All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 707
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Break from the past
erelict properties on Wheeldon Street in Moss Side were demolished recently to celebrate 100 years since the area became part of Manchester. The demolition is part of a £5m regeneration project by Mosscare, which will create new houses as well as new gardens and secure parking for existing tenants.
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Put down the blunt instruments
It’s been a busy week for those involved in the fight against nuisance behaviour. Tony Blair and David Blunkett marked the first anniversary of the Antisocial Behaviour Act yesterday, Lord Falconer introduced a new witness protection scheme over the weekend and the Metropolitan police are streamlining their approach to securing ...
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Councils must foot bill in London water dispute, says regulator
Ofwat wades into rumpus over £90m fallout of Thames Water pressure reduction project
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Best to force Housing Bill vote on grant to developers
Peer’s challenge next week may delay bill’s passage through House of Lords
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Charity pays for migrants to work in Belfast
A London charity has helped to ease the housing crisis among Polish migrants by paying for them to travel to Northern Ireland for work.
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Archive TitlesIt's in the bag
rmed with a plastic apron, gloves and a litter picker, Kyle Dunkley, 13, braved the autumn weather last Saturday to help staff, residents and neighbourhood wardens of Whitefriars Housing Group wage war on litter and flytipping.More than 30 children from the YMCA youth group helped fill 15 skips, which ...
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Government hits back at MPs attack on Corporation
The government has rejected criticism of the Housing Corporation by a committee of MPs.
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Annual report watch
Longhurst Group cuts its deficit while East Northamptonshire counts the cost of contract loss
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Birmingham pledges to kick out ambulance chasers
Birmingham council has drawn up an action plan to tackle its spiralling repair bill. The authority has also pledged to rid the city of “ambulance-chasing” law firms. Council papers reveal the impact of the growing “compensation culture” on the country’s second-biggest landlord. Officials have set aside over £7.6m for ...
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Poor performance not behind ALMO decision, insists Harrow
But amid claims of ‘meltdown’ the council admits transfer services were weak
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Archive TitlesSouth-west: All for one
In the South-west, the one thing everyone knows is that the region desperately needs affordable homes. What they can’t agree on is where to build them. So will the new spatial strategy please any of the people, any of the time?
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Sharp rise in numbers made homeless after family splits
The number of people thrown out by friends and family has almost doubled since Labour came to power.
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Urgent action needed to prevent crisis in Northern Ireland social housing, says report
Social housing in Northern Ireland is at breaking point, according to a report by the the Province’s MPs.
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Archive TitlesClean up your act
Landlords spend thousands of pounds each year when tenants botch DIY jobs or trash their homes before moving out. Kate Freeman looks at one council’s bid to make them clean up … or pay up.
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Archive TitlesBlair set to unveil 50 new antisocial targets
PM to name new action areas a year after Antisocial Behaviour Act was made law
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2nd opinion: Opportunity is knocking
Make the most of the new North-east assembly and we can regenerate the region and our sector.
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Peterborough RSL signs £111m ‘offset’ loan deal
Cross Keys’ ground-breaking package includes £10m optional development loan
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