All Archive Titles articles – Page 794
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South Ayrshire is first to ask for right to buy to be suspended
'Acute' shortages prompt first request to suspend sales for five years under new law
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Archive TitlesTreasury dashes ALMOs' hopes for greater borrowing powers
Chief economic adviser says no to extra freedom for arm's-length managers
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Give householders tax break on intruder alarms – BSIA
VAT should be removed for householders putting in a monitored security system for the first time – or the purchase and installation should be tax deductible.
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Less charitable times lie ahead
The draft Charities Bill envisages tougher regulation for industrial and provident societies, including previously exempt charities. Here's how it would work
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After the fall
The Bank of England has nudged up interest rates so, once more, the papers are full of doom-laden prophecies of negative equity and mass repossessions. But what would really happen if house prices took a serious tumble? We asked experts in social and private housing, finance and regeneration
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The day after tomorrow
The prospect of a crash in house prices is, Euro 2004 aside, the national obsession. But it's not just an issue for individual homeowners; it also has the potential to cast a shadow across the economic recovery of the past few years and, possibly, throw Labour's plans for re-election seriously ...
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A public affair
Perhaps Louis Robert might explain his assertion that arm's-length management organisations are private sector companies even though "wholly owned by councils" (4 June, page 32)? Given that the courts regard large-scale voluntary transfer landlords (which are neither owned nor controlled by councils), as public sector bodies – at least for ...
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Archive TitlesGovernment plans national unit to advise merged regional boards
A national information and advice unit for the newly merged regional housing and planning boards could be set up this summer.
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MHS: it’s not about regulation
I have read with interest the letters about our sponsorship of Gillingham FC. Cy Powell asks if our ability to sponsor a football club had anything to do with our non-registered status and freedom from the hand of the regulator (11 June, page 28).When we first considered sponsoring the club, ...
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£5m plugs gap for Kent PFI renewal
A £25m private finance initiative credit has been bumped up to £30m after delays in getting a Kent regeneration project off the ground.
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Scottish pension scheme reports £36m deficit
Pensions Trust asks members for a 2.8% raise in employee contributions
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Five teams in race to develop EP's 3500 homes for London
English Partnerships has shortlisted five consortia of housing associations and private developers to work on the 3500-home London-wide housing initiative, a pilot for a potential 15,000-home scheme in the capital.
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Families’ unsecured debt doubles to £2000
The average family debt has more than doubled in five years.
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 2: Cost or benefit
Pyronix SMS kit featuring Intamac Home ManagerAstonishing value, but no chance of police response
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2nd opinion: Are you trying to seduce me?
Annual reports are filled with enticing photos and pretty graphics, but Tony Soares just wants cold, hard facts
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NSI notches up 1000-plus approved companies
MORE THAN 1,000 COMPANIES are now approved through the National Security Inspectorate's Gold, Silver and Bronze Schemes – a six per cent annual growth.
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Archive TitlesThe bench test 1: The dome-maker's art
Vista PowerDome from NorbainOutstanding design, build and performance
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Archive TitlesWhat will you win?
Summer is here and, for the first time in years, that means sunny days for the sector. The chancellor is holding his biennial comprehensive spending review, a prize draw that's set to be weighted in favour of social housing providers.