The government has published proposals to raise quality and identify barriers to investment to improve private rented housing.
CLG has published an overview of key evidence on the HMR pathfinder programme, from 2003 to the present.
Another £51 million has been released by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) through round one of the Kickstart Programme.
The HCA has announced the first results of a £460 million bidding programme for building of new council housing.
A new Audit Commission report on councils' strategic housing role recommends more emphasis on upgrading existing housing.