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Bidding up the risk
28 August 2009
An Edinburgh council bid to cut costs has brought chaos to its homelessness services and put children in danger, reports Tony Marshall.
Red Tory or true blue?
17 August 2009
Barring a huge upset or an early election we will wake up on the morning of Friday June 4 to the first Conservative government in 13 years. But what kind of Conservatives will be in charge – and what will it mean for housing? Report by Julian Birch.
Direct action
18 November 2008
Tenants in trouble
15 September 2008
Degeneration game
08 September 2008
Hidden danger
24 July 2008
The NHF is fighting the Housing and Regeneration Bill. But is the underlying message of privatisation in Martin Cave’s 2007 review the real threat to associations’ independence? asks Peter Malpass
Not on my planet
02 March 2007
If you thought being an eco-warrior was all about climbing trees and living in teepees, then it’s time you woke up to environmental justice – and the roleit can help us all play to tackle climate change. Nicola Baird reports
Carbon copy
01 March 2007
BedZED is held up as a model for green homes. But it’s still plugged into the National Grid. Bill Rashleigh asks if the government’s zero carbon ambitions will get off the drawing board
The trials of transfer
01 September 2006
Has the Scottish Executive has achieved its three main housing objectives: major investment, tenant participation and true community ownership? Jimmy Black investigates
End game
01 July 2006
As the government announces the final round of bidding for transfer funding under the decent homes programme, where does that leave councils whose tenants have already voted ‘no’? Julian Birch reports
