PM admits rent rise will hit benefit bill

Backing for MPs call to lift council debt cap

Councils and housing bodies have backed the call from a group of MPs for the government to reconsider the local authority borrowing cap.

Building blocks

Giving councils the power to decide how many homes to build could intensify the affordable housing crisis

Small mercies

Shapps defends end of stamp duty holiday

Housing minister Grant Shapps has defended the government’s decision to end the stamp duty holiday.

The right approach?

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

Green guru

The delivery of sustainable homes is a global problem and providers in the UK can learn a lot from their counterparts around the world, says Neil Jefferson

Casting the net for a home

A website aimed solely at local housing allowance claimants is helping people find homes. Lydia Stockdale logs on

The repairs rule book

Contractor Forrest launched a code of conduct for its repairs and maintenance workers last summer, improving customer satisfaction as a result. Here Sally-Ann Smith explains how it works

The legal aid lifeline

Cuts to legal aid and new spending restrictions mean tens of thousands of tenants will no longer be eligible for free housing advice. Jess McCabe visits a law centre to investigate the likely impact of the changes