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Archive TitlesGlazed and confused
Southwark council thought it was an open and shut case when angry leaseholders took action to avoid paying for double-glazing in place of rotten windows. It was a costly mistake.
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The not-so-great wall of China
It’s easy to get burned when your solicitor also acts for the other side – despite protections such as the ‘Chinese Wall’ procedure. But now the rules are being tightened
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A right charlie
Having suffered Charles Clarke’s own antisocial behaviour – his being an hour late at the recent CIH presidential dinner and delivering the most boring and haranguing speech I have heard for many a year – the last thing I expected was that he would be given room in your pages ...
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What’s the deal: Cadenza at Epsom
Cadenza, the brownfield site facilitator, is considering turning itself into a developer to build out a mixed-use site in Epsom, Surrey.
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What would prime minister brown do for us?
Forget the tittle-tattle about whether John Prescott will still be around after the general election. The big issue is what happens to his agenda when Gordon Brown becomes prime minister.
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Budget to bring more tax help for homes and land
The general public and the regeneration sector can both expect carrots rather than sticks in the chancellor Gordon Brown’s pre-election Budget on 16 March.
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A five-minute policy briefing on … The ODPM’s neighbourhood management plan
What is it?ODPM’s five-year plan for sustainable communities, People, Places and Prosperity, signals a people-first approach to regeneration. The theory is that people who are involved in their communities through schools, Sure Start or voluntary projects – should feel they can influence decision-making.How does it work?The strategy has three ...
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We know best
if the wearer of the shoe is best placed to say where it pinches, then local development trusts are the ideal regeneration vehicle for local communities.
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Harrogate residents back council ownership
Tenants in Harrogate, the home of the housing sector’s biggest annual conference, have opted to keep the council as their landlord.
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Only half of ASBOs stop antisocial behaviour, Home Office reveals
Almost half of all antisocial behaviour orders are breached, figures released by the Home Office this week have revealed
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A questionable answer
Tighter border controls are the solution, politicians tell us. But what is the problem?
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All you need is the
Framework agreements, where a group of suppliers and an association get together to form flexible partnerships, offer RSLs a way out of EU procurement bureaucracy
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Kent bosses aim to tackle homes crisis
An umbrella Group of public and private sector bodies in Kent has unveiled a package of measures to boost affordable housing, which it claims can be delivered without government grants.
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Looking ahead
The all-purpose urban buildingProperty consultant Savills, PRP Architects and cost consultant EC Harris are launching a model for mixed-use development at the MIPIM property show in France next week. The trio have created a generic urban building that can be put to a variety of uses depending on prevailing market ...
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Archive Titles‘I do think the riots could happen again now in a number of cities’
We ignore concerns about immigration at our peril, says Ted Cantle, the man who wrote the report into the Bradford race riots. But at a time when it has become a major issue in the run-up to the election, our response, he says, must be entirely practical.
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Metropolitan wins accolade for diversity
Metropolitan Housing Trust has become the first registered social landlord to be named a “diversity champion” by the gay rights group Stonewall.
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The ABC of DIY litigation
As the individual responsible for training Charter Housing in DIY injunctions (“Officers of the law”, 28 February, page 32), I thought I would add my own experience and views on DIY actions.
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James Butcher makes eight redundant to help save 75m
Eight employees at James Butcher Housing Association’s head office have been made redundant as part of a review of operating costs.