Regional plan addresses Gypsy and Traveller site shortage

Travellers to be banned from green belt

Gypsies will be banned from camping on green belt land after the government revealed its streamlined planning policy for Traveller sites.

Funding for 600 Traveller pitches announced

More than 600 new pitches for Gypsies and Travellers will be delivered in England by 2015 after the Homes and Communities Agency announced £47 million of funding.

UN members to speak at Dale Farm

Members of the UN are set to make a speech at the site of a controversial Travellers’ site which is due for eviction.

Travellers' tales

Travellers urge supporters to prevent eviction

Traveller families set to be kicked out of their site in Essex have urged supporters to set up camp to stop the eviction.

Guarding empty homes

Landlords should seek legal advice before hiring ‘guardian’ services to protect their property, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

The other side of the story

Dale Farm has dominated the headlines in recent months. But as Alex Turner finds, there are plenty of examples of landlords and Travellers working together successfully

Power to the people

A series of training programmes held across the country have been teaching tenants how to scrutinise their landlords. Helen Clifton finds out if it is working

Who cares, wins

Existing social care laws are too complex and reform is to be welcomed, says Linda Convery, partner at Lewis Silkin

The stamp of approval

Councils are expected to allow development wherever possible