Lightening the load

German lessons - part 2

The other Bill

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

Selling out

In July 2008, the scale of the mess that many developing housing associations had gotten into was becoming horribly apparent.

Take a longer view

For-profit registered providers can benefit tenants and investors alike

What’s in the post?

Landlords’ administrative errors can lead to time-consuming court cases, says Jane Plant, associate at Weightmans

Exit strategy

Tenants are wholly responsible for exercising break clauses, says Matthew Lake

Counting the costs

Just because you are successful at trial doesn’t mean you will recover all your legal costs, says Dan Butler

Decisive response

Two cases show that courts will act robustly if tenants abuse the litigation process, says Jane Plant

Get your Act together

With a host of legal acts coming into effect this year and next, Caroline Thorpe helps you to learn your lines so you can take to the housing stage with confidence