London faces housing supply shortage

Boris in pledge to build larger affordable homes

Boris Johnson has pledged to build larger affordable homes and improve the environment as part of a strategy to ‘bring the village green’ to London.

Olympic homes to be split between seven boroughs

Seven London boroughs will be able to nominate social tenants for housing in the athletes’ village following the Olympic Games.

Olympic neighbourhood revealed

A new neighbourhood of almost 3,000 new homes which will grace the Olympic Park in 2013 has been revealed.

Food for thought

Developers sought for 800 homes on Olympic site

The Olympic Park Legacy Company is inviting bids from developers to build 800 homes on the 2012 Olympic park.

The power of youth

Last summer’s riots demonstrated how disenfranchised some young people are from their communities. Beena Nadeem meets the teenagers teaching social landlords how to put that right

Dressed for success

Birmingham’s Forgotten Vintage is much more than just a second-hand fashion store. Laura Jane Johnson reveals how it is helping the city’s homeless

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

Not a sticking plaster

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour can seem like fire fighting. It’s expensive to take a more comprehensive and long-term approach by working with a single family to get to the root of their problems. But, as Tony Powell, executive director of neighbourhoods at New Charter Housing Trust, explains, the effect can be transformative.

Bright ideas

Elderly and disabled people don’t have to live with ugly adaptations to their homes. Katie Puckett finds out about a contest shining a light on good design