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‘It’s easy to see housing as a merry-go-round of policy’

As Janis Bright calls it a day as HQN’s lead researcher, she reflects on some of the key housing moments over the past 40 years

29 January 2026 No Comments

Housing in Practice: Viewing social housing from a different angle

In the latest in our Housing in Practice series, Neil Merrick reports on a local authority that places design at the heart of its housebuilding

29 January 2026 No Comments

Ombudsman Corner

By Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman Compensation is an emotive topic. It’s also a cultural issue. When times are hard and

29 January 2026 No Comments

Stock transfers – what to expect in 2026 and beyond

By Charlotte Sawyer and Elad Yasdi, partners in the Real Estate and Projects Team at Devonshires A ‘perfect storm’ of economic

29 January 2026 No Comments

The work the sector needs is too important for resolutions

By Rob Gershon, Associate, HQN Fresh from my ad-hoc, alphabetical Social Housing Advent Calendar and its critical friendship and quiet annoyance

29 January 2026 No Comments

Housing in Practice extra: Building for the future: How one council is reshaping its housing delivery

Fay Yeomans looks at how East Riding of Yorkshire Council is overcoming political and economic obstacles to ramp up the delivery of new homes.

29 January 2026 No Comments

The case for nature-centric housing

The UK government plans to deliver 1.5 million homes during this parliament, enabled by its Planning and Infrastructure Bill. It argues the new legislation represents

23 October 2025 No Comments

Ombudsman Corner

By Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman Page 40 of the 2007 Cave Review into social housing regulation, commissioned by the last

23 October 2025 No Comments

Housing in Practice: Housing for the ages

Continuing our Housing in Practice series, Neil Merrick reports on a housing association that’s encouraging students to live alongside older residents and help reduce loneliness

23 October 2025 No Comments