NIHE rents could rise to help plug £200m gap

Poor performing housing associations pushed to merge

Northern Irish housing associations will be encourage to merge to improve their performance, the country’s new housing minister has said.

Silver lining

A dark cloud is falling over Britain’s homeowning aspirations. But this might not be a bad thing, says Jon Cruddas

Setting the record straight

An exclusive survey of more than 200 councils reveals Mr Cameron spoke out of turn when he claimed private rents were dropping. Carl Brown reports

Fears for vulnerable amid claims of govt mistake

The government failed to count more than 200,000 vulnerable tenants when it drew up plans to hand councils a pot of money to pay for supported housing costs, charities have claimed.

Kicking off with a bang

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

Cheated out of their savings

Abusive financial practices targeting the elderly are on the rise, but so are measures to protect vulnerable housing association residents. Alex Turner reports

Panel priorities

Landlords must act fast to salvage what they can from photovoltaic deals before the feed-in tariff is cut, says Rob Beiley

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

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