Inside Housing
06/10/2000
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Corporation to crack down on governance
11/10/2000
New Housing Corporation chief executive Norman Perry has warned registered social landlords that he is 'very concerned to see the highest standards of governance'.He told Inside Housing that 'both the public and RSLs can expect us to come down ver
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East Ayrshire transfer
10/10/2000
Nearly 1,000 Scottish Homes properties in Ayrshire transferred last week to the East Ayrshire Housing Partnership. More than 88 per cent of the tenants in Rugby Park backed the move. The transfer is expected to bring £24 million investment in improv
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Ethnic minority housing boost
10/10/2000
Homes occupied by members of Scotland's ethnic minorities that fall beneath the 'tolerable standard' will benefit from £5 million new funding.Scottish Homes will work with housing associations and other agencies to devise the most effective way of dis
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Institute makes submission to DETR transfer review
10/10/2000
Councils should be required to make a 'best value' appraisal of alternatives to stock transfer with tenants and councillors involved from the outset, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.In its submission to the DETR stock transfer revi
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Manchester gets two stars
10/10/2000
Manchester Council's homelessness service has been awarded a two-star rating from the Housing Inspectorate.In its latest report the inspectorate describes the service as 'good', but highlights areas for improvement.It praises the provision
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Neigbourhood renewal fund
09/10/2000
1. Through the emerging National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal, the Government is seeking to narrow the gap between the most deprived areas and the rest of the country. In the recent Spending Review targets have been set, for the first time, to imp
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Neighbourhood Renewal Fund
09/10/2000
The DETR has announced that 81 local authorities qualify for full aid under the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. They are: Allerdale, Ashfield, Barking and Dagenham, Barnsley, Barrow-in-Furness, Birmingham, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolsover, B
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Neighbourhood Renewal Fund launched
09/10/2000
Deputy prime minister John Prescott and Chancellor Gordon Brown have jointly unveiled the 88 areas which will benefit from the government's new £800 million Neighbourhood Renewal FundMr Prescott said: 'The fund will provide extra, non-ring fenced
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New homes for Wishaw
10/10/2000
A housing estate in Wishaw has benefited from a £2.6 million grant, £1.5 million of which will come from Scottish Homes. Garrion Peoples Housing Co-operative has built 44 new family homes at Woodgreen Court, Gowkthrapple.Thirty-six will be for rent,
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Strike threat to Housing Corporation
11/10/2000
The Housing Corporation's new chief executive Norman Perry is facing a threat of industrial action in only his second week in office.This could disrupt the grant bidding round, which is still partly processed manually pending a full move to the In