Tory conference reaction

The master plan

Communities secretary Eric Pickles is leading the overhaul of the planning system. So will the new strategies deliver? Ahead of the Conservative Party conference Jules Birch gathers a team of experts to find out.

Campaign to transform housing sector launched

Plans to encourage housing leaders to work together to transform the sector were announced yesterday at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

Food for thought

Familiar feeling

The Conservative Party has unveiled plans to revamp the right to buy, but this policy failed to deliver more social homes in the past and seems unlikely to do so now, says Bill Randall.

Harrogate memories

For nearly 30 years housing’s great and good have gathered in North Yorkshire every summer. As the Chartered Institute of Housing’s conference and exhibition prepares to move to Manchester, Lydia Stockdale finds out what the delegates will remember most fondly

Tooled up for success

Social landlords could save thousands of pounds and boost tenant satisfaction by improving their repairs services. Here, Debbie Larner explains how a new campaign aims to help them do just that

Wind of change

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

No trouble

The government is drawing up new measures to streamline approaches to anti-social behaviour. ASB advisor Chris Grose answers your questions about how they might work

How to be a rising star

This week, Inside Housing is guest edited by inaugural Rising Stars winner Carla Keegans. Alex Turner asks what qualities could help you scale the same heights

Taking control of the media

In the wake of the summer’s riots, landlords are using social media to debunk stereotypes and show the good in their communities. Charlotte Goddard finds out how