All Archive Titles articles – Page 987
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At a glance: principality building society
Only native social housing lender gears up for Wales' first stock transfer
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Archive TitlesSick as a budgie
Thanks to no win, no fee, councils are being sued more than ever before and for just about anything – even giving a bird asthma. James Hughes reports on how legal costs are rising and how landlords can fight back.
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Regional boards will take our housing clout, councils warn
Conference hears local authorities' fears that boards will dictate budget cuts
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London & Quadrant pension funds fall behind as stock market suffers
London & Quadrant Housing Trust has revealed a £15m deficit in its pension fund.
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In the bank
In the bank: Pavilion Housing Association has signed an £8.4m loan facility with Allied Irish Bank to finance new student housing. The association is building the Bank Residences for the University of Surrey. The 258-unit scheme, designed by architect Lewis Hickey, has ensuite rooms and will be completed in September. ...
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ODPM committee backs Northern density call
An influential odpm committee has backed demands for density targets to be scrapped in the North.
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Low take-up may force landlord to hand back key-worker cash
Bristol association has spent only £345,000 of £975,000 starter homes initiative fund
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Welsh associations demand grant recalculation as building costs rise
Welsh housing associations have urged the National Assembly to change the way their grants are calculated to take account of rising build and land costs.
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Four new board members to turn around troubled Walsall
The interim chief executive of Walsall Housing Group has insisted that it is "business as usual" at the group as the Housing Corporation makes four appointments to its board.
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Gateshead residents back arm's-length option
Tenants in Gateshead have pledged support for an arm's-length management organisation.
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Archive TitlesTransfer-ALMO mix mooted as answer for Aylesbury estate
Proposal would allow greater tenant involvement while drawing down extra funds via ALMO
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ALG funding cut puts homeless project in jeopardy
London's only housing advocacy service for black and minority ethnic communities is under threat because the Association of London Government plans to slash its funding.
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what is a … tenant participation officer?
You know what they're called. Now James Hughes explains what they do
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Guinness launches housebuilder – but will not cross-subsidise
Profits of new private division will be ploughed back into itself rather than social housing
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M62 lobbyists look to expand
The M62 group of local authorities in Merseyside and Greater Manchester could be extended to Yorkshire, Humberside and the North-east.The idea to invite councils from the wider Northern region to join the lobbying group was mooted at a meeting between members of the North-west Regional Housing Board and high-ranking civil ...
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Bradford & Bingley agrees £55m loans
Bradford & Bingley has signed £55m of loans with three associations.
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DWP unveils £33m benefit fund winners
The Department for Work and Pensions announced the beneficiaries of its £33m fund to boost housing benefit performance on Tuesday.
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Archive TitlesAndy Ludlow Award 2003
When Lambeth police shut down local crack dens, four agencies united to stop the women who live in them from falling further into drug use and sex work. The innovative scheme they came up with has won this year's Andy Ludlow Award for good practice in tackling homelessness.
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2nd opinion: Continental shift
European policy is changing and housing is at the epicentre.