Persimmon receives £20 million kick-start

Council backs stalled housing with cash

A council is pumping £770,000 into a series of stalled developments which can now deliver more than 200 new homes and 380 jobs.

First steps

Light switch

Social landlords should not abandon their solar plans because of the cut to the feed-in tariff

40,000 affordable homes target is dropped

The coalition government has dropped a target to build 40,000 affordable homes on public sector land.

HCA delivery panel fails to woo councils

The Homes and Communities Agency has launched a publicity drive to encourage more councils to use its panel of approved contractors after just 15 per cent of England’s local authorities signed up.

Unlocking funds to build

Associations must work carefully to secure their development grant, says Gillian Bastow, partner at Lewis Silkin

Brazil needs a new approach

Brazil needs a shift in attitude if it is to successfully tackle its growing housing crisis, says Ruban Selvanayagam

Facing the future

Riots, job shortages - it’s been a tough summer for young people. Martin Hilditch investigates how one housing association is helping

A problem shared

Sharing views on retrofit with a group of landlords across Europe has been invaluable, says Richard Baines

Fairytale ending?

As the third sector’s Cinderella services struggle in the face of cuts social landlords have the opportunity to ride in like the proverbial prince and rescue them.