Government issues guidance on housing allocation

Housing chiefs slam Shapps’ allocation comments

Senior housing figures have hit out at Grant Shapps for controversial comments about social housing tenants.

Landlord calls on Shapps to soften criticism

A landlord has begged the housing minister to end “unjustified rhetoric” as a row over allocations fairness escalates.

Stand up for tenants

The housing minister is unfairly demonising tenants and his comments must be challenged

Messy realities

Clear logic

Housing those in work before others will help remove the stigma of social renting

Stuck in the mud

Despite the Localism Act being passed, the role LEPs can play in housing remains uncertain, says Liz Jenkins, partner, and Laura Coates, trainee, at Clyde & Co

Get your Act together

With a host of legal acts coming into effect this year and next, Caroline Thorpe helps you to learn your lines so you can take to the housing stage with confidence

Shout it from the rooftops

Further planning rules under the Localism Act could increase the need to consult residents, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

Wind of change

A host of new laws are set to change the landscape for Welsh social landlords. Michael Northcott reports

Some food for thought

Landlords should assess their level of risk as the Bribery Act comes into force, says Kirsty Thompson, solicitor at Devonshires