All Archive Titles articles – Page 660
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Getting to the bar
We have found that allowing housing staff to prepare legal cases in place of solicitors brings many benefits (28 January, page 18).
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Balls in our court
Although Plymouth council’s antisocial behaviour unit has its own senior antisocial behaviour lawyer, it is not always possible or practicable to rely on the service of a lawyer.
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Archive TitlesThe art of renaissance
Art needn’t just hang in galleries – it can help brighten up run-down neighbourhoods too. But can it make a real difference to the lives of local people? Elaine Knutt visited a project in a dejected area of Liverpool to find out.
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Hands off our homes, residents in pathfinder areas tell inquiry
Dissent on market renewal hardens as pressure groups argue ‘low demand’ has dissipated
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Healthcare architect strikes out into social housing sector
RBS loan is part of £400m investment promised for 13,000 homes over next 30 years
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Youth charity Alone to merge with EPIC
Homelessness charity Alone in London is to merge with support group EPIC Trust, part of housing association Circle 33.
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New Ajanta director looks to growth
Presentation Housing Association has appointed the first director of its subsidiary Ajanta and given him a brief to double its shared-ownership key-worker programme in the next 12 months.
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Cost index doesnt add up
I couldn’t agree more with Keith Exford’s comments about the operating cost index (28 January, page 18).
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Archive TitlesBehind the job ad
Michael Shahoud, estate manager at Two Towers Co-op in Southwark, tells Kate Freeman what they really want
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Sure Start teams could get access to homelessness database
A database on London’s homeless families could be made available to Sure Start, the government initiative to improve the lives of deprived children.
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And what about the rest?
It’s interesting to read about who has inspired the leadership styles of some of the sector’s own leaders (21 January, page 26).
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Cornish RSL seals new 67m deal with lender Abbey
Cornwall-based HOUSING association Ocean Housing has signed a £67m loan deal with Abbey.
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Councils lose out on 2000 homes as transitional grant ends
Scheme to phase out social housing grant will build only 11,916 of 14,000 units expected
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2nd opinion: Reasons to be happy
The rhetoric of New Labour doesn’t necessarily spell bad things for the future of social housing.
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Audit Commission to save £18m by halving length of council inspections
The Audit Commission is to halve the amount of time it spends inspecting public sector organisations.
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Timber-frame specialist Century Homes scoops contract for 1300 homes
Europe’s biggest timber-frame manufacturer has announced plans to increase its workforce by almost 50% and double its turnover after winning an affordable housing contract that could result in 1300 new homes in the North-east, writes Martin Hilditch.
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Wirral’s new RSL signs £125m loan in drive for decent homes
RBS loan is part of £400m investment promised for 13,000 homes over next 30 years
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Treasury offers struggling councils £1bn for negative-value transfers
The government plans to make £1bn available to fund negative-value stock transfers over the next 10 years.
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High-density homes could be 14,000 more expensive
The government’s quest for more high-density housebuilding could add £14,000 to the construction costs of each home, a new study has found.