All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 642
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Best foot forward
More than 2300 young people thronged to “Star Academy”, a talent show and media careers fair at Peckham Rye Park, south London, on 17 February. The event brought the 14- to 17-years-olds together with big media names including the BBC and Sky to find out about careers in the arts. ...
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Benefit problems are Lost in translation
A 60-year-old woman with limited command of English was left homeless and in debt after a council failed to resolve her housing benefit problems
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Tenants group urges Shelter to reprieve its bedsit campaign
Brent activists fear homelessness will rise as charity winds down drive for bedsit rights
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Not bad, overall
The ODPM’s review of housing policy from 1975 to 2000 is out and it makes good reading
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A bad start for West Cumbria pathfinder as Corus cuts jobs
West Cumbria’s new housing market renewal pathfinder project faced its first major hurdle this week as steel giant Corus announced 256 job losses in Workington.
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Archive TitlesStreets ahead
Over the past 15 years the capital’s hostels for homeless people have been busily adapting to the changing needs of their users. Now a report from the Pan London Providers Group has set out its vision of the future – and the next 10 years are going to be even ...
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Rouse: RSLs must work with other agencies to fight crime
Housing Corporation chief executive Jon Rouse has admitted that housing associations need to take a bigger role in crime and disorder reduction partnerships.
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OFT acts to stop price-fixing on building materials
Double-glazing and roofing suppliers targeted in swoop on price cartels
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Charity manifesto would give homeless smart cards to access services
A national homelessness charity has recommended bringing in “smart cards” for homeless people to give them better access to health and housing services
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Church of England to sell 480 London homes to RSLs
The Church of England is to sell 480 homes from its £4bn property portfolio to housing associations.
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40m boost boost for care home funding
An extra 979 homes are to be created for older people and adults with learning disabilities, it was announced on Wednesday.
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RBS grants Devon 40m loan
Devon & Cornwall Housing Association has signed a £40m loan with Royal Bank of Scotland. The loan, which is all new money, will be used to finance Devon & Cornwall’s two-year development programme.
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Western Challenge agrees 29m package with Lloyds TSB
Western Challenge Housing Association has signed a £29m loan with Lloyds TSB.
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Report into 25 years of housing policy points to undesirable consequences
Transferring social rented housing to housing associations has fragmented management and increased costs, according to a review of housing policy in England
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Planning experts warn of section 106 disaster
Update to PPG3 could lead to councils asking for fewer homes under planning gain
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Archive TitlesWhat sort of subbie are you?
In the first of a new series on contract management, Martin Wade looks at what it means to be a subcontractor.
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Archive TitlesSkilling time
Many firms still shy away from taking on apprentices, blaming costs and red tape. What is really involved? Alison Luke finds out from JTL and T Clarke.
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School of thought
Will radical plans to overhaul the vocational training structure fall victim to political point scoring? Tony Thomas argues the need for the proposed changes.
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Tsunami relief
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, best known for its Panasonic brand, has pledged a total of 60 million yen (£313,000) through an employee matching gift campaign to boost support for the tsunami relief programme. It aims to raise this to 100 million yen (£522,000).The company will match contributions made by approximately ...