All Archive Titles articles – Page 866
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Tenants protest as Community Housing Association threatens their forum
Tenants have accused Community Housing Association of trying to silence them after they criticised the landlord to Audit Commission inspectors.
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Manchester asks ODPM to relax capital receipt rules
Manchester city council has asked the ODPM to relax funding rules so it can finance four partial stock transfers.
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Direct benefit raises arrears for two RSLs
Two more registered social landlords have found rent arrears increased when housing benefit was paid directly to tenants.
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Same problem, different approaches
Antisocial behaviour is a problem everywhere, but the legislation dealing with it is different in Scotland – it goes further to tackle private landlords
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Leeds council and ALMOs link up for regeneration joint venture
Partners will also recruit a private housebuilder to help revive east and south-east of city
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Rebellious Lords agree deal over planning tariffs
Housing minister agrees to consultation and pilot in return for rebels dropping opposition
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Corporation to keep investment and regulation roles after ODPM review
The core functions of the Housing Corporation – investment and regulation – will survive the ODPM's end-to-end review of the quango.
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Hacas is Scottish number one after taking six staff from rival
The UK's largest housing consultancy, Hacas Chapman Hendy, has poached the staff of rival DTZ Pieda's Scottish office in a move that Hacas claims makes it number one north of the border.
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Post Office account limits plan to pay housing benefit direct
Account is designed for welfare recipients but cannot be used for housing benefit
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Right to room 8
It was good to see an article in Housing Today about real tenants and real issues. I sympathise with Elizabeth Clackson and, for her children's sake, I hope she is housed appropriately soon. Although the main crux of the article was the 1935 standard on overcrowding, I think one very ...
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Surplus allows GHA to shelve £700m loan
Glasgow housing association has shelved plans to borrow more than £700m from a consortium of banks.
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Right to room 7
I was disappointed to see Housing Today perpetuating the myth that council homes are taken from people who have been on the waiting list for years by asylum seekers. Asylum seekers have not been entitled to council accommodation since 1996. They only become entitled to council housing on being granted ...
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Right to room 6
There is no need to change the current rules. The council should use its common sense in situations like this instead of hiding behind red tape and blaming legislation. This family can be offered alternative suitable accommodation in front of the homeless families and asylum seekers if the property suits ...
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Councils overspend by £51m as right to buy costs bite …
Smaller stocks push up management costs by 26% in four years
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Right to room 5
Altering the legislation will do little to ease the problem of overcrowding. Our rules governing the number of rooms families are entitled to are already, like those of most housing associations and councils, far more generous than the legal minimum.The problem is a chronic shortage of larger affordable rented homes ...
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Right to room 4
We need to try to free up three-bedroom properties that could be available to people who are overcrowded. Some people are trapped, they are unable to pay rent and save for mortgage fees, deposit and so on. More grants should be available to help people like this. They can then ...
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Right to room 3
I am confused about your inclusion of kitchens in the space calculation – that is not so in the Housing Acts I've read. My understanding is that bedrooms and living rooms are included and, depending on size, are judged to be suitable for a child under 10, two children under ...
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Beyond social housing - Part 3: Market sales
Fancy being a property magnate? Our final guide to diversification outlines the pleasures and pitfalls of building for the market – and offers some old-fashioned sales nous.
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NASS urged to agree 2005 contracts now
housing providers have warned the National Asylum Support Service to settle its housing contracts for 2005 now or face delays next year.