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It's been pretty obvious from my contact with various councils and social landlords that when positions have become vacant they are not being replaced, as one measure of saving money, and that job cuts are affecting a lot of lower paid staff proportionally more than managers.

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  • From F451, 08/02/2012 9:16 pm in RSL`s and Government Incentives

    Have a look at the related story threads on this site and you will pick up a number of views and arguments.

  • posted Anonymously, 08/02/2012 4:47 pm in Ending an 'Affordable' Tenancy

    AFFORDABLE? Another huge con on those with the least in our society... It is the new face of the Rachman Landlord in our age, enthusiasistically embraced by HAs and social landlords, done with all the care in the world and in the tenant's best interest of course.

  • From Neil Meager, 27/01/2012 1:00 pm in Shapps Speaks - but then what?

    All i see around me is evidence of a society divided up by race age & gender & sexual orientation in fact a more cynical part of me wud say theres a Nazi program being put in place. I see buy to let landlords running nice homes better than government housing but excluding the poor from major cities using the LHA system. RSLs budgets being slashed making their task of providing decent homes impossible & yet tenant empowerment programs being setup which is easy to see will plug the gap & replace RSLs which shud face bankruptucy soon. Homeownership ...

  • From Neil Meager, 27/01/2012 12:35 pm in HOUSING ASSOCIATION TENANT FAILURE

    yes i have moved into a flat that on closer inspection has been bogded & fitted with low grade fittings that when fallls apart is considered broken by the tenant so repair company wont repair. The flat fails the decent homes act & the is a carbon positive home & has made me ill & financially crippled me in trying to heat the place & the association is failing to help me get out of fuel poverty.

  • From Alan Leach, 24/01/2012 3:12 pm in New definition for housing related support

    So this is what Mr Cameron meant by less beaurocracy when he talked about the Big society

  • From To whom it may concern, 03/01/2012 5:28 pm in The maddly twittering twit

    Would it be possible to offer the poor chap a ticket to our world as he seems so disconnected on his own little planet?

  • From F451, 03/01/2012 3:28 pm in Minister needs to stop whinging!

    Apologies for the missing 'P' - I think someone must have taken it!

  • posted Anonymously, 03/01/2012 1:10 pm in Something seriously wrong with recruitment

    In some cases, departments could have been merged and several managers laid off, and the positions being advertised are for a single manager to oversee a wider area - so the picture may not be as simple as you make out.

  • posted Anonymously, 03/01/2012 1:04 pm in Police or External Regulatory Organisation to investigate?

    I wonder if the police would get involved - they would if it was a tenant, but a Ceo?... You might have better luck talking to the Daily Mail.  If what you allege is substantial they'll love to hear from you.

  • From F451, 21/12/2011 1:36 pm in Rent increase for 2011/12

    Shouldn't real values have been published by now - or are they leaving it as a surprise for the new year once we've swallowed the excessive hike in transport company profits!