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Planning shake up to aid rural homes

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

The government is expected to throw its weight behind calls for a shake up in planning policy to make homes in rural areas more affordable.

Experts to address community divides

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

The government is looking to address feelings of resentment and unfair treatment among white residents of working class estates.

Bellway bosses attacked for accepting bonuses

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

The directors of house builder Bellway Homes have come under fire for accepting massive bonuses despite a dire business year.

Tenants fear rent payments in 2009

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Nearly half of social housing tenants are worried about meeting their rent payments in 2009, according to a report on housing security from the Conservative Party.

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Editor's picks

Honour bound

Dennis Rees is among the names in the New Year Honours List. Clara Story finds out why

Happy new year

Here’s a cheery quote to start off 2009: ‘I know of 22 associations that are in dire straits.’

Of no fixed abode

19/12/2008

Keith Cooper investigates how councils are handling the ‘politically fatal’ yet essential task of providing for Gypsies and Travellers.

Head above water

19/12/2008

In her final week as editor of Inside Housing, Kate Murray plots social housing’s course since the mid-1990s and finds that a return to the numbers game has come just at the wrong time.

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Tackling homelessness at Christmas

Jeremy Swain, chief executive of homelessness charity Thames Reach, explains how his organisation is facing Christmas and the New Year.

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    From: On the ground Last post: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:36 GMT

    Simon Community friends and volunteers counted 263 people sleeping rough in Central London in the early hours of Saturday November 1st 2008. This shows a marked increase (from 165) since the...

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  • Benefit reform

    From: Policy forum Last post: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:01 GMT

    I don’t think any of the topics on this forum have ran their course, to the contrary, all the subjects are close to people’s hearts if they affect everyday life within social housing. I suspect...

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  • 2009 Housing Forecast

    Fri, 2 Jan 2009

    The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors gives its predictions for the development of the housing market in 2009.

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    Fri, 19 Dec 2008

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  • Skills in strategic housing

    Tue, 16 Dec 2008

    A report from local government best practice body IDeA looking at skills in strategic housing, and what progress has been made in the last year.

  • House of Lords verdict on tolerated tresspassers

    Mon, 15 Dec 2008

    Robert Latham, of Doughty Street Chambers, examines how a House of Lords ruling has affected the concept of tolerated tresspassers

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