Mayor seeks control of HCA budget

£3bn funding package for London housing finalised

The government has finalised a £3 billion funding package for housing and regeneration in London.

Council body calls for support from mayor

Councils in London have called on the mayor of London to campaign for the scrapping of borrowing limits under the new self-financing system of finance for local authorities.

London mayor: 2

Dromey: Labour government would keep housing grant

Jack Dromey has hinted that a Labour administration would increase or maintain central government grant levels for new homes.

Boris to set under-occupier moves target

Boris Johnson will set a target of 8,000 moves by under-occupying social housing tenants by 2016.

The stamp of approval

Councils are expected to allow development wherever possible

Stuck in the mud

Despite the Localism Act being passed, the role LEPs can play in housing remains uncertain, says Liz Jenkins, partner, and Laura Coates, trainee, at Clyde & Co

Shout it from the rooftops

Further planning rules under the Localism Act could increase the need to consult residents, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

Colour charts

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

The other side of the story

Dale Farm has dominated the headlines in recent months. But as Alex Turner finds, there are plenty of examples of landlords and Travellers working together successfully