, cut emissions or boost the economy

Health check

Can living in an energy-efficient home improve residents’ well-being? Gentoo’s latest retrofit pilot aims to find out. Martin Hilditch reports

What’s in a name?

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

Colour charts

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

The pursuit of happiness

Ministers are investigating what makes people happy. Worryingly, says Alice Ross , housing doesn’t get a mention.

Foreign intervention

The threat of climate change may not be a big enough priority in most countries, but going green can help to tackle other, more pressing, socio-economic problems, as demonstrated by a retrofit project in South Africa, says Jane Henley