All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 641
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You try living here
These heritage campaigners should try living in the damp and often dilapidated houses, many of which are more than 124 years old, that they are trying to protect (“Hands off our homes”, 11 February, page 9).
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Sector set to help solve prison overcrowding
Probationers and people on bail may be moved from custody to supervised housing
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Archive TitlesOur mutual friend
Mutual home ownership is to be a cornerstone of the Liberal Democrats’ housing manifesto in the general election. But as party leader Charles Kennedy explains, there is a whole lot more in the plans unveiled this week
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McKechnie foundation launched
A foundation to support campaigners for social justice has been launched in memory of Dame Sheila McKechnie, the former national director of homelessness charity Shelter.
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Take to the floor
Children in Test Valley, Hampshire, were offered classes in the capoeira, a Brazilian dance, last week. Instructor Bruno Sala and Sophie Robinson, aged 12, were among those taking part.The workshop was organised by Testway Housing, Test Valley council and Hampshire council.
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Economical with the truth
As a council tenant who has had the stock options appraisal training, and a member of the steering group, I have the facts and the figures about Blackpool council’s plans for meeting the decency standard (HT 18 February, page 13).
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Our work here is not done
The Empty Homes Agency still has a very full agenda despite its achievements so far
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Lib Dems: we would create a fourth way
The Liberal Democrats would give local authorities a fourth investment option for their housing.
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Race to save homes from mine collapse
English Partnerships is to spend £154.6m on saving hundreds of homes in Bath from collapsing into abandoned mines.
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Homelessness duties/ possession claims
Tower Hamlets LBC v Rahanara BegumThe same problem might arise under the current legislation if an offer letter failed to state that it was a “final offer” (see Housing Act 1996 section 193(7)).
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Delayed Meden Valley regeneration causing stress-related illness
English Partnerships has been urged to speed up a stalled £50m regeneration project after claims that the delay was causing “stress-related” health problems for residents
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King of the castlefields
Liverpool-based Plus Housing Group is developing 30 eco-homes for shared ownership in Castlefields, Runcorn.The two-bedroom flats and three-bedroom houses are being built using timber frames manufactured off site from sustainable sources. The development is set for completion in September. The shared-ownership scheme is part of the Castlefields regeneration masterplan
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More woe for Camden as PFI is scrapped
Camden Council’s efforts to meet the decent homes standard have been dealt another blow after the Treasury pulled the plug on a private finance initiative to revamp Chalcots estate in north London.
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Cantle calls for new institute to teach community relations
Specialist academy would provide skills to boost race relations and social cohesion
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Sorry, I just dont buy that
Apparently, more than 30,000 housing association and local authority tenants are likely to buy their home in the coming years (“Social Homebuy could cost corporations millions”, 28 January, page 7).
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English Partnerships to target ‘hardcore’ brownfield sites
143 sites that have been vacant for more than a decade in nationwide development blitz
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We must break free of this problem
Homelessness among ex-offenders is a worsening problem.
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Going in guns blazing is not the way to clean up this town
The sun’s ablazing down in the sky.
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The Blackpool fool
Let’s get some facts and figures straight about Blackpool council and its plans for meeting the decent homes deadline, shall we?