All Archive Titles articles – Page 951
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Be prepared
Landlords need to be careful when dealing with mentally ill tenants, especially when it comes to evictions. The law can be confusing, so it pays to keep yourself informed
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From nimby to oimby
The trouble with Chris Holmes attacking nimbyism is that he has his own narrow view of the lack of social housing (12 September, page 23). His article was solely about London and the South-east.
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Archive TitlesNeeds some renovation
A sales-only estate agent in one of Britain's poorest areas – you'd have to be mad, wouldn't you? Not if you're an RSL trying to regenerate the area
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Landlords urged to take lead on nuisance
Housing associations have been urged to roll up their sleeves and take the lead in tackling antisocial behaviour.
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I'd like to be paid more
It's a nice ideas to boost the pay rate of surveyors so people will be encouraged to study and get professional qualifications ("Associations boost salaries and training to beat surveyor shortage" 12 September, page 10).
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How to be popular in the office
Regarding the incentives for not smoking discussed in recent editions of Housing Today: one incentive that would work would be to deduct pay for the 10-15 minute break smokers take for each cigarette.
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Invest in sound insulation for high-density homes, RSLs told
Housing associations and developers will have to ensure that sound insulation in high-density housing is top-of-the-range, according to new research.
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Can i get a witness?
We continue our series of antisocial behaviour case studies with a look at the importance of witnesses in securing the eviction of a troublesome tenant
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The power of a gentle prod
Extending a little-known law could turn thousands of eyesores into homes
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Archive TitlesFit for the future?
How are RSL chief executives dealing with the changing world of housing? We report on a Housing Today survey that finds fear of failure is keeping many of them from being as innovative as they'd like
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No government help on planning gain until end of year
Concern mounts that lack of guidance could hold back delivery of Communities Plan
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Lib Dems demand 'right to invest' for social tenants
The right to buy should be replaced by "the right to invest", the Liberal Democrat party has said.
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Developers label critical rural survey 'worthless'
Developers have reacted furiously to a suggestion by the Campaign to Protect Rural England that they are hoarding land to drive up prices.
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Archive TitlesCowans: 'Stop fighting private firms for social housing grant'
Places for People Group chief breaks ranks in upbeat annual report
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Global warming gives insurers cold feet on prefab homes
Insurance industry threatens to refuse cover for off-site manufactured homes
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Catch the coach
In "Feeling a little stressed?" (12 September, page 30), lawyer Mark London suggests that if you're stressed at work, you should talk to your line manager rather than an external coaching or counselling service.
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Archive TitlesMy first boss
Dan Hollas of Southwark council remembers a manager who taught him to think positively
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BME contractors database
The article "Corporation funds £95,000 database of BME specialists" (5 September, page 17) implies that the formation of a database of black and minority-ethnic contractors is a new idea, but this is not the case.