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All recent articles (since 08 Jan 2008)
Guardian	Flint admits to an unsustainable boom	05 July 2008	708
Inside Housing	Downgraded landlord plans Merseyside sell-off	04 July 2008	712
Inside Housing	Whitehall urged to tear up subsidy rules	04 July 2008	707
Inside Housing	Labour Party members have been warned that a Defend Council Housing-backed debate....	04 July 2008	706
Society Guardian	Social housing: Councils bid to scrap 'tenant tax'	03 July 2008	705
24Dash	Flint outlines action plan to 'ensure delivery' of new affordable housing	02 July 2008	711
TUC	Housing shortages are affecting Britain's workplaces	01 July 2008	710
Guardian	Flint plans emergency measures to combat housing slump	01 July 2008	702
24dash	Tenants 'excluded' from review of council housing finances	27 June 2008	704
Public Finance	Housing director urges action day over subsidy	27 June 2008	700
Inside Housing	Corporation warns landlord over viability	26 June 2008	698
Inside Housing	Landlords teeter on brink of public sector as tenants gain judicial review rights	26 June 2008	697
Inside Housing	Boards must regain control	26 June 2008	699
Inside Housing	Ealing Council plans to take on arms-length refurbishment programme after critical report	26 June 2008	696
24dash	Housing association loses 'public body' test case in High Court	24 June 2008	703
Inside Housing	Take to the streets over tax on tenants	20 June 2008	709
Times	Britain's social housing industry suggests £1bn spree on empty stock	19 June 2008	701
The Observer	New homes slump worst since 1945	15 June 2008	695
Inside Housing	The F word	13 June 2008	694
Inside Housing	Associations forced to scale back build plans	13 June 2008	693
Inside Housing	Mayer: landlords threatened by market tsunami	13 June 2008	692
Inside Housing	Credit crunch threatens Glasgow stock transfer	11 June 2008	690
BBC	'Strong demand' for homes to rent	09 June 2008	681
BBC	Repairs could cost owners' homes	07 June 2008	686
Guardian	Bags of misery for tenants	07 June 2008	688
Inside Housing	Social sectors greatest downfall still its image problem, poll shows	06 June 2008	685
Inside Housing	A quarter of all seats on scrutiny body to be held by tenants	06 June 2008	684
Inside Housing	Ratings agency downgrades outlook for Home Group	06 June 2008	683
Inside Housing	Brown set to fall well short of build targets	06 June 2008	682
Inside Housing	Perceived ideas	06 June 2008	680
Compass	The time is now for council housing argues Glyn Robbins	04 June 2008	678
Guardian	Rent asunder	04 June 2008	689
Inside Housing	Scottish housing grant sparks rent rise fears	03 June 2008	677
Public Finance	Use right to buy revenue to build more social housing, MPs urge	30 May 2008	675
Inside Housing	Associations use draconian eviction rules	30 May 2008	674
Inside Housing	Homes left vacant as landlords struggle to find tenants	30 May 2008	673
Inside Housing	Safety net for repossession victims	30 May 2008	672
Inside Housing	First empty homes rise in 10 years	30 May 2008	671
Inside Housing	Labour fails to address partys housing concerns	30 May 2008	670
Guardian	After the boom, the bust	30 May 2008	669
Guardian	Average price of British home has fallen by £8,000 in past 12 months	30 May 2008	668
Public Finance	Councils call for more housing powers to stop waiting list soaring to 2 million	23 May 2008	652
Inside Housing	Government retreats from decent homes deadline	22 May 2008	650
Inside Housing	Choice between last resort or sustaining role	22 May 2008	653
24dash	MPs add pressure for Council Housing investment	22 May 2008	654
24dash	MPs call for 50,000-a-year boost to social housing stock to cut waiting lists	21 May 2008	655
BBC	1m more' on housing waiting list	16 May 2008	679
Inside Housing	Swift abolition of HRA on the cards	15 May 2008	645
Inside Housing	Market downturn likely to spark fresh mergers	15 May 2008	648
