All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 629
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Scottish federation blasts quality target
The Scottish housing quality standard will have little impact on fuel poverty or emission levels, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has warned.
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London & Quadrant rated best RSL to work for in national employers’ poll
The social housing sector figured strongly again this year in a list of the UK’s best employers
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Rewrite for benefits standards that couldnt be met
The unwieldy 641 performance standards for housing and council tax benefit, which every local authority in the country failed at the first attempt, have been jettisoned in favour of a new system.
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Scotland urged to do benefits and immigration for itself
The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations has called for the UK parliament’s housing benefit and immigration powers to be devolved to the Scottish executive.
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Haringey council: we will not delay stock ballot
Haringey Council has rejected calls for its arm’s-length management organisation ballot to be halted amid claims it has been dishonest about its plans.
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Are you on the right tracks to avoid risk?
Supporting People providers, caught between having to sustain quality services and adapt to cuts in funds, can draw lessons from what has happened to our railways
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All we’re doing is dabbling
It’s the police who should fight antisocial behaviour – not social landlords
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Affinity and Genesis become Englands biggest RSL borrowers
Social landlords agree loans worth £600m and £500m to fund development
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Peerless to merge with Accent to boost efficiency
Peerless Housing Group has announced plans to merge with the Yorkshire-based housing association Accent Group.
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Build 25% affordable housing, minister tells developers
Scotland follows London’s lead by setting a blanket target in planning advice note
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Wrekin’s £225m deal to save £3.5m interest and fund 3000-home renewal plan
A Midlands housing association IS TO save £3.5m through a new £225m bank deal
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Private developers ‘can become corporation partners’ in 2006/8
Regulation director says non-RSLs can join Housing Corporation’s list of elite developers
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Archive TitlesPeople-smuggling raid finds 19 people crammed into Hackney council house
Hackney housing officers, police and immigration officials this week raided a council property housing 19 people that is thought to be part of a people-smuggling and gang-working operation
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Westminster to set up 100m affordable housing charity
The UK’S largest affordable housing charity is to be set up in central London with £100m made from a property deal
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Wandsworth finds 100th hidden home
A council scheme that turns disused buildings into affordable homes is about to celebrate the completion of its 100th property.
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CABE called on to monitor 60,000 homes
A government advisory body has been urged to play a central role in ensuring homes constructed for the government’s £60,000 house initiative meet high design standards.
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Archive TitlesWaterworld
Ireland’s National Maritime College is not only one of a handful of such high-tech facilities in the world, it is also more energy efficient than your average office. And on top of that, it’s a PPP project. We find out how it’s all possible
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Archive TitlesThe terminal
Designing and installing the services on Europe’s biggest construction project is no easy task, but Amec claims it can do it six months early with half the usual site labour. In the first of two special T5 features, we reveal the services contractor’s secret weapon …
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Archive TitlesFor richer, for richer
After a period of soul-searching about how it conducts business relationships, Skanska has said “I do” to a share of a 30-year, £1.6bn deal with national grid Transco. Olufunmi Majekodunmi wonders if the contractor’s new courtship techniques could help other firms find long and lasting love