Triumph or disaster?
14 January 2010
The right to buy divided opinion from its introduction 30 years ago in December. The Thatcher government’s aim to turn council tenants into property owners was a huge success, argues Peter King
... but what about the losers?
14 January 2010
With some 2.5 million homes wiped off the stock of social housing by right to buy, the policy’s knock-on effects cannot be ignored. By Nicola Hughes
Babes up in arms
12 January 2010
New research sheds light on the plight of homeless teenage mums and their strong desire to create an independent life for themselves and their children. Joanne Newton reports
Direct pressure
12 January 2010
The local housing allowance is nearly always sent directly to tenants – even when they want it paid to their landlord. For vulnerable people, this pressure to manage their finances can be too great. Rob Stares reports
Cooperative dividend
12 January 2010
Cooperative and mutual housing in Europe is up to 20 times larger than in the UK. The benefits include better quality and accountability of housing delivery. So why is it so under-developed in this country, Chris Handy asks
The gentle touch?
12 January 2010
Are government plans for a landlord register enough to protect tenants or should landlords be left to get on with it? ROOF reports from this year’s conference on private renting
Backs to the wall
11 January 2010
More than a million householders are using credit cards to stave off repossession and eviction. But the debt they run up can put their homes at greater risk – and the well-off are being hit for the first time. Tony Marshall reports.
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