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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.
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Inside Housing Newcastle vows to fight rent increases 03 February 2012 2254
24dash.com Bedroom tax could cripple me,says father 02 February 2012 2253
Inside Housing High rents concern over HRA debt figures 02 February 2012 2252
Inside Housing NHF attacks unfair welfare reforms 02 February 2012 2251
Cambridge News 'No, Minister', as tenants face rent hike 02 February 2012 2250
Guardian Who really gets government subsidised housing? 28 January 2012 2246
Inside Housing Councillors vote against rent rise 26 January 2012 2245
The Star Protesters want council to take control of homes 23 January 2012 2243
24dash.com Wandsworth council abandons move to evict 'riot family' 20 January 2012 2242
Inside Housing Council calls for government rethink on rent 19 January 2012 2235
Inside Housing Almo to be dumped after tenants back council 17 January 2012 2234
24dash.com Camden plans to raise council rents by 8% 11 January 2012 2225
Wordpress/tenants have spoken The tenants have spoken 08 January 2012 2224
Wordpress/Keep our council homes Swindon council tenants reject transfer 03 January 2012 2217
Inside Housing Stock transfer vetoed by tenant ballot 03 January 2012 2216
BBC News Swindon council tenants vote against transfer 03 January 2012 2213
BBC News Affordable housing shortage fears 02 January 2012 2212
Guardian Subletting council houses could become criminal offence 01 January 2012 2215
Guardian Housing Benefits cuts will put 800,000 homes out of reach, according to study 01 January 2012 2214
24dash.com RTB - future tenants 'set for higher rents' 23 December 2011 2210
24dash.com Government tax 'cruel nonsense' 15 December 2011 2206
24dash.com Wycombe stock transfer official 15 December 2011 2207
Inside Housing Bedroom tax defeated in Lords 15 December 2011 2205
24dash.com Halt 'grossly unfair' spare bedrooms tax 12 December 2011 2201
Inside Housing Tenancy allocations to favour 'responsible tenants 12 December 2011 2200
24dash.com Spare bedroom tax 09 December 2011 2198
Morning Star Beyond the call of duty 09 December 2011 2199
Swindon Advertiser Parish council hits out at transfer plan 06 December 2011 2197
24dash.com Millions spent boarding up homes 06 December 2011 2196
24dash.com Control of council housing to save LA £30million 05 December 2011 2195
Inside Housing Transfer approval legal action threat 01 December 2011 2189
Inside Housing Housing staff to join public sector strike 28 November 2011 2188
Inside Housing Victorian values? 28 November 2011 2187
24dash.com Grant Shapps - new rules to end prejudices 24 November 2011 2185
Inside Housing Housing strategy 24 November 2011 2184
24dash.com Judicial Review threat over council homes transfer 24 November 2011 2186
Inside Housing Wandsworth to link tenancies to employment 24 November 2011 2183
Guardian Death of social housing? 22 November 2011 2181
Morning Star Time to build again 22 November 2011 2180
24dash.com Housing strategy aims to double housebuilding 22 November 2011 2179
Inside Housing Strategy will hurt housing sector 22 November 2011 2178
Guardian on line Homeless: it's now a crisis in middle England 14 November 2011 2182
Inside Housing website Protestors to hit council over housing allocation 02 November 2011 2170
Financial Times Social Housing - an alternative to QE? 29 October 2011 2169
24dash.com Benefit caps to force families out of London 29 October 2011 2168
24dash.com RTB - can the Tories finish what they started? 29 October 2011 2167
24dash.com Plans to move 80,000 council homes back in-house 28 October 2011 2166
24dash.com Protest over attacks on tenancies Nov 15th 25 October 2011 2165
24dash.com Housing associations could see RTB funds 24 October 2011 2160
Inside Housing Crush the cliche 23 October 2011 2156
Inside Housing Almo looks set for chop 20 October 2011 2155
Daily Mail Swap homes to find a job? On your bike! 17 October 2011 2154
Construction News Government housing folly 14 October 2011 2153
Sheffield Star Council housing takeover plan 12 October 2011 2151
Inside Housing RTB could jeopardise housing finance reform 11 October 2011 2150
Guardian How workers are getting priority on council housing lists 11 October 2011 2149
Aberdeen Council News Second phase of council's new build programme 10 October 2011 2148
ARCH Press Release Self-financing jeopardised by Right to Buy changes, says ARCH 10 October 2011 2152
24dash.com Jack Dromey shadow housing minister 10 October 2011 2147
24dash.com Right to Buy pledge 'doesn't add up' says housing chief 07 October 2011 2146
Inside Housing Council hits rioter with possession order 06 October 2011 2145
