Labour’s legacy

Collapse of building firms raises job loss fears

Industry bosses in Scotland have warned that urgent action is needed to prevent job losses in the construction sector.

Asking the questions

Endangered species

Just a single affordable home was started in the east of England in the first six months of the financial year - Rhiannon Bury tracks down the region’s sole success.

Fed: '1.4 million years to clear housing waiting list'

It would take 1.4 million years to clear the backlog of northern families waiting for social housing if the housing market does not improve, the National Housing Federation has said.

Familiar feeling

The Conservative Party has unveiled plans to revamp the right to buy, but this policy failed to deliver more social homes in the past and seems unlikely to do so now, says Bill Randall.

Up to scratch

Duties around property maintenance have now been enshrined in Scottish law, says Ruth McNaught

From riches to rags and back

A Welsh landlord took on an ambitious project to refurbish a derelict Grade II listed mansion. Katie Puckett finds out how they managed to bring it back into use

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

The big freeze

Kicking off our chief executive salaries special, Inside Housing’s annual survey reveals the economic downturn has put most pay on ice. Lydia Stockdale reports

Green guru

Social landlords must ask themselves now how they will access green deal cash and whether energy company obligation funding can help, says Sally Hancox