‘Self-financing’ and managing housing debt – the interests of tenants come first

This is an updated version of this article. Download a PDF of this article here finance As a result of … More

Swindon’s housing waiting list and the ‘bedroom tax’

I have just seen the November figures for Swindon’s housing waiting list and the transfer request list. There are 12,464 … More

Defending ‘secure tenancies’ against the New Victorians

Time to wake up to the implications of ‘flexible’ tenancies and means tested ‘social housing’ (You can download a PDF … More

Shapps praises less “affordable homes” building as a great success for the government!

Last Tuesday’s publication of national housing statistics provided a phenomenal vindication of the coalition government’s housing strategy. It must be … More

‘Pay to stay’ : why we should oppose turning ‘social housing’ into means tested housing

The coalition government has just published a consultation document on a proposal to introduce increased rent for ‘high earners’ who … More

I was a secret Council/Housing Association Agent…and I didn’t even know it!

As they say in Yorkshire, there’s nowt so queer as folk. You can’t please everyone. One of the lighter moments … More

Pressing the government to reduce Swindon’s debt

I was on BBC radio earlier in the week (after the announcement of the Swindon Housing ballot*) along with Rob … More

Hard times in the recession – Housing Association Chief Executives average salary of £156,141

Bad news for Chief Executives of Housing Associations. Many of them have seen their salaries fozen. Inside Housing reports that: … More

Simon Hughes – don’t renege on you commitment on security of tenure

Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes is facing both ways at once; the ‘friendly critic’ of the Lib Dem coalition. … More

Build Council houses to address the housing crisis

This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser in relation to Cameron’s threat to security of tenure of council tenants. … More