All Archive Titles articles – Page 967
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Worcester unveils rapid response team
The Safer Worcester Partnership has launched a rapid response team to combat antisocial behaviour.
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ODPM report slams planning process
Applications for large developments take on average 12 months to process, according to ODPM research.
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Archive TitlesMan of substance
Gerard Lemos is known as something of an agent provocateur – but a parallel reputation as a forward-thinking intellectual has won him the top job on the Audit Commission's new housing advisory board.
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what is a … residents' liaison officer
Like early starts? Good with people? You could be an RLO.
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Letter of the week
I write with regard to the article on begging ("Walk on by?", 8 August, page 16). I feel that aggressive begging is an important issue that needs to be addressed. There is, however, a voice missing from this debate: that of homeless people themselves.We are the people who are directly ...
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Renting isn't third-class
I trust that there will be a swift and damning response from the housing world to comments made by RICS chief executive Louis Armstrong last week in a press release linked to the institution's submission to the government's review of housing supply. Armstrong says the inability of an increasing number ...
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How to … measure happiness
Tracking residents' happiness can turn soft outcomes into hard targets for Supporting People
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Archive TitlesFlats a la mode:
Flats a la mode: This £2m redevelopment of a north-west London estate, designed by Mode 1 Architects, has just been completed. Two blocks of terraced social housing have replaced 1970s tower blocks in the scheme. The regeneration of the Stonebridge Estate, in Brent, is part of a wider strategy by ...
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Are you experienced?
Recruiting older people to interview others about housing issues in old age not only made the findings more reflective of their concerns, it also created a new set of activists
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Major players see pension deficits soar
Housing Corporation, Home Group and Peabody Trust all report multimillion-pound gaps
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Good things come to those who wait
The need to build new homes in London and the South-east is now clearly recognised by the government as critical to the economy. The Barker review, set up by the chancellor and deputy prime minister, is examining the underlying causes of the lack of supply in the UK, looking at ...
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Who decides what cohesion is?
Regarding your article "Liverpool and Bradford race equality bodies face closure after funding slashed" (18 July, page 12), I have followed some of the activities in which Checkpoint has been engaged for several years and I find it ludicrous for anyone, including Commission for Racial Equality chairman Trevor Phillips, to ...
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Archive TitlesGot the right club?
Tee'd off with seminars and meetings, but need to improve your links in the sector? Try swinging instead. James Hughes visits a golf course, a cricket pitch and a karaoke bar in search of fun ways to network.
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Council chiefs disappointed with CPA
Only 22% of council chief executives say they are satisfied with the "freedoms and flexibilities" promised by the comprehensive performance assessment.
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Shelter chief: low-income homeowners need protection
The head of the UK's biggest homelessness charity has called for more protection from mortgage arrears for low-income homeowners.
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Don't go changin'
A case of altered allocation policy and mishandled complaints procedure at a co-op shows how conflicts of interest can get in the way of good management
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Archive TitlesCarrot fashion
Why punish bad behaviour when you could reward good tenants with cash, vouchers or perks? Ellen Bennett reports on the increasing number of housing providers choosing to use carrots rather than sticks
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Archive TitlesOmbudsman calls to extend his powers to the private sector
Biles urges government to back £2m plan offering arbitration to private tenants
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Archive TitlesTenants kick Boot estate regeneration plans into shape
Plans for the regeneration of Liverpool's notorious Norris Green estate have finally been submitted to the city council for rubberstamping by planners.