Scrapping TSA could cost government £47m

A lasting legacy?

Housing benefit cuts could push families to loan sharks

Plans to cut housing benefit could force thousands of families into the hands of loan sharks, campaigners argue.

In at the deep end

What lessons must be learned from the past, as landlords take the plunge on ECO funding? Nick Duxbury and Madeleine Cuff report.

Fed demands fix for 'broken' housing market

The National Housing Federation is calling for more support for affordable housing, as research shows homeownership will slump over the next decade.

A high price to pay

The government is legally obliged to do all it can to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016. But there are growing fears that its plan to meet this target could actually make the problem worse in the short term. Nick Duxbury investigates

Unlocking funds to build

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

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

The transfer window

Be aware of employees’ rights when a change of service provision occurs, warns Marc Long, partner at Clarke Willmott

The get out of jail free card

Associations that enter into leases with councils must beware as authorities have a get-out clause, says Jacqueline Knox, director at Wragge & Co

In the line of fire

Social landlords often assume they have sole responsibility for fire safety in their properties, but the legal picture is not so straightforward. Ashley Borthwick from law firm TLT explains