Split site plan for Chelsea Barracks homes

Critics rap Boris over affordable homes deals

Housing associations will accuse the mayor of London of failing to stop councils dropping affordable homes from schemes in return for cash.

Council offered £78 million to reduce affordable housing quota

Westminster Council has been offered £78 million to put towards affordable housing after developers of Chelsea Barracks said they could not meet their 50 per cent quota.

Council accepts £22m in lieu of affordable homes

A council has agreed to accept a £22 million payment from a private developer instead of affordable homes after concluding these would devalue the development.

Bermondsey Spa Phase 2

Site E West comprisesa medium rise, high-density, mixed-use development extending to nine stories at its highest point. The development will provide 114 homes. A medical centre, communal facilities, a bike store and other amenities will be provided at ground floor level. 62 of the homes will be housing for sale, 40 shared ownership and 12 keyworker units.

Bring back the slums

Ageing sustainably

By 2020 China will have more than 260 million people over the age of 65. Here, Jess McCabe gets a glimpse at how the country plans to house some of them in a giant, retirement eco-city

Beware broken promises

The Defective Premises Act may not apply to negligent building work in existing homes. Emma Wiltshire, senior associate at Clarke Willmott, explains

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

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

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