NHF launches ‘loan shops’ to support low-income families

Landlords braced for impact of benefit reform

Social landlords are preparing to commit significant amounts of extra cash and resources to ready themselves for the impact of the Welfare Reform Bill, which was expected to receive royal assent yesterday.

End of the line for long-term lending

Long-term lending to the social housing sector has been consigned to history because the last major banks to provide loans of up to 25 years will no longer do so without regular repricing opportunities.

Eurozone crisis drives up loan price

The price of bank loans to the social housing sector has shot up on the back of the deepening eurozone economic crisis.

Housing benefit cuts could push families to loan sharks

Plans to cut housing benefit could force thousands of families into the hands of loan sharks, campaigners argue.

Top to bottom

Hidden menace

Cash-strapped tenants can make their situation worse by turning to loan sharks. Darren Reynolds explains why landlords have waded in to help tackle the problem

Taking control of the media

In the wake of the summer’s riots, landlords are using social media to debunk stereotypes and show the good in their communities. Charlotte Goddard finds out how

Stuck in the starting gate?

It’s the only game in town, but will it be a success? MP Alan Whitehead assesses the green deal’s chances.

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

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