Jan/Feb 2007

This issue’s cover stories:

No brainer

Marcus Brigstocke asks, would £25 million for Trident be better spent elsewhere?

Must-see TV

Greg Dyke warns tenants will miss more than Coronation Street if landlords don’t help them go digital

Be a doorstep donor

Matthew Parris says poor people abroad are easier to help, but charity begins at home

Leave us out

Supporting People doesn’t work for sheltered housing, says Barbara Laing

Nice taps…

But shame about the ‘decent’ homes, says Anil Singh

Looking good, feeling happy

Alain de Botton believes interior design is far from self-indulgent

Can’t afford a mortgage?

Have one anyway. Howard Springett worries about a new class of lender

Remember when…

Homelessness topped the agenda? Sir George Young is wistful

ROOF Interview

Des Wilson, first director of Shelter, recalls the early days of the campaign

Locked out

Another crackdown on anti-social behaviour. But what happens next? Simon Ellery reports

Get out clause

Your home is only fit for demolition. But what if you want to stay in it?

Making allowances

The experiment with local housing allowance is over. So it’s goodbye housing benefit, hello what?

People Power

Back in 1946, ordinary citizens broke the law and forced the PM to stick to his housing promises

Not our problem

A council stands accused of avoiding its duty to provide housing

Bias cut

A new code will help remove race discrimination from housing, Nnenna Morah hopes

Frontline

Nathaniel Mathews discovers that the moral is: never help yourself

Unsung heroes

Three cheers for the court duty officers who help fight off eviction, says Steve Povey

Operating theatre

John Schofield is sceptical about housing association performance measures

Valley rally

Kevin Morgan and Bob Smith think stock transfer could bring hope to poor areas

Back office

Sebastian Taylor’s column on housing finance

Plenty to rent

Paddy Gray on the rise of private renting in Northern Ireland

Tenants’ turn

Jacky Peacock says councils don’t take account of private renters

HMO selector

Good landlords should welcome licensing, says Sarah Mitchell

Rattling good read

Frank Dobson admires the style of this defence of council housing

Beneath the cheese

Peter Malpass finds local flavour

Love and mayhem

Sam Barber enjoys a novel approach

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