Inside Housing	Councils issue warning on social housing demand	15 May 2008	647
Inside Housing	PM declares open season	15 May 2008	646
Inside Housing	Sixty authorities join forces to oppose stealth tax on tenants	15 May 2008	649
Times	Thousands in Leeds left out of pocket by the buy-to-let crash	10 May 2008	639
Daily Mirror	400,000 skint families to join scramble for council homes	09 May 2008	638
Public Finance	Councils press for urgent housing subsidy overhaul	09 May 2008	640
24dash	New pamphlet makes the case for investment in council housing	09 May 2008	641
Inside Housing	Welsh MPs rue not abolishing right to buy	09 May 2008	643
Inside Housing	Waiting lists to hit 5 million	09 May 2008	642
Inside Housing	Sector stunned as housing development values slump	08 May 2008	637
Inside Housing	Critics slam lack of transfer progress	08 May 2008	636
Observer	Repossessions set for dramatic rise	04 May 2008	632
Guardian	House prices now sliding by £500 a week	03 May 2008	626
Guardian	Prescott blames banks for housing boom	03 May 2008	627
Inside Housing	Pathfinders risk losing their way during crunch	02 May 2008	624
Inside Housing	The Scottish Governments planned new housing association grant system could damage....	02 May 2008	623
Independent	Construction slump wrecks plan to boost supply of new homes	02 May 2008	630
Guardian	New-build homes market collapses	02 May 2008	633
Inside Housing	Build figures to plummet	02 May 2008	622
Independent	Orders for new homes slump by 27 per cent	01 May 2008	631
Public Servoce	Home economics	01 May 2008	634
24dash	Home rent costs 'soaring' as credit crunch fuels extra demand	01 May 2008	629
24dash	Number of new homes being built down by 27%	01 May 2008	628
Waverley Council	Government denies council tenants around £200 million	01 May 2008	635
Inside Housing	Major builder puts freeze on new section 106 sites	29 April 2008	620
Inside Housing	Watchdog withdraws £10m pledge following concerns over landlord's financial future	25 April 2008	713
Public Finance	Councils dragging their feet over Social Homebuy	25 April 2008	621
Inside Housing	Quick succession	25 April 2008	619
Inside Housing	Onwards and upwards	25 April 2008	618
InsideHousing	Watchdog withdraws £10m pledge following concerns over landlords financial future	25 April 2008	616
Inside Housing	Fast-tracked grant allocations scary	18 April 2008	610
Inside Housing	Tenant takes government to court over HRA cash	18 April 2008	609
Public Finance	Housing association loans cause concern	18 April 2008	615
Guardian	First-time buyers thwarted by 200% price rise	17 April 2008	614
24Dash	10% of homeowners 'could be plunged into negative equity'	17 April 2008	613
Camden New Journal	Mayor pledges homes help	17 April 2008	612
Camden New Journal	KEN: ILL FIND A SOLUTION ON HOUSING	17 April 2008	611
Inside Housing	Falling prices threaten up to 10 housing associations	15 April 2008	608
Observer	Labour MPs' fury over homes crisis	06 April 2008	601
Sunday Times	Labour heartland faces housing crash	06 April 2008	602
Financial Times	A third of housing deals fall through	05 April 2008	604
Financial Times	Look at housing markets, IMF says	04 April 2008	605
Public Finance	RSL coffers boosted by £542m of sales	04 April 2008	603
Guardian	Brown suffers big backbench revolt over council house repairs	01 April 2008	600
Guardian	Housing slowdown threatens Brown target	01 April 2008	599
24dash	45 MPs sponsor 'council housing' amendments	28 March 2008	659
Inside Housing	Tories slam spiralling council lists as Labour failure	28 March 2008	596
Inside Housing	Probe reveals tensions in ALMO relations	28 March 2008	595
Inside Housing	PFI costs significantly more than grant funding	28 March 2008	594
Inside Housing	Summit plots the future	28 March 2008	593
Inside Housing	Bill reforms fail to satisfy associations	28 March 2008	592
