BUSINESS

Housing firms sign £20m deal

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 October 2014

Social housing specialists, Mears, has bought lettings agency Omega Group for £20m.

FINANCE

Fraud and errors cost housing benefit £1.4bn

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

The viability of the housing system is being put into question through increasing reliance by eve...

WHITEHALL

If the welfare cap fits, wear it

By Jonathan Werran | 21 October 2014

Features editor Jonathan Werran on the countdown to chancellor George Osborne's quite wintry Autu...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Rising from the ruins

20 October 2014

Cheshire West & Chester Council was instrumental in helping to create a vibrant new hub for one o...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Safe as houses

By Jonathan Werran | 20 October 2014

Sir Michael Lyons’ independent review of housing for the Labour Party was launched last week with...

COUNCIL TAX

Muted response to Lyons despite housing crisis

By Ben Page | 20 October 2014

Some 80% of us believe there is a housing crisis so why did the Lyons Review on housing receive s...

FINANCE

Open door policies

By Stephen Hughes | 20 October 2014

Stephen Hughes analyses ways in which the level of investment needed for housing can be attained.

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Youngsters being let down by the system

By Kate Mulley | 20 October 2014

Something is going wrong with care system, says Kate Mulley, director of public policy at Action ...

BEDROOM TAX

Bedroom tax hits the North most, ALMOs' research indicates

By Jonathan Werran | 20 October 2014

Residents in the North of England continue to face the greatest impact of the so-called bedroom t...

WHITEHALL

Lyons housing review puts councils centre stage

By Jonathan Werran | 16 October 2014

Local government would have a more active role in ensuring more homes are built under long-awaite...

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