Landlords calculate impact of rent cuts

Banishment order

Labour proposals to tackle anti-social behaviour could see perpetrators evicted from their homes and banned from the area, whatever their tenure. Alex Wellman gauges support for the plan. Illustration by Jonathan Edwards

Cuts inevitable for under-occupying tenants

Tenants affected by housing benefit cuts for under-occupation will have little choice but to survive with less money, according to research conducted by one social landlord.

Crunching the numbers

Shining stars

We reveal details of the winners of the 2011 UK Housing Awards

Tenants facing rent hike as inflation rises

Housing association tenants are facing a second straight year of rent hikes after the government revealed its highest rate of inflation for two decades.

Calling in the movers

The ‘bedroom tax’ is meant to encourage tenants to downsize if they are under-occupying their homes. But, especially in the north of England, social landlords say there are simply not enough smaller houses and flats to move tenants into.

Tenants on the move

A group of London housing associations has launched a scheme to help unemployed tenants relocate to get back into work. Alex Turner reports

Colour charts

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

Green deal Q&A

Securing finance from banks is vital to the green deal’s success. Here, Conor Hennebry reveals the sector’s appetite for green investment

What’s in a name?

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