Questions raised over council-led building

Survey warns of 10 year drop in development

Housing associations plan to reduce the number of homes they build for the best part of the next decade.

Council body calls for support from mayor

Councils in London have called on the mayor of London to campaign for the scrapping of borrowing limits under the new self-financing system of finance for local authorities.

Thinking again

The borrowing bombshell

The era of self-financing has arrived but council celebrations could be cut short by an ominous threat to their borrowing limits. Should they take cover? Carl Brown investigates

Look who’s talking

When residents on Islington’s Andover estate complained about anti-social behaviour, they never expected their details to be sent to the perpertrators. Here, Rhiannon Bury kicks off our safer communities special by investigating the damage done by the council’s data blunder

A force for good

Council housing self financing has begun, but what will the new era bring? Steve Partridge examines the possibilities

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

What’s in a name?

The housing strategy for England has finally arrived, but what does it mean for the sector?

The shortlist

Emily Rogers visits the council that is replacing allocation forms with face-to-face meetings to vet prospective tenants

Bank on a big change

Housing revenue account reform means for the first time councils can decide how much to borrow, but they must be on the ball if they are to get the best deal, says Rachel Terry