Regeneration vital for northern economy

The right response

Recent violent events across the country, and the debates following them, has made me question what our role as a sector is, should be, or could be, in a wider socio-economic context.

Making the case for housing

Establishing the wider benefits of good housing is critical to meeting the challenges faced by the sector, says David Williams

London homes could drive wider economy

Investment in affordable housing in London is vital for the economy of both the capital and the UK as a whole, a report has found.

The debt burden

The government needs to show political courage in its forthcoming housing strategy - or reap the social consequences

Time to roll back the Green Belt

A problem shared

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

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing

Not a sticking plaster

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour can seem like fire fighting. It’s expensive to take a more comprehensive and long-term approach by working with a single family to get to the root of their problems. But, as Tony Powell, executive director of neighbourhoods at New Charter Housing Trust, explains, the effect can be transformative.

We mean business

Landlords can boost revenues and put something back into the community by setting up a social enterprise, as Anita Pati finds out

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