The government’s Code for Sustainable Homes is going live this week as the UK seeks to reduce its carbon emissions.

The code, which was first published on 13 December, sets out a means of measuring whether the government has met its target of making all new homes carbon-free by 2016. (more…)

• Shelter - the housing and homeless charity;
• Housing 21 - a major national provider of services for older people;
• Genesis Housing Group – homes/services provider across London;
• Estuary Housing Association – housing provider in Essex and London;
• Homes for Islington - ALMO managing Islington’s rented/leasehold houses
• The Notting Hill Housing Group – one of the UK’s largest housing associations

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Housing Corporation chief executive Jon Rouse is to be installed as the new chief executive of the London Borough of Croydon.

At the age of 38, Mr Rouse will become one of the youngest leading figures ever installed at a major unitary authority as well as only the sixth chief executive of Croydon in the past 70 years.

An official announcement is expected this week, with the move due to take place by mid-summer. (more…)

Derelict land in England with the equivalent area of 4,500 football pitches has been put back into use in the past ten years, according to new research.

Former coalfield areas around the country have also helped generate over 16,000 jobs, it was announced at the sixth National Coalfield Conference in Rotherham. This equates to four jobs per day since the late 1990s. (more…)

Sir Michael Lyons has published his highly anticipated report on council tax, calling for two new price bands at either end of the housing spectrum.

Those entitled to tax benefits should also receive them automatically, rather than having to claim them, the Place-Shaping: A Shared Vision for the Future of Local Government review recommends. (more…)