To the rescue

Boarded up in Bradford

As Gingerbread Housing Project closes for good, Rhiannon Bury kicks off our procurement special by examining the devastating human impact of cuts to Supporting People budgets.

Cash questions

CLG deny staff member who insulted Pickles on Twitter is sacked

The Department for Communities and Local Government has denied reports that a member of staff caught tweeting critical remarks about Eric Pickles has been sacked.

Housing organisations prepare for flooding

Housing providers are gearing up to deal with flooding problems as 130 areas across England and Wales are put on flood alert.

Fund hopes to use public land for housing

Kent County Council is setting up an investment fund to pool public sector land and assets for house building and other developments.

Tips from the top

A mentoring scheme is helping talented housing professionals break through the glass ceiling. Lydia Stockdale finds out who is benefiting from this process

Colour charts

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

Casting the net for a home

A website aimed solely at local housing allowance claimants is helping people find homes. Lydia Stockdale logs on

Going spare

The government’s contentious ‘bedroom tax’ on under-occupying tenants is set to become law this month. Alex Turner looks at the disproportionate effect it’s likely to have in the north

Money matters

How do council housing heads and arm’s-length management organisation bosses fare in the salary stakes? Lydia Stockdale reveals the results of Inside Housing’s exclusive poll