Labour slams Tory tax plan

Dunce’s cap

Report calls for improvement of private sector

The London Assembly has today called for longer tenancies and incentives to improve stock in the private rented sector.

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.

Stat attack

Review of the year

What a year. From the economic doom and gloom to the summer’s riots, social landlords have had their work cut out over the past 12 months. Here, Inside Housing looks back at the highs and lows

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

No magic solution

Proposals to make it easier to evict anti-social tenants are unlikely to work, says Angela Jack, barrister at Five Paper

Doing it themselves

Help is at hand for low-income tenants keen to follow the Highland tradition of self-building. Clare Harris reports

Make plans crystal clear

Landlords face needless court action if they fail to consult tenants properly, says Robert Wassall, head of social housing at Blake Lapthorn

A friend in need

Edinburgh’s Homelessness Prevention Service is making a big difference to vulnerable residents in the city. Sam Thorp finds out how the council-commissioned service works