All Archive Titles articles – Page 922
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2nd opinion: The ‘good chap’ effect
Bishop Walker on the hidden causes of gender inequality in the housing sector
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Standards aren’t high enough 2
By all means ask the architects for their views on the approved layouts, but when do the consumers get the chance to influence standards? Where are the garages, utility areas, good – rather than adequate – storage, ground-floor toilets that wheelchair users can use with dignity, living rooms with enough ...
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Housing Corporation to pay next chief up to £160k
Assistant chief executive also quits in second senior departure from regulator in two weeks
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Simon says
Simon says: The lord mayor of Belfast, councillor Martin Morgan, launched a strategy last week aimed at tackling Northern Ireland’s growing homelessness problem. Addressing Homelessness was written by the Simon Community, Northern Ireland’s leading homelessness charity, and sets out a seven-point plan for reversing current increases in homelessness levels. The ...
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The sector's unlikely saviours
The government's "step change" in housing took two more large strides in the last few days, with confirmation that it will give social housing grant to private developers and allow housebuilders to pay a charge rather a negotiate section 106 agreements in planning deals (pages 9 and 11).
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Archive TitlesThe right stuff
A good listener, trusting, looks good in blue … no, not a lonely hearts ad, the ideal boss. With the Housing Corporation chief executive's job up for grabs, Stuart Macdonald and James Hughes ask the experts what makes a good leader and Miles Cole imagines what she might look like
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Archive TitlesWalsall revolution
Two years ago, Walsall council was close to insolvency and threatened with government intervention: now it is turning itself around. Saba Salman reports on the council'saction plan, dubbed 'Walsall Reloaded'
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Metal monty
Metal monty: A horse called Monty has been stabled at Montagu Road in Edmonton, north London, to mark the 40th birthdays of two local housing associations. The one-tonne horse, commissioned by London & Quadrant Housing Trust and Metropolitan Housing Trust, is made from recycled metal. Sculptor Iain Nutting said: “Large ...
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What is a ... mentor?
Someone who gives young people from tough backgrounds a second chance, says Twilight Bey
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RIP social housing
Has the entire social housing profession lost sight of its vision of providing good-quality, affordable housing? (“Peabody pioneers portable flats for key workers”, 31 October, page 14). Registered social landlords’ obsession with prefab housing merely appeases the Housing Corporation and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, at the expense ...
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Private function
Private function: This £450m plan to redevelop the Grahame Park estate in north London went out for public consultation on 26-28 October.The project does not have housing grant so Barnet council, Genesis Housing Group and Notting Hill Housing Group plan to fund it by selling £60m of private homes.They want ...
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Archive TitlesInspectors give out first top ratings
The Audit Commission has awarded top marks to two housing associations.The results are the first examples of the commission giving top grades since it took over inspections from the Housing Corporation in April.Hertfordshire-based William Sutton Trust and St Basil's, a small Birmingham-based association, were both rated "good" in service quality ...
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Moat and Genesis fight over troubled Springboard
Two of the South-east's biggest registered social landlords are competing to take over Springboard Housing Association.
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Archive TitlesThe story so far
In April, we visited three regions beginning their struggle to meet John Prescott's vision for sustainable communities: one considering ways to meet the decent homes standard, a village in the centre of a Southern growth area and a Northern pathfinder project tackling low demand. Now Mark Beveridge, Chloe ...
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Erinaceous set for stock market flotation
Property services firm Erinaceous Group is set to raise an estimated £10m though a flotation to finance further expansion.
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Repossession doesn't infringe human rights
Since the European Convention on Human Rights came into force, lawyers have tried to use Article 8 as a defence against repossession. But they're wasting time and money
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Archive TitlesDesigns fail the disabled
While I support the Housing Corporation's attempts to maximise the number of affordable homes, it has not included acceptable accessibility standards in its standard house designs ("Super Models", 7 November, page 24 ). Instead it has committed public investment to building homes that will fall far short of future needs.More ...