Inside Housing	The great escape	21 March 2008	597
Inside Housing	Labours working groups at a standstill on housing	21 March 2008	591
Inside Housing	Lobbyists drafted in to combat politicians gripes	21 March 2008	590
Inside Housing	Tenants organisations are at odds over barred campaigners	21 March 2008	589
Inside Housing	Wave of Labour rebellion over minister's proposals	14 March 2008	583
Public Finance	Councils to be empowered to keep money raised from rent	14 March 2008	587
Inside Housing	Funding regime will leave councils unable to make ends meet	14 March 2008	584
Inside Housing	Landlords reject builders cast-offs	07 March 2008	585
Public Finance	Councils turn away from PFI for housing	07 March 2008	588
Inside Housing	Rapid turnover of arms-length executives	22 February 2008	574
Times	Hope lies in empty homes	22 February 2008	573
Inside Housing	Tenant claims authority reneged on promise to spend stock transfer cash on housing	22 February 2008	575
Inside Housing	Home truths	22 February 2008	576
Inside Housing	Tenants voices are about to get agency	22 February 2008	577
Public Finance	Councils build tiny fraction of new homes	22 February 2008	578
Times	Housing co-operatives win seal of approval	22 February 2008	572
Guardian	Owner-occupancy slides to the lowest level in almost a decade	14 February 2008	566
Inside Housing	Underspend crisis warning	12 February 2008	571
Inside Housing	Council poised to build after 25-year break	08 February 2008	555
BBC	Home repossessions rise to 27,000	08 February 2008	559
Inside Housing	Tenants groups enraged by Flints draconian speech	08 February 2008	554
Inside Housing	Housing association boards will come under greater scrutiny from the Housing Corporation....	08 February 2008	556
Guardian	That sound? Labour's hard nuts are alive and whistling	08 February 2008	557
Inside Housing	Flints idea so stupid its frightening	08 February 2008	553
Inside Housing	Rent Service risks pricing people out of their homes	07 February 2008	565
Daily Mirror	Property Badder	06 February 2008	547
Daily Mirror	Avoid return to workhouse	06 February 2008	546
Guardian	Home truths	06 February 2008	548
Guardian	Joined-up thinking on housing and jobs (letters)	06 February 2008	549
Guardian	Housing homeless is a duty, say Flint opponents	06 February 2008	550
Guardian	To link council tenancy with jobseeking feeds the stigma	06 February 2008	551
Daily Mirror	Homes alone	06 February 2008	545
Times	Charities attack proposals to make council house tenants look for work	06 February 2008	552
New Statesman	Workhouse social policy	06 February 2008	558
Guardian	The cart before the house	05 February 2008	543
BBC	'Work or lose home' says minister	05 February 2008	542
Guardian	Labour: if you want a council house, find a job	05 February 2008	544
Independent	Anger at 'find work' ultimatum for tenants	05 February 2008	564
24dash	Council tenants 'outraged' at housing minister's employment contract plans	05 February 2008	665
Guardian Unlimited	No 10 plays down Flint's social housing plan	05 February 2008	541
Inside Housing	Call for security of tenure to be case-by-case	01 February 2008	570
Guardian	The grim repo: 1.28m sub-prime US homes threatened by bailiffs	30 January 2008	540
Guardian	Warning over one million homes at risk	30 January 2008	539
BBC	House costs up as food bills drop	28 January 2008	560
National Office of Statistics	Housing-related costs average £143 per week	28 January 2008	538
Public Finance	Only sign deals if you have the expertise, auditors warn councils	18 January 2008	537
Inside Housing	Local authorities stock transfer publicity to be investigated	14 January 2008	536
Inside Housing	Billion pound tenant tax	10 January 2008	532
Inside Housing	Model to attract private funds could pay for new council homes	10 January 2008	533

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