Working people to get housing priority under Labour

The right incentives

Labour will take a fresh approach to social housing to correct the mistakes of the past. Caroline Flint and Sir Robin Wales explain more

Blast from the past

Byrne denies Labour plans will harm vulnerable

The shadow work and pensions secretary has denied plans to give employed households priority access to social housing will hurt vulnerable groups.

Review of the year

What a year. From the economic doom and gloom to the summer’s riots, social landlords have had their work cut out over the past 12 months. Here, Inside Housing looks back at the highs and lows

Labour would overhaul social housing allocations

People in work could be given priority on social housing waiting lists under proposals to be outlined by Ed Miliband at Labour’s annual conference today.

Not a sticking plaster

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour can seem like fire fighting. It’s expensive to take a more comprehensive and long-term approach by working with a single family to get to the root of their problems. But, as Tony Powell, executive director of neighbourhoods at New Charter Housing Trust, explains, the effect can be transformative.

The order of importance

The Localism Act allows councils to decide who they allocate homes to, but beware of discrimination, warns Samantha Hall, senior associate at Trowers & Hamlins

Giving good guidance

How housing association staff are mentoring troubled teenage tenants. Emily Rogers reports

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

Teaming up with the Met

What happened when a housing association joined its local police force to improve the response to anti-social behaviour? Simon Brandon finds out