All Archive Titles articles – Page 955
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Draft rural guidance says build in towns first
Rural Development should be focused on existing towns and villages, according to proposals set out by the ODPM.
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Survey reveals gender gap on social landlord boards
Progress has been made on racial equality, but female board members are still scarce
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Blame clueless individuals
I refer to the false alarms information to be published in September's issue of Security Installer ("Cause for Alarm" on the NSI research project findings): On experience of my own company as well as that of others in the industry, I would be surprised if the results do not ...
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Let students claim benefit, says charity
A housing charity is to campaign for a change in housing benefit rules to allow young people living in hostels to continue their education.
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Archive TitlesBrighton beautiful
Developers have been given the green light to create a £150m urban village on Brighton's largest brownfield site.The New England Consortium has completed a complex legal agreement with Brighton council, providing for a superstore, two hotels and 355 homes – a third of them affordable.Work on the site, which ...
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Archive TitlesHousing Finance Corporation gets back in the lending game
Major lender will pass lion's share of £10m on to its customers
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North Lincolnshire strikes back
Yes, the Housing Inspectorate did find some serious shortcomings with our repairs and maintenance service (HT 5 September, page 13).
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Bosch wins award for gains in market penetration
Bosch Security Systems has won Frost & Sullivan's Market Penetration Award for 2003 for its gains in market share, innovative new products and successful strategies for marketing and sales.
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Ask the board
Who joins housing association boards, what do they do there and why do they do it? A new survey by the Housing Corporation answers those questions and more, as we report in this exclusive look at the results
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Asbestos: government should pay
I was interested to read about the new asbestos register (12 September, pages 7 and 26).
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Archive TitlesThe home of art
Homelessness charity Crisis is holding an exhibition of work by homeless artists to celebrate the first birthday of its activity centre. The Crisis Skylight Centre provides a range of activities from art classes to bicycle repair to help homeless people regain confidence and develop new skills. The exhibition is at ...
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Pioneering deal to provide growth area with bypass
A groundbreaking £31m public-private deal is to be used to provide a vital piece of infrastructure in one of the four housing growth areas.
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Archive TitlesAshford squares up to government over growth area building targets
A council in one of the four Communities Plan growth areas is set to clash with central government over housing targets
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Will sanctions have any benefit?
Antisocial behaviour is nothing new. In Victorian days, aristocratic young men used to shock respectable parts of London by taking wine, women and song to excess – with a bit of violence thrown in.Today, as then, antisocial behaviour manifests in different ways and in different areas – but more often ...
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Archive TitlesThe American dream
Tax credits help US developers lever $3bn into social housing every year, and the scheme could be heading over here. We find out how it works
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It's all in the mix
Mixed tenure. It's a concept that trips easily off the tongue and, rightly, lies at the heart of housing policy.
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Jobsite signs Premier Partner agreement
SecurityVacancies.com – a leading fire and security jobsite – has signed an agreement with Audax to become a Premier Partner.