All Archive Titles articles – Page 803
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I'm all for choice, and so is the ODPM
I suppose it was only a matter of time before the pariahs started wailing that choice-based letting is all a con and no substitute for honest paternalism. We've had comments from the Commons select committee about choice reinforcing social segregation and an astonishing piece of one-sided journalism in Housing Today ...
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Barclays hedges £80m of loans
Barclays Bank has signed £80m of hedging deals with housing associations in one day.
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£600m coastal homes plan blown off course by Fylde council
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 3000 waterside flats on the Fylde coast in Lancashire have met a cool response from the local planning authority.
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Temporary housing costs public £500m a year
Temporary housing for homeless families costs taxpayers more than £500m a year, according to new research from charity Shelter.
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Archive TitlesThe 50k eviction
The Home Office has told RSLs to get tough on antisocial behaviour. But what about when you're faced with a tenant who persecutes neighbours and staff while convincing court after court that she's a victim? Katie Puckett tells the story of Croydon Churches' two-year struggle to evict one woman
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Scots landlord gets £24m to boost stock
A Glasgow-based housing association has signed a £24m loan with bank Nationwide.
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2nd opinion: Tough justice
Chris Holmes pays tribute to the community activists who won through in the 'home for votes' scandal
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Castle Rock signs £18m loan deal to streamline borrowing
A Scottish housing association has agreed an £18m loan as part of a restructuring plan that will reduce its loans from 76 deals to seven.
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Tooled up
Have you encountered the trade in counterfeit tools? Tony Rea outlines the dangers of this growing problem.
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In the swim
In the swim: Seven leisure centres in Cornwall have been treated to a lighting upgrade after complaints about visual discomfort. The high pressure sodium lamps being used at the centres have been replaced with Whitelux metal halide lamps from Venture Lighting. Edmundson Electrical of Redruth supplied the lamps for the ...
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Safe and sound
Media reports on construction site health and safety performance are usually bad news. Falls from height, poor manual handling, fatalities and serious injuries do not make happy reading. So it’s encouraging to provide some good news for once: accidents and injuries in the electrical sector are down again (page 7).
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Reach for the Summit
The Building Services Summit will be held on 24 June at London's Grosvenor house Hotel. The one-day conference looks at top clients and their m&e services procurement. The debate will involve major players in the sector.Speakers include Don Ward, chief executive of Be; Peter Woolliscroft, head of construction at ...
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Archive TitlesTimely operation
Prefabrication and close teamwork have combined to ensure that the new Walsgrave Hospital is ready for patients ahead of schedule.
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Power savings for Land Registry
The installation of a new lighting system at a Land Registry office has produced cost savings of 65%.
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Archive TitlesPERCs of the job
Why should your firm carry out an internal audit? Chris Ottaway outlines the benefits.
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JIB jibe
I read with dismay your leader entitled 'Groundhog Day at the JIB' (EMC, May, p5), which could not have been further from reality. As the editor of a publication that is so influential in the electrical contracting industry, it is sad that you could have got such an important matter ...
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Archive TitlesRun with the Hird
Denis Hird, the newly appointed chief executive of JTL, hits the ground running as he takes over the helm of the industry's preferred training provider. We join him at work.
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Hands off
Personal protection equipment is vital on construction sites, but how do you make sure it’s always used?