Inside Housing
10/10/2008
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A positive outlook?
14/10/2008
Probably the last thing you’d have expected from a meeting about the economics of the housing market at the moment would be optimism.
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All change as new faces brought in to back Beckett
10/10/2008
A raft of new ministerial appointments are set to oversee the government’s housing and benefit plans.
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An ‘old-fashioned and dunderheaded’ approach
10/10/2008
It took longer to make than all three Lord of the Rings films put together, numbers almost 350 pages and if the Conservative Party was ever elected it would be binned.
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And the award goes to...
10/10/2008
The housing market crisis may be dominating the headlines. But out on the streets, the unsung work of housing and support providers goes on.
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Ashley Central to proceedings
10/10/2008
Julia Ashley has joined housing care support organisation Central & Cecil as business development director.
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At your service
10/10/2008
Good customer care means staff understand and care about what they do, says Blair McPherson
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Bank rescue deal may not help housing
14/10/2008
The government’s attempts to force banks to issue mortgages are badly conceived, a leading economist has warned.
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Battered accounts reveal extent of downturn damage
10/10/2008
The housing association financial reporting season has revealed plummeting profits and eye-watering writedowns among some of England’s largest social housing developers.
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Beckett promises to help revive market
15/10/2008
New housing minister Margaret Beckett used her first speech in the job to promise house builders she is ‘willing to listen’ to the industry’s problems.
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Beyond expectations
10/10/2008
Their stories vary tremendously, yet every subject in photographic artist Tim Wainwright’s new exhibition has had their life transformed by affordable housing
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Boris ‘more focused’ on building affordable homes than Ken
10/10/2008
London mayor Boris Johnson’s plan for getting boroughs to build affordable housing is in some ways more ‘focused and aggressive’ than Ken Livingstone’s, a City Hall chief has claimed.
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Bullying is 'robust management' at CLG
14/10/2008
Bullying in the Communities and Local Government department is better described as a ‘robust management style,’ the department’s top official has told MPs.
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Call for cash boost to fund land grab
10/10/2008
The chair of English Partnerships has called for an urgent cash injection from the government to help it snap up land during the credit crunch.
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Cash boost for housing skills
16/10/2008
The government has announced a £69 million cash injection for the housing sector, to stave off skills shortages.
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Chorus of approval
10/10/2008
The Andy Ludlow Awards are an opportunity to sing the praises of the best of the best at tackling homelessness. Anita Pati takes a look at the innovative work of the winner and the runners up
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Cohesion site looks to encourage debate
16/10/2008
The Institute of Community Cohesion has launched a website to bring together material on the subject.
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Cohesive attitude
10/10/2008
Neighbourhood managers should not shy away from allocating resources to promote community cohesion, a new Communities and Local Government department report urges.
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Collective vision
10/10/2008
The success of eco-towns will depend on meaningful resident engagement - from concept to reality, says Chris Ames
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Contractor awarded £50 million work for 15,000 homes
01/06/2011
A contractor has won a £50 million deal to provide maintenance and refurbishment work to a housing association’s 15,000 stock.
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Cracks begin to show
10/10/2008
As landlords cut jobs, how immune is the social housing sector to the effects of the credit crunch? Simon Brandon reports.
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Dependency is not a swear word
10/10/2008
If it is unethical to take housing benefit directly from the landlord, is it unethical for a building society to insist on a direct debit?
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Developed potential
10/10/2008
Aster Group has promoted Rachel Credidio to sales and development director in the development team.
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Direct benefit an informed choice
10/10/2008
I was surprised to read Peter King’s dismissive and ill-informed remarks about the direct payment of housing benefit (Inside Housing, 3 October).
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Expand skills, not just qualifications
10/10/2008
Could it be that our friends at the Royal Town Planning Institute have created an academic closed shop, which has contributed to the shortage of qualified planners?
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Football clubs urged to engage young Muslims
15/10/2008
Football can build more cohesive communities and tackle radicalisation, Ashram Housing Association has found.
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Government will help to pick national tenant representatives
10/10/2008
The government will have a direct say in who controls the new body being created to give tenants a stronger voice, under proposals seen by Inside Housing.
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Great Scott!
10/10/2008
Colne Housing Society has appointed James Scott to the new post of resident involvement officer.
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High house prices hinder innovation
13/10/2008
Cities that want to help innovative industries must address the supply of affordable housing, researchers have warned.
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Hit the ground running
10/10/2008
Margaret Beckett has held just about every job going in government since she first served as a minister in the 70s.
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Howell to the rescue
10/10/2008
Carolyn Howell is to join the Communities and Local Government department on a 12-month secondment to work on a mortgage rescue scheme project group.
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Icelandic failures threaten associations
13/10/2008
The National Housing Federation has called on the government to protect money housing associations have deposited in failed Icelandic banks.
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Immediate gas threat to lives
10/10/2008
Thousands of people could be living in homes that pose an immediate threat to their lives, the Health & Safety Executive revealed this week.
