All Archive Titles articles – Page 747
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Speakers corner
Rosie Clarke, two, partied with residents in Handsworth, Birmingham when they celebrated their 10th annual street party on 29 August.
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Living colour
Matthew Lloyd Architects has unveiled this design for 40 affordable, environment-friendly homes in Norfolk Park, Sheffield.
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Regional regime change
After an uncertain life, it seems the regional housing boards are to meet a premature end. It emerged on Wednesday that the ODPM is consulting on abolishing the boards, placing a big question mark over the future of regional housing policy.This move comes after proposals to merge the housing boards ...
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Elderly care sector faces capacity crisis
The elderly care sector is facing a massive space shortfall, two reports said this week.
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Archive TitlesConcrete bungle?
It’s easy to dismiss opponents of the massive development planned for the growth areas as Nimbys, paranoid about soulless suburbs marching over the countryside. But with transport links, skilled staff and funding all in short supply, their concern may be well-founded. Joey Gardiner reports. Illustration by Miles Cole
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Give us more land or ‘step chage’ will fail, says builder
George Wimpey chief says ODPM’s new planning rules will not deliver the homes it wants
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Bridging loan
London key-worker housing association Threshold Key Homes has refinanced a £30m loan with Barclays Bank.
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Best in class
Beaufort Court, this Peabody Trust development on the site of a former school in Fulham, west London, won the “best example of affordable housing” at this year’s Housing Design awards.
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Archive TitlesBack from the brink
No-star Gravesham council has reinvented itself and is preparing for a population explosion
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Axe hangs over regional housing boards
Government plans to make regional assemblies responsible for devising housing strategies
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Somer Community is first association to get Audit Commission star rating
Somer Community Housing Trust is the first housing association to get a star rating for its services to tenants, writes Mark Beveridge.The Bath-based registered social landlord was awarded two stars out of three by Audit Commission inspectors in the first report produced since the commission started using the star system ...
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Argyll & Bute chooses transfer
Argyll & Bute council has become the latest local authority in Scotland to plan a stock transfer.
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ODPM leaves door open for ALMOs to own homes
Review into future of arm’s-length managers will consider letting them own stock
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ODPM set to drop fight against onerous European rules
UK landlords concerned at extra cost of meeting public sector procurement regulations
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Charities to demand more move-on accommodation for ex-rough sleepers
Homelessness charities are to press parliament’s housing watchdog for more homes for former rough sleepers
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Environmental rules add 2000 to cost of new home
Rules to make construction more environmentally friendly have added about £2000 to the cost of each new home, research has found.
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2nd opinion: How well behaved are you?
RSLs are trigger-happy about pressing nuisance charges and rarely even-handed