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Articles in the housing press provide essential background reading. Tenants reps and councillors need to see the full picture. Tenants reps should ask their council to pay for subscriptions - they all say they want us to be well informed.
The default to this page is to display all articles for the last six months. Use the Search facility to find articles related to a particular issue/subject. See also DCH Press Statements (that often don't get reported)
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Inside Housing Campaigners fight Welsh transfer plans 08 March 2010 1388
Inside Housing ALMO tenants to be balloted on transfer 08 March 2010 1387
Inside Housing Birmingham slams unfair rent rises 05 March 2010 1391
Inside Housing Healey writes off Bykers £44m debt 05 March 2010 1389
Inside Housing Step in the right direction 05 March 2010 1392
Inside Housing Energy companies to fund efficiency work 02 March 2010 1390
Inside Housing Slough opens talks on ALMO closure 26 February 2010 1386
Inside Housing North Lincolnshires bullying probe stalls 26 February 2010 1385
Inside Housing Associations hit by £315m of cash calls 26 February 2010 1384
Inside Housing TSA issues benefit bill warning 26 February 2010 1383
Inside Housing No strings attached 19 February 2010 1379
Inside Housing Government chews over HRA sweetener 12 February 2010 1378
Inside Housing Do your bit 12 February 2010 1381
Inside Housing What went wrong? 12 February 2010 1382
Inside Housing First sites chosen for public land scheme 12 February 2010 1380
Inside Housing ALMO seeks new head after £2.6m bailout 10 February 2010 1374
Inside Housing Scotland mulls rise in new build grants 05 February 2010 1377
Inside Housing Hyde sets its sights on £200m bond deal 05 February 2010 1375
Inside Housing .TVH to merge after being placed in supervision 03 February 2010 1376
Inside Housing Scots wha hae 29 January 2010 1373
Inside Housing CIH issues reform or bust warning 29 January 2010 1372
Inside Housing Work should not affect social rents 22 January 2010 1371
Inside Housing Debt deal must be done 22 January 2010 1366
Inside Housing LGA ditches debt demand 22 January 2010 1367
Inside Housing Decent effort 22 January 2010 1370
Inside Housing More funding needed to complete Decent Homes 22 January 2010 1369
Inside Housing Indecent Proposal 22 January 2010 1368
Inside Housing Capital fears decent homes backlash 15 January 2010 1359
Inside Housing Weaver battle looms 15 January 2010 1358
Inside Housing 2012 deadline extended 15 January 2010 1360
Inside Housing Landlords lambast rent subsidy cuts 15 January 2010 1361
Inside Housing Southwark boosts stock sales 15 January 2010 1362
Inside Housing Compare the landlord 15 January 2010 1363
Inside Housing Rent should not be linked to income 15 January 2010 1364
Inside Housing Collision course 15 January 2010 1365
CLG John Healey doubles council house-building cash 11 January 2010 1356
HCA [list of councils who have received funding for new build] 11 January 2010 1357
Inside Housing CIH: charge high earners more rent 08 January 2010 1355
Inside Housing Moving the goalposts 08 January 2010 1354
Inside Housing Councils face new year rent headache 08 January 2010 1352
Inside Housing Housing income for councils will remain flat in 2010 18 December 2009 1353
Inside Housing Subsidy shake up revealed in February 11 December 2009 1349
CLG Housing after the credit crunch [speech by John Healey] 09 December 2009 1350
Inside Housing Government to tackle decent homes failures 08 December 2009 1346
Inside Housing One year on (TSA) 04 December 2009 1347
Inside Housing .A question of capacity 04 December 2009 1348
BBC Council tenants 'rewards' urged 02 December 2009 1139
Inside Housing Banks ask for more security 27 November 2009 1344
Inside Housing New horizons 27 November 2009 1343
Inside Housing Luck of the draw 27 November 2009 1342
Inside Housing PfP wins US investment 27 November 2009 1345
Inside Housing ...TSA... 'offensive' waste of money 24 November 2009 1338
Inside Housing Flight of freedom 20 November 2009 1337
Inside Housing Future of ALMOs in limbo amid subsidy reform confusion 20 November 2009 1339
Inside Housing Welsh instigate housing finance review 18 November 2009 1336
Inside Housing Council offers rent cuts as transfer incentive 13 November 2009 1340
Inside Housing Red tape cut as Marsh opts for local liability 13 November 2009 1333
Inside Housing The view from here 13 November 2009 1332
Inside Housing Court blocks L&Q's public bodies appeal 13 November 2009 1330
Inside Housing Lambeth sells 10 homes for £1.68m 13 November 2009 1329
Inside Housing Associations could float on stock market to raise cash 13 November 2009 1328
Inside Housing CIH: Europe has the right ideas on debt 06 November 2009 1324
Inside Housing Subsidies exist in private sector too 06 November 2009 1326
Inside Housing Bored or inspired? 06 November 2009 1325
Inside Housing Councils sales receipts fall 66% 06 November 2009 1323
Inside Housing NI associations could take on all social stock 06 November 2009 1331
Inside Housing Not everyone wants to own 06 November 2009 1327
Inside Housing Belcher quits Anchor Trust 06 November 2009 1322
Inside Housing A debt and a hard place 02 November 2009 1335
Inside Housing All in the name [Local housing companies] 30 October 2009 1321
Inside Housing This land is your land 27 October 2009 1320
Inside Housing Welsh stock transfer facing struggle 26 October 2009 1315
Inside Housing Blueprint for the future 23 October 2009 1319
Inside Housing Teather: write off debt 23 October 2009 1316
Inside Housing MPs back calls to scrap housing debt 21 October 2009 1334
Inside Housing ALMOs take legal action over decent homes cut 19 October 2009 1318
Inside Housing Landlords warn Tories mobility plan wont work 09 October 2009 1312
Inside Housing Cameron to bring back secure tenancy opponent 09 October 2009 1309
Inside Housing Servite completes £60m homes sale 09 October 2009 1310
Inside Housing Top developers pre-tax surpluses slump 45 per cent 09 October 2009 1311
Tribune Tory council goes back to council housing 08 October 2009 1314
Inside Housing HRA campaigners urge government to write off debt 06 October 2009 1308
Inside Housing A Place in the Sun [chief exec salaries] 25 September 2009 1341
Inside Housing Lib Dem motion condemns decent homes cut 23 September 2009 1303
Inside Housing Construction firms fined £129.5m for fixing bids 22 September 2009 1317
Public Finance Backing the wrong horse 18 September 2009 1307
Inside Housing Belcher salary hits £391,000 18 September 2009 1302
Inside Housing Is stock transfer dead? 18 September 2009 1300
Inside Housing TUC vote backs council-led building 17 September 2009 1299
Inside Housing Institute warns councils over HRA debt plan 11 September 2009 1301
Inside Housing Big hitters face off over councils building 11 September 2009 1293


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