Labour MP to chair housing select committee

Putting the boot in

Councils to choose auditors after shake up

The inspection of local authority housing services will be shaken up after the government outlined plans for councils to be able to appoint their own auditors.

Housing probe calls on pension funds

Representatives of large pension funds are being asked to give evidence to MPs in a bid to find out what is stopping them investing in social housing on a large scale.

Top of the hill

Building blocks

Giving councils the power to decide how many homes to build could intensify the affordable housing crisis

Stuck in the starting gate?

It’s the only game in town, but will it be a success? MP Alan Whitehead assesses the green deal’s chances.

Driving the agenda

In order to decide on its local offers, Gloucester City Homes ran a roadshow and set up a residents’ steering group. Here, Lisa Howarth explains how

Colour charts

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

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