Thursday, 02 September 2010

House building

Construction activity slowed in August

02/09/2010 2:58 pm

The growth of the UK’s construction industry slowed for the third month running in August, according to a survey for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

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North east

North east councils given ‘fair’ ratings

02/09/2010 12:23 pm

A council which took over housing services from six former local authorities has been praised in its first inspection.

High Court

High Court to rule on legal aid cuts

02/09/2010 9:08 am

The High Court will examine whether legal aid contracts for social welfare have been awarded lawfully at a judicial review next week.

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Clive Betts

Clive Betts to head ALMO group

02/09/2010 8:29 am

Clive Betts has been elected chair of the all-party parliamentary group for arm’s-length management organisations.

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Jules Birch

Cash injection

02/09/2010

Why haven’t record low interest rates generated more of a boom in the housing market than the one that’s now hit the buffers?

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Jules Birch

Vote for me

01/09/2010

As Labour members start voting in the leadership election today the candidates are queuing up to admit that the party did not do enough on housing. But the new ideas seem to be coming from the also-rans rather than the front-runners.

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Ed Balls on his alternative plan for housing Video

01/09/2010 10:59 am

The Labour Party leadership candidate tells Carl Brown why he’d spend £6 billion on social housing.

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Dementia nurse, Housing 21

Nurse knows best

27/08/2010

Housing 21 is addressing the needs of tenants with dementia by employing its own specialist nurse. Anita Pati finds out what advice she is dispensing

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Unlock sex offender data

27/08/2010

Scottish housing providers were refused statistics on sex offenders but have won an appeal. Emma Gilpin, senior solicitor in public law at Brodies, explains.

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Sleeping giants

27/08/2010

The UK’s energy giants have just under 18 months to fund improvement work to 90,000 homes. So far, they’ve barely opened an eye. Isabel Hardman asks what it will take to wake them from their slumber.

Lib dem backbencher

'I'll shout until they hear me'

27/08/2010

Liberal Democrat backbencher Bob Russell is so opposed to plans to cut housing benefit that he is lobbying his fellow MPs to stand up for Britain’s most vulnerable families. Isabel Hardman reports.

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State of play

27/08/2010

As the building blocks of social housing are pulled out from under them, our exclusive survey reveals landlords are putting on a brave face. Lydia Stockdale reports.

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  • Unlock sex offender data

    27/08/2010

    Scottish housing providers were refused statistics on sex offenders but have won an appeal. Emma Gilpin, senior solicitor in public law at Brodies, explains.

  • An end to ASBOs?

    27/08/2010

    The review of anti-social behaviour powers must not impact the ability of social landlords to tackle the problem

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  • A breach in security

    20/08/2010

    Scrapping security of tenure will lead to a huge increase in litigation.

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