Labour launches fight against fixed-term tenancies

Shapps refutes claims he wants green deal ditched

Housing minister Grant Shapps has rejected claims that he wants the government to abandon its multi-billion pound flagship energy efficiency scheme.

Hearts and minds

Claim that offices can become 250,000 homes rejected

Senior officials warned that statistics the government used to promote a flagship policy to convert office space into new homes were too optimistic.

Shapps rules out flexible tenancy changes

The housing minister has rejected calls to amend the Localism Bill to specify that social tenancies should normally be for a minimum of five years.

Miliband reveals thoughts on housing and localism

Labour leader Ed Miliband has slammed government plans to introduce fixed-term tenancies, in an exclusive interview about his housing plans.

Battening down the hatches

Inside Housing’s exclusive salary survey shows it’s been a difficult 12 months for most housing employees. Simon Brandon reports on the regime of pay freezes and increased workloads introduced by organisations as they battle the economic gloom

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

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

Fielding opposition

Proposed legislation on registration of village greens would reduce risk to developers. Eollyn Ives, solicitor in the property team at Devonshires Solicitors, explains

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