Welcome to the April edition of Housing Quality Magazine.
In our cover feature, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham talks about his vision for housing and how he would like to see the next government put public investment in housing "on an equal footing to health" – to address inequality and drive-up standards in the social and private rented sectors.
Elsewhere in this edition, Neil Merrick investigates why the long-awaited review of the Decent Homes Standard is taking so long, we ask our expert ‘Talking Heads’ to debate the new mandatory qualifications for social housing managers, and we hear from Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway about the direct link between mergers and complaints in his latest column.
You will also find all the regular features including the latest housing research in our Evidence pages.
