Tom Lloyd
I’m a deputy editor on Inside Housing responsible for our website, and other online activity. I write about most housing issues, but take a particular interest in housing management, policy development, and sustainability.
Contact details: www.insidehousing.co.uk/contact-us
Twitter: twitter.com/t0mlloyd
Recent activity
Blog Posts (38)
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Off the Field
Legislation put forward by Labour backbencher Frank Field poses ideological and practical difficulties, says Tom Lloyd
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Local control
It started with the bins, but now seems to be spreading to housing policy.
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Not so exceptional
How unusual is it to be under 25, single, and in need of social housing? Not particularly, you might think.
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Unresolved issues
Mulled wine induced memory loss appears to have set in at some national news outlets in recent days
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Social control
Councils and the government are taking a hard line on making the best use of existing social housing stock.
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Comments (17)
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Comment on: Environmental groups urged to block immigration
Gavin, the last thing I want to do is get drawn into a row with you about immigration, but in the interests of balance it is worth noting the report also says "there was no evidence to suggest that migrant workers from outside of the UK were accessing social housing in the ‘six counties’ area". I'd suggest anyone who wants the full picture should read the report though.
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Comment on: Environmental groups urged to block immigration
Gavin, the last thing I want to do is get drawn into a row with you about immigration, but in the interests of balance it is worth noting the report also says "there was no evidence to suggest that migrant workers from outside of the UK were accessing social housing in the ‘six counties’ area". I'd suggest anyone who wants the full picture should read the report though.
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Comment on: Not so exceptional
It's just going online now. I might do another blog too once I've had a chance to read it.
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Comment on: Not so exceptional
It's just going online now. I might do another blog too once I've had a chance to read it.
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Comment on: Not so exceptional
As a bit of an update on this, the government has just put out a consultation on allocations, although at a quick glance it seems more concerned with overcrowding policies than the length of fixed-term tenancies. http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/pdf/2060701.pdf
Discussions (40)
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Board member pay
This week we're taking a look at the subject of board member pay. Does remuneration produce better and more committed leaders, or does a voluntary arrangement give better results? You can see both
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Tenant cashback
Today we are launching a new section on InsideHousing.co.uk called Focus. Each week we'll pick a different topic, and bring together new articles, links to external sites, content from our archive
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Impact of the riots on housing
We're trying to get a picture of how housing providers are responding to the riots, and would welcome your input. If you've get any information or views to share, please respond here and we'll try
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Quiz the Rising Stars finalists
We’d like your views on which of the Rising Stars finalists shows most promise, but if you are unsure which to back, here is your chance to ask them some questions. The five finalists will b
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Panorama on subletting
It’s good to see the issue of unlawful subletting of social housing getting some wider media coverage, with the BBC’s View all discussions
Posts (126)
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Posted in: Board member pay
This week we're taking a look at the subject of board member pay. Does remuneration produce better and more committed leaders, or does a voluntary arrangement give better results? You can see both sides of the story at http://www.insidehousing.co.uk/focus, and we'll be holding a live debate here later in the week.
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Posted in: posting comments
We are aware of this problem and are trying to find a way to make the system more usable without leaving it vulnerable to some of the security issues the html block is designed to address. In the meantime if you paste your comment into a simple text editor - such as notepad on PCs - and then into the forum it should work. It is best to avoid email addresses and hyperlinks as well, although if you paste a URL into the post it should work (although it will not be a link).
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Posted in: Tenant cashback
Thanks Andy. Another question people have been raising on Twitter is about training. Are you offering any advice or training to tenants on how to carry out work? One housing association tweeted to say they are considering offering qualifications to tenants on repairs, although I'm not sure that is linked to tenant cashback necessarily. Is this something you've looked at?
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Posted in: Tenant cashback
How do costs work in terms of materials and equipment? Presumably a professional contractor would get better rates on materials than someone who just pops down to their local DIY store, as well as having all the tools they need to start off with. Could this potentially undermine any savings?
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Posted in: Tenant cashback
We're going to hold a live debate on this tomorrow morning (Wednesday) at 10.15. The two authors of our head to head opinion piece, Bromford's Darrin Gamble and Kevin Lowry, from Northumberland, will be discussing the pros and cons of tenant cashback and answering your questions on the subject. You can post your questions for them on here now, or sign in at 10.15 tomorrow to debate the issues live.
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