Joining the club

Contractor has repairs deal extended

Hexagon Housing Association has extended its repairs contract with property maintenance provider, MHS Commercial, who will now provide responsive repairs across all of Hexagon’s 3,500 properties in South East London. 

Striking a balance

Housing associations can use cash reserves to help spark economic revival - however they must be sensible about doing so

'The end of social housing' (cont…)

Davey to take on green role as Huhne resigns

Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey is to become the coalition government’s new secretary of state for the environment, overseeing key initiatives such as the green deal.

Phone etiquette

Cold cottage rescue

Isolation from mains gas can spell financial hardship. Alex Turner investigates how Cornish landlords are exploring renewable energy solutions to rural fuel poverty

Off the debt hook

Arrears are irrelevant to possession proceedings if they form part of a bankruptcy order, explains Helen Tucker, partner at Anthony Collins Solictiors

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

Tips from the top

A mentoring scheme is helping talented housing professionals break through the glass ceiling. Lydia Stockdale finds out who is benefiting from this process

The pursuit of happiness

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