MPs cast doubt on coalfield regeneration

Scrapping Audit Commission was ‘missed opportunity’

The sudden abolition of the Audit Commission was a ‘missed opportunity’ to reassess how the performance of local authorities is monitored, a committee of MPs has found.

Digital dawn

The use of social media can get more residents involved in the management of their homes, says Bill Randall

News flash

Mainstream media must engage with the wider housing issues it has ignored for so long

Rising to the challenge

The three finalists in the Rising Stars competition have been announced. Here they set out why they should be named as the UK’s most talented young housing professional

'Housing crisis that shames a nation'

From riches to rags and back

A Welsh landlord took on an ambitious project to refurbish a derelict Grade II listed mansion. Katie Puckett finds out how they managed to bring it back into use

Performance review

The HCA’s new regulatory regime will focus on landlords’ governance and financial viability. Ian Davis and John Maton from Trowers and Hamlins explain.

Utopia revisited

As David Cameron seeks to revive the principles of garden cities with a consultation due later this year, Colin Wiles examines how likely it is that his vision will come to fruition

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

Giving good guidance

How housing association staff are mentoring troubled teenage tenants. Emily Rogers reports