All Archive Titles articles – Page 968
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North-east landlords team up to boost flagging image of region's housing
Some of the biggest social landlords in the North-east have started a campaign to boost the region's reputation.
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'Huge gaps' in data hit regional housing board spending plans
Spending plans drawn up by the regional housing boards have "huge gaps" in detailed information.
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Choosing between BLT and LSD
I thought the article, "Walk on by?" was very apt and very true. Most beggars only want money for drugs or alcohol. I was a vicar in a large inner-city parish and we had many beggars calling at the vicarage for a hand-out. Some of those who called and asked ...
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Archive TitlesRSLs use fixed-rate loans and bonds to beat rate rise
Associations move to save millions as lenders gear up for interest rate hikes
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Archive TitlesI don't back board pay, says Corporation's new chairman
But he believes it would "not be remotely appropriate" to reverse the controversial policy
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Ask not for whom the bells toll
As annual reports land on board members' doormats and finance directors' desks this week, the full scale of the sector's pensions crisis can no longer be avoided.
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Poster campaign aims to help
I am sorry that Richard Woolrych feels I am being sensationalist in drawing attention to the link between begging and the misuse of hard drugs, although delighted that he considers Thames Reach Bondway to be doing some excellent work ("Life on the streets", Letters, 15 August). I would agree with ...
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Archive TitlesNHF policy chief puts funding for South-west top of his agenda
The national Housing Federation's new director of policy has set out an agenda that includes lobbying the government to boost funding for the cash-strapped South-west.
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CIH demands action on Scottish homes shortage
The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland has urged the Scottish Executive to launch an inquiry into the dearth of affordable housing.
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A cut above
A cut above: This 440-home scheme at Newhall in Harlow, Essex, has been rated one of the architectural highlights of the year by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment. The architect for this portion of the scheme was Proctor Matthews Architects and the developer was Copthorn Homes. The ...
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Proposal for 2.5m more homes in rival Communities Plan
Think-tank sets out radical agenda including 250,000 new homes each year for 10 years
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£213,000 Sanctuary boss earns public sector's biggest-ever wage
A housing association chief executive earned £213,000 last year – thought to be the highest salary ever paid to a public sector worker.
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United supplier
Schneider Electric has won a contract as the sole supplier of variable speed drives to United Utilities.
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Archive TitlesSmall talk
Small firms minister Nigel Griffiths was also handed the construction portfolio in Tony Blair's June reshuffle. Will his wide-ranging remit result in joined-up government? In an exclusive interview with EMC, Griffiths talks to Simon Bartley.
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Training set for reform
SummitSkills’ chief executive Keith Marshall has hailed planned government training reforms as “a huge step forward”, as outlined directives look set to benefit the building services engineering sector.Reforms within the Skills Strategy White Paper include:free training to qualify workers to Level 2;the age cap in the Modern Apprentice scheme being ...
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Reach for the Summit
The end is in sight for the team charged with the task of ensuring that SummitSkills is granted a licence as the industry's Sector Skills Council.