Analysis

In-depth analysis of the latest developments in social housing, featuring interviews with key players, best practice, and comment and opinion.

Safe as Houses petition

Better safe than sorry

05/03/2010

As Inside Housing’s Safe as Houses campaign reaches its climax, Emily Twinch salutes the manner in which the sector has pledged to follow up its key aims

Stroud revenue and benefits team

Reaping the benefits

Tue, 9 Mar 2010

Ninety per cent of calls to Stroud’s revenues and benefits department were ‘waste’, the council has found. Peter Middleton explains how it came to this conclusion, and what it did about it.

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Calming measures ahead

05/03/2010

Police force speed awareness programmes were the inspiration for a new programme designed to steer tenants away from developing anti-social behaviour. Steve Gough reports

TSA camper van

Between the lines

05/03/2010

The Tenant Services Authority has received 500 consultation responses on its new regulatory framework and has come to the conclusion that it’s generally good news. So would Inside Housing’s interpretation tally? Caroline Thorpe delves into the paperwork to find out

Job centre

The complete works

05/03/2010

Social landlords are employment generators, providing training, work placements and jobs - all with massive savings for government. What’s not to like? Lydia Stockdale takes the House Proud campaign on a job hunt

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    If a tenant has attempted to get the HA they are housed with to stop charging for services tenants do not receive and are charged for through HB what can they do to stop this theft? Some tenants...

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Resources

Justin Sumner

Time to act

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

Justin Sumner gives his thoughts on how the latest economic developments could affect the housing market

Stock pic of broom

Sweeping changes

05/03/2010

The regulation of health and social care providers faces an overhaul. Linda Convery explains the implications

Fuel for thought

05/03/2010

Think through the consequences of installing a combined heat and power plant, says Andrew Barnard

Maze

Levy with an escape route

26/02/2010

Developers face a new tax, but local authorities are not obliged to charge it, explains Neil Cohen

Adding years

26/02/2010

Landlords need to get to grips with lease extensions if they don’t want to lose out, says Simon Bagg

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