NHF chief David Orr explains why he backs House Proud

Fed hits back at Shapps' FOI threats

A housing chief has hit back at threats made by Grant Shapps that landlords must become more transparent by saying the ministers demands lack clarity.

Sustainable spin?

An open book

The government wants to extend the Freedom of Information Act to cover housing associations. So, would the move help tenants hold their landlords to account or waste precious time and money? Lydia Stockdale finds out

Fed demands changes to green deal design

The government needs to do more to make its flagship green deal energy efficiency scheme work for social tenants, the National Housing Federation has said.

Here's hoping

The big freeze

Kicking off our chief executive salaries special, Inside Housing’s annual survey reveals the economic downturn has put most pay on ice. Lydia Stockdale reports

Q&A: The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Eco-cities guru Peter Head has just left contractor Arup, where he headed an 800-strong global urban planning team, to set up a charity with the ambition to transform planning. Here he explains the thinking behind his latest project

The pursuit of happiness

Ministers are investigating what makes people happy. Worryingly, says Alice Ross , housing doesn’t get a mention.

Getting connected

In the second of our Focus pieces on digital inclusion, Liverpool Mutual Homes chief Steve Coffey outlines the work his organisation is doing.

Hit for six

A 91-home Yorkshire development might mark the peak of sustainable house building. Martin Hilditch finds out why