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Important Park Hill a historic high
10/10/2008
English Heritage has named the redevelopment of the iconic Park Hill estate in Sheffield as one of the 20 best development schemes in historic places.
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Kitson to bow out
10/10/2008
Aster Group chief executive Richard Kitson will step down next summer.
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Land write down hits Bellway profits
14/10/2008
Home building giant Bellway has revealed a £130.9 million write down on its land investments and unsold properties.
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Lenders voice Scottish spending spree fears
10/10/2008
Lenders’ tightening purse strings are likely to damage the Scottish Government’s plan to fund a £100 million housing association spending spree.
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Listening not lecturing
16/10/2008
Margaret Beckett made an impressive first speech as housing minister yesterday but her house builder audience will have left her in little doubt about the challenges ahead.
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London build targets threatened by 'tsunami'
13/10/2008
Experts have warned the London Assembly that the mayor’s target to build 50,000 affordable homes in the capital by 2011 is unachievable.
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Low-cost deals are ‘confusing’
10/10/2008
The continued introduction of new low-cost homeownership deals will put extra pressure on housing associations struggling to deliver house building targets, London’s largest associations have warned.
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Mayflower reveals salary
10/10/2008
Boston Mayflower housing association made a 10 per cent saving on payments for its chief executive last year, according to its annual report.
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Mayor told to impose space standards
09/10/2008
London mayor Boris Johnson should abolish ‘super-density’ housing developments and impose minimum space standards for all new homes, an influential planning charity has said.
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Now is the time for strategic thinking
10/10/2008
The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (section 126) requires registered providers of social housing to co-operate with local authority sustainable community strategies, if invited to do so. Is this a burden or an opportunity?
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No-win situation for associations
10/10/2008
I read with interest your article regarding housing associations developing private sale and shared ownership properties to subsidise affordable elements (Inside Housing, 26 September).
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Prime minister plays it safe
10/10/2008
Experienced ‘big-hitter’ Margaret Beckett has been appointed as housing minister after Gordon Brown failed to reach agreement with a leftwing candidate for the job.
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Pulling the strings
13/10/2008
Just what are the strings attached to the taxpayer rescue of the banks? And how much influence can the government really have over lending and repossessions policy?
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Purnell 'shocked' by LHA claims
13/10/2008
The work and pensions secretary James Purnell has said he is ‘shocked and concerned’ about the size of payments made under the new fixed-rate housing benefit regime.
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Quick ministerial turnover ‘ludicrous’
10/10/2008
Prime minister Gordon Brown has come under fire for his decision to appoint New Labour’s eighth housing minister in the midst of economic turmoil.
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Ready and able
10/10/2008
Housing providers can lead a culture change to welcome and understand disabled employees
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Residents receive crime fighter status
10/10/2008
Residents will be turned into community crime fighters with a remit to challenge landlords and police who are not doing enough to tackle antisocial behaviour.
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Residents slam tenancy for life proposal
13/10/2008
Tenants have hit back at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s suggestion that social tenancy should not be guaranteed for life.
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Rich rewards
10/10/2008
Community work offers a bonus culture of a different kind, argues Bill Randall
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Right and fair?
14/10/2008
‘We would suggest that it is right and fair that there is a menu of options to choose from, but that the existing terms and conditions are not an option.’
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Saint among peers
10/10/2008
Accent Peerless has appointed Angela Smithers as managing director.
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Sale and rent back firms prey on vulnerable
15/10/2008
Businesses are exploiting vulnerable homeowners who are struggling with mortgage debt, an official study has found.
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Seal of approval
10/10/2008
Energy performance certificates are now compulsory, but will they be effective, asks Steven Wood
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Social services encouraged to communicate
10/10/2008
The government should force social services departments to engage with social landlords, a consultant has said.
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Social tenants should leave London
09/10/2008
Social housing tenants should be encouraged to move out of London as a way of easing the capital’s housing woes, according to research.
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Staff well-placed to fight abuse
10/10/2008
Housing and homelessness staff in local authorities should be on the look out for possible paedophiles, according to proposed government guidance.
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Tenants asked for support on ASB
13/10/2008
The Home Office has launched a fresh drive to cut down on anti-social behaviour and unite communities.
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The go-between
10/10/2008
Adjudication can be a quicker and less hostile way to resolve disputes
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Unemployment figures show sharp rise
15/10/2008
The number of unemployed people in the UK rose by 164,000 between June and August.
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Up her street
10/10/2008
Frances Mapstone has been appointed chief executive for Off The Streets and Into Work, a charity that tackles homelessness.
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We can fix it
10/10/2008
The Tory’s review of social housing aims to make the system fit for purpose
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Welsh councils demand fresh powers
14/10/2008
Local authority leaders across Wales have asked ministers to give them the same powers as English councils to tackle the worsening housing crisis.