All Archive Titles articles – Page 921
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Corporation response on pay deal
I am writing in response to the news story "Further woe for Corporation as Unison strike threat looms" (14 November, page 8).Our position is not quite as represented in the article. Following extensive pay negotiations that started some months ago, we have presented to our unions a comprehensive package of ...
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Comment
The National Housing Federation and consultant KPMG are to challenge the Inland Revenue over its plans. What's needed is some joined-up thinking.
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One-stop care
One-stop care: Supported housing specialist Abbeyfield opened the first phase of a development of flats – like this one for older people – in Nottingham on Monday. The £4.4m project will care for 185 people. The development allows residents to get higher levels of care as their needs intensify without ...
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Repairs dispute brings more chaos to Liverpool
Liverpool city council tenants continued to suffer this week as their beleaguered repairs service descended further into chaos.
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Archive TitlesGovernment softens blow to southern councils' grant
Northern councils will get smaller increase in maintenance grant than expected
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Birmingham RSL buys loan company to exploit market renewal opportunities
Mercian Housing Association has bought a company that provides low-income homeowners with property improvement loans.
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Blackpool pilot kicks off housing benefit reform
The biggest shake-up of housing benefit since the system was introduced 20 years ago has begun.
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Law bans use of B&Bs for more than six weeks – even in crisis
Councils will be unable to house homeless families in bed-and-breakfast hotels for more than six weeks, even in emergencies, under a law announced on Monday.
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Archive TitlesWhat's holding women back?
The Housing Corporation wants 100 top associations to have female chief executives by 2010. Ahead of its action plan on the issue next month, Liz Potter reports on the glass ceiling and the need for focused efforts to smash it.
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Archive TitlesBeveridge reports scoop top award for Housing Today
Housing Today's deputy news editor, Mark Beveridge, has scooped one of the most prestigious awards in magazine journalism.
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Standards aren’t high enough
We need a debate on standards in housing now. The new approved house types do not address demographic trends and changes in housing need (“Super models”, 7 November, page 24). The Housing Corporation claims they are minimum standards but they will be used as benchmarks when, in our view, some ...
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Poundbury to be blueprint for Communities Plan growth areas
The controversial model village developed by Prince Charles in Dorset is to be used as the basis for the four Communities Plan growth areas.
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Got any ideas?
As a rural district council with high house prices and low average incomes, we are continually looking for opportunities to develop affordable housing schemes for local people. We have several low-cost-to-buy developments being controlled by section 106 planning gain agreements that clearly set out the qualifications for local connection. We ...
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Two Leeds ALMOs get one star as Audit Commission toughens up
Two Leeds arm's-length management organisations have become the first to have their spending ambitions thwarted by the Audit Commission.
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Estates Renewal Challenge Fund back on the agenda
The government has opened the door for a possible return of one of the most popular urban regeneration programmes ever.
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Archive TitlesArgent St George rejects Camden's affordable homes plan
The development of 900 affordable homes on the landmark King's Cross regeneration site in north London has been thrown into doubt because of a dispute over who will pay for them.
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Home Group in deal to make it lead developer on £60m scheme
Landlord awaits go-ahead from councillors on redevelopment of three estates
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Archive TitlesBirmingham repairs target in doubt as backlog found to be 50% more than thought
Birmingham council's promise to clear all outstanding repair work by 31 March has been thrown into doubt by the discovery that its maintenance backlog was underestimated by more than 50%.