Shapps: Tories will respect rights of tenants

Garden City Blues

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

Osborne commits £420m to local development

The chancellor has promised an extra £420 million of investment to support local development in his Budget speech.

Security breach (part 1)

Flint: social housing should be a ‘positive choice’

The shadow communities secretary has said social housing should return to being a ‘positive choice’ for families.

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

Do it yourself housing

The government wants to help people build their own home and housing associations can help

Green guru

Social landlords must ask themselves now how they will access green deal cash and whether energy company obligation funding can help, says Sally Hancox

Knocking down barriers

Finance Bill reforms aim to make it easier and cheaper to invest in the housing market. James Duncan, partner at Winckworth Sherwood, explains

Brazil needs a new approach

Brazil needs a shift in attitude if it is to successfully tackle its growing housing crisis, says Ruban Selvanayagam