All Archive Titles articles – Page 851
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My first job
Martin Holland tells Kate Freeman about the man who taught him to doorstep for rents
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Labour makes new promise on exclusion
The government reaffirmed its commitment to end social exclusion on Monday.
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Archive TitlesHackney empire
Hackney empire: This planned £15m, 180-unit scheme by New Islington & Hackney Housing Association in Hackney, north London, will receive £5m in Housing Corporation grant from Wednesday’s housing programme allocation announcement. The proposal, which will see 92 of the units for affordable rent or shared ownership, are to be presented ...
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Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and …
The government has taken pity on people made bankrupt through no fault of their own. Its new personal insolvency provisions are designed to help them start all over again
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Drum major
Drum major: Four-year-old Micah Stewart and his father Dennison enjoy a drumming lesson at the Newtown Community Centre in Birmingham. The weekly lessons are run by performance artist Birry and are aimed at residents of Midland Area Housing Association’s 4500 homes. The service is funded by a Learning and Skills ...
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Democracy? What democracy?
There simply is no such thing as “tenant democracy” in the UK. The people who run housing associations are unaccountable, undemocratic and paternalistic towards their tenants. Associations have had their day and should make way for tenant-run or tenant-owned housing.I feel sorry for the tenants of Community Housing Association (“Tenants ...
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Recruitment crisis is good news
Housing workers have for far too long been disadvantaged by employers exploiting the weakness of the labour market (Comment, 5 March, page 5). Now that the pendulum has swung in the other direction, housing workers can only rejoice. It is the best opportunity for years to bridge the gap with ...
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Hull Churches correction
In “Who cares?” (12 March, page 26) it was stated that Hull Churches Housing Association has eight supported family schemes catering for 200 families. In fact, it has three schemes housing 24 families in total.
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Archive TitlesChief executive quits troubled Shaftesbury
Charles Clayton leaves supervised association after 10 months of 'exemplary' conduct
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Archive TitlesWe're on your side, EP chair Ford tells developers
Expanded land assembly role will not mean quango treads on private sector toes
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Middlesbrough to remodel town centre
Middlesbrough Council has commissioned architect HTA and consultant DTZ Pieda to produce a masterplan for remodelling the town centre's 10,000 terraced homes.
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East Devon MP calls for Rooker's help on village eviction threat
A West Country MP has appealed to regeneration minister Lord Rooker to help constituents who are about to lose their homes.
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Archive TitlesBritart sensation
Britart sensation: Michelle Molyneux, pictured, is one of the artists who will be able to rent an affordable studio in south-east London thanks to a partnership between developer Barratt and housing association Acme Studios. The 47 studios will be built alongside 79 luxury flats at the Galleria site at Sumner ...
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Archive TitlesCouncil profile: Brighton rocked
After a number of setbacks, Britain's newest city is squaring up to the government
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Merging regional housing and planning boards will cause 'chaos' in North-west
The North-west regional housing board is on a collision course with the Treasury and ODPM over government plans to merge the nine regional housing boards with their planning counterparts.
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Board payment is tax on car mileage
The National Housing Federation document To Pay or Not To Pay refers to a contract of employment (the place of work, most likely, head office) and to levels of payment according to annual turnover, with £3000 per year at the median level. This would be modest but meaningful and about ...
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Four landlords bid to build OSM homes for English Partnerships
Amphion members join forces for £500m deal for up to 3500 homes across London
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Sedgemoor and South Lanarkshire are fastest at processing benefit
council Housing benefit departments are getting better at processing claims – but the worst still take almost five months to pay up.
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Student benefit change 'doesn't go far enough' – foyer group
Government plans to pay a range of benefits to students will not go far enough to boost educational opportunities for homeless young people, a leading charity has said.
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Archive TitlesWhat you've been waiting for
The chancellor pulled a very special surprise out of his hat in last Wednesday's Budget: a huge cash injection for social housing in response to Kate Barker's demands. But is it the breakthrough the sector has been calling for – or a well-practised sleight of hand?