Rivals dispute mayor's building claim

London mayor: 2

Mayoral candidates clash over affordable homes

A row has erupted over the development of affordable homes between the two main candidates vying to become the next mayor of London.

Housing pledge for 250,000 Londoners from mayoral hopeful

A London assembly member has launched his bid to oust Boris Johnson with a pledge to build homes for 250,000 Londoners.

Time to grow up

Boris attacks Ken's plans for private rented sector

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has hit back at election rival Ken Livingstone’s plans for rent controls in the capital saying they would be ‘devastating for the sector’.

Dressed for success

Birmingham’s Forgotten Vintage is much more than just a second-hand fashion store. Laura Jane Johnson reveals how it is helping the city’s homeless

Colour charts

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

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

Exit strategy

Tenants are wholly responsible for exercising break clauses, says Matthew Lake

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.