Inside Housing
13/09/2002
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'75 per cent of developments should be brownfield'
15/09/2002
Countryside campaigners have pressed ministers to raise their target for reusing land after new figures showed enough brownfield sites exist in Eng
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Board members suspended over campaign
15/09/2002
Two tenant board members of an estate transfer housing association in Hackney have been suspended following their campaign against plans to provide a key worker housing scheme.The board of Canalside Housing Partnership in Hackney, north London, agreed
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Curran looks south for decency standard
16/09/2002
Scottish social justice minister Margaret Curran has promised to look at the English decent homes standard in response to calls for a similar target
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Doubt over effectiveness of shopping incentives
16/09/2002
The effectiveness of housing benefit shopping incentives has been thrown into doubt by a study which shows no real difference in the decisions on ren
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Inspection regime could downgrade housing role
18/09/2002
The importance of housing to the Audit Commission's council-wide inspection regime could be reduced.Following consultation, the commission ha
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Neighbourhood emphasis for sector 'rebranding'
18/09/2002
A quality mark similar to the Investors in People symbol could be awarded to all National Housing Federation members as part of a £700,000 rebranding
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Tenants attack landlords' record on crime
17/09/2002
Most council and housing association tenants think their landlord is not doing enough to tackle crime, a new survey has revealed.Research