Shapps confirms plans to scrap TSA

CIH tells Shapps to support housing more

The housing minister must support the sector to bring it further up the political agenda, Sarah Webb, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing, said.

A career in housing anyone?

In the depths of despair

Squatters often live in horrific and dangerous conditions but criminalising them is not the answer, says Jeremy Swain

Time for change

The government must do all it can to make the green deal work and save our planet for future generations, says Anne Power

Harrogate memories

For nearly 30 years housing’s great and good have gathered in North Yorkshire every summer. As the Chartered Institute of Housing’s conference and exhibition prepares to move to Manchester, Lydia Stockdale finds out what the delegates will remember most fondly

The big freeze

Kicking off our chief executive salaries special, Inside Housing’s annual survey reveals the economic downturn has put most pay on ice. Lydia Stockdale reports

How to be a rising star

This week, Inside Housing is guest edited by inaugural Rising Stars winner Carla Keegans. Alex Turner asks what qualities could help you scale the same heights

A new public right of way?

The government’s latest announcement underpins the trend towards treating housing associations as public bodies. Philip Heath, partner, and Jane Plant, associate, at Weightmans, explain

Out in the open

As the housing minister calls for transparency, Victoria Jardine says associations are already subject to disclosure requirements

Scrapheap challenge

The price of metal has risen sky high making pipes, railings and even boilers an irresistible target to thieves. Chloë Stothart finds out how one housing association is tackling the growing problem of metal theft