In this special episode of the Housing Podcast, we present an audio long read of our investigation into the missed chances to prevent Grenfell by acting on the warnings of the Lakanal House fire.

Read the text version here: https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/61834

With Theresa May’s tenure as prime minister coming to an end, The Housing Podcast team looks back over the past three years and discusses what her legacy will be for housing policy. Featuring interviews with Inside Housing columnist Jules Birch and Sinéad Butters, chair of Placeshapers and chief executive of Aspire.

It's more than four years since the Conservative Party announced plans to extend the Right to Buy to housing associations. After faltering progress, a pilot in the Midlands is finally underway. The Housing Podcast catches up on how it's going, with the help of Steve Hilditch and Sue Shirt.

After the announcement of government funding for the removal of Grenfell-style cladding from private blocks, the Housing Podcast team look at the new fund and how the removal work is progressing in the private and social housing sectors.

Last week, the government promised to ban "no-fault" evictions. Communities secretary James Brokenshire branded it "the biggest change to the private rental sector for a generation", and organisations like Shelter and Generation Rent warmly welcomed the news. In this episode of The Housing Podcast, we scrutinise the detail around the announcement and discuss what it could mean for renters and landlords. Featuring interviews with Kirsty Archer of London Renters Union and Meera Chindooroy of the National Landlords Association.

The Brexit machinations are set to rumble on. Whatever happens next, Theresa May looks likely to be replaced as prime minister by one of her Conservative rivals sometime in the near future. The Housing Podcast team comb through what the key runners and riders have previously said about housing, and weigh up who should be the sector's preference.

Millions of pounds of private finance have been poured into buying the homes of some of the most vulnerable adults in the UK over the last three years.

But with the regulator sounding the alarm about some of the housing associations managing these properties, the Housing Podcast asks what is really going on? Hear from finance reporter Luke Barratt about his work covering this story and Paul Bridge, chief executive of Civitas, one of the funds investing in these properties answering questions about some of the concern.

As Parliament gridlocks over Brexit, the Housing Podcast team look at how the development of new affordable homes could be affected.

With interviews with Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of London First, Rebecca Larkin, senior economist at the Construction Products Association and Nicholas Harris, chief executive of Stonewater.

Thousands of people purchase through shared ownership every year. For some, it's a great way of helping families with modest incomes onto the housing ladder, but it has also been subject to strong criticisms. In this episode of The Housing Podcast, we weigh up the pros and cons, helped by Amy Nettleton of Aster Group and solicitor Giles Peaker.

Luke Barratt speaks to former National Housing Federation chief executive David Orr and head of UK housing at the New Economics Foundation Joe Beswick to discuss the growth of for-profit registered providers. Are they good for the sector? And what are the different kinds of for-profits? Deputy news editor Jack Simpson also explains some of his recent stories about for-profits.