Decent homes cash opened up to councils

Green around the gills

Out of commission

The Audit Commission has completed its final inspection. So what did the watchdog achieve and will it be missed? Simon Brandon finds out

Government amends fuel poverty subsidy funding

The government has amended its flagship retrofit policy so that social landlords are no longer entirely excluded from fuel poverty subsidy funding.

Breaking free

In just seven months councils will be freed from the shackles of the housing revenue account. So how are their self-financing plans shaping up? Jules Birch finds out.

A high price to pay

The government is legally obliged to do all it can to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016. But there are growing fears that its plan to meet this target could actually make the problem worse in the short term. Nick Duxbury investigates

On top of the world

Tower blocks are not typically home to extra care schemes. But Helen Clifton finds out how one arm’s-length management organisation is giving older residents a room with a view

Redressing the balance

An equal pay claim ruling will affect the culture of ALMOs and councils, says Jack Harrington, partner at Pannone

Money matters

How do council housing heads and arm’s-length management organisation bosses fare in the salary stakes? Lydia Stockdale reveals the results of Inside Housing’s exclusive poll

Power to the people

A series of training programmes held across the country have been teaching tenants how to scrutinise their landlords. Helen Clifton finds out if it is working

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