Guardian Why reviving Right to Buy won't work 04 October 2011 2142
Inside Housing The Right to Buy puzzle 04 October 2011 2143
Morning Star Builder blasts Tories' sell-off scandal 04 October 2011 2144
STV Edinburgh Edinburgh tenants to debate future of council housing 03 October 2011 2140
24dash.com More than 2 million council homes up for grabs 02 October 2011 2139
Inside Housing Right to Buy revival 02 October 2011 2138
Guardian Planning reform to scrap target for affordable social housing 01 October 2011 2137
Inside Housing Campaign calls for Miliband to stop attacks 30 September 2011 2135
Inside Housing Flint slams plans to kick out council tenants who get pay rise 30 September 2011 2133
Kirkintilloch Herald Bumper crop of council houses on the way to Kirky and Briggs 30 September 2011 2136
Inside Housing Labour backs call for housing investment 30 September 2011 2134
Evening Standard Jobless go to back of housing queue 28 September 2011 2128
Guardian Sheffield Park Hill class cleansing 28 September 2011 2127
Inside Housing Miliband told to get to grips with housing crisis 27 September 2011 2126
Guardian Labour conference diary 26 September 2011 2141
Inside Housing Council to prioritise homes for empoyed people 23 September 2011 2122
24dash.com New ALMO to manage more than 10,000 homes in Cornwall 20 September 2011 2118
Guardian Danny Alexander announces loan rate lifeline for councils 20 September 2011 2119
Aberdeen City Council News Open day held to celebrate newly built council homes 19 September 2011 2117
Public Finance Government to cut HRA loan rates 19 September 2011 2116
Inside Housing Interest cut boost for housing 18 September 2011 2115
24dash.com Homelessness up 17% 08 September 2011 2106
Independent Housing crisis that shames a nation 08 September 2011 2105
STV Edinburgh New council homes nominated for UK prize 07 September 2011 2104
BBC News London Wandsworth riot eviction mother attacks fascist council 07 September 2011 2101
Socialist Worker Anger at South London eviction threats 07 September 2011 2103
Inside Housing Campaigners protest at riot eviction hearing 07 September 2011 2102
This is Wiltshire Tories accused of misusing power in row over housing stock 05 September 2011 2095
Inside Housing Homeless could live in boats and caravans 05 September 2011 2094
Swindon Advertiser Tenants can vote down this scheme 03 September 2011 2093
Swindon Advertiser I will fight against any homes transfer 02 September 2011 2090
Islington Gazette 1300 support campaign to oust Homes for Islington 02 September 2011 2091
Southwark News Should the council really 02 September 2011 2092
24dash.com Boris plan to move 8,000 tenants 'under-occupying' homes 01 September 2011 2089
Inside Housing Shapp's boat plan attacked as gimmick 30 August 2011 2087
Guardian Home ownership falls to mid-80s levels 30 August 2011 2088
Public Finance DCLG consults on council housing sell-off powers 25 August 2011 2086
Inside Housing Council warns riot charge households 24 August 2011 2085
24dash.com Scotland's council house building boom 23 August 2011 2084
Inside Housing Landlords - 'We will kick convicted rioters out'. 21 August 2011 2083
24dash.com Mother refuses to give bail address for son over eviction fears 21 August 2011 2082
Observer Families on benefit 'will be priced out of social housing' 21 August 2011 2081
fullfact.org Questions over numbers used in immigrant housing report 18 August 2011 2078
Left foot forward Express's £1billion claim on immigrant housing is absurd 18 August 2011 2079
24dash.com Judges uneasy over family evictions warns QC 18 August 2011 2080
Observer England riots: knee-jerk response 15 August 2011 2072
Public Finance Council house eviction: a kneejerk reaction 15 August 2011 2073
InsideHousing Wandsworth seeks eviction over riots 13 August 2011 2071
Guardian Wandsworth council moves to evict mother of charged boy 13 August 2011 2070
Local Gov.co.uk Council tenants and staff receive riots warning 13 August 2011 2069
Left foot forward Evicting council tenants will cause more problems 11 August 2011 2068
CIH briefing HRA self-financing - planning the transition 11 August 2011 2067
Inside Housing Pickles plans increased eviction powers 11 August 2011 2066
Inside Housing Shapps backs eviction for rioting tenants 10 August 2011 2065
Morning Star Back into private hands 08 August 2011 2063
24dash.com Westminster City Council to renew ALMOs contract 08 August 2011 2064
Get Surrey Concern that private firms could run council housing 05 August 2011 2062
BBC News What future for social housing? 05 August 2011 2061
24dash.com Shapps standing by 2 year tenancy option 04 August 2011 2059
Guardian How to prepare for self-financing 04 August 2011 2060
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