The proof’s in the eating

Food for thought

Tales of fortune

Arm’s-length management organisations face tough choices over their futures. Lydia Stockdale kicks off our special issue by exploring the opportunities and pitfalls that lie in wait.

Hands up for housing

The government has scrapped housing’s inspector, and its regulator, so who will hold landlords to account? Simon Brandon speaks to four ALMO tenant chairs to find out whether residents themselves can fill the void

All-new tenant panel show

Last year the government said it wanted powerful new tenant panels to hold landlords to account. So how will they work? Martin Hilditch finds out

Housing minister jumps 160ft from crane

Housing minister Grant Shapps breathed a big sigh of relief after completing a 160-foot charity bungee jump on Sunday.  

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

Colour charts

As voters across England, Scotland and Wales prepare to go to the polls, we assess the key battlegrounds for housing

Hands-on approach

A new breed of customer-focused housing officers is giving tenants a lot more satisfaction. Emily Rogers meets one of them

Q&A: The Ecological Sequestration Trust

Eco-cities guru Peter Head has just left contractor Arup, where he headed an 800-strong global urban planning team, to set up a charity with the ambition to transform planning. Here he explains the thinking behind his latest project

We mean business

Landlords can boost revenues and put something back into the community by setting up a social enterprise, as Anita Pati finds out