Opinion

Reforms to legal aid have sparked heated debate in ROOF. Joanne Marks joins the fray arguing that the proposed changes would seriously restrict the provision of housing advice

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Now even the Daily Mail is being kind to squatters

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It would only take a minor legal reform to save thousands of households from the threat of being repossessed

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Local authority homelessness review officers have been scrutinising council decisions for more than a decade. But recent developments have put the future of homelessness rulings in doubt, says Steve Povey

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Council housing used to be a fantastic place to live, says Ian Hart. Until it all went wrong

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Westminster mole, ROOF’s parliamentary correspondent reports

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The inadequacies of the housing market have been laid bare by the economic crisis. Now is the time to take a serious look at taxation reform, says Tom Crawshaw

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The crunch may be far from over, but we will get through it if we all pull together, argue Peter Williams and Donald McKenzie

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The demise of right to buy will have a devastating effect on council budgets

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Keeping hope alive despite current austerity

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The housing market collapse has increased demand for secure tenancies, says Nigel Parkinson

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Rob Turner on the ongoing balance between punishing ‘buy-to-rot’ landlords, and helping those in difficulty

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Danny Philips reports on how a project in Glasgow has prevented more than 1,000 evictions and given tenants in trouble the confidence to get their lives back on track

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A new act is about to be implemented that provides a real chance to put private renting centre stage

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Ricky Tomlinson on how the city’s community spirit has gradually been eroded since his childhood in Halewood.

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