All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 716
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Eh? Maps not right
As an ex-board member of an RSL in the South-east, I was delighted to read that towns in the region will be getting the pathfinder treatment (8 October, page 7). But the pathfinders will get lost if they use your map. Dover and Thanet were exchanged on it, and Dover ...
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Down by the riverside
Sunderland arc and O&H group will build 1500 units on this 90-acre site on the banks of the River Wear, Sunderland, which is expected to bring £300m of private sector investment.
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Archive TitlesDeluge of rebuttals greets Thames Gateway flood warning
Councils claim Environment Agency’s findings are ‘melodramatic’ and ‘sensationalist’
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ODPMs homelessness data is a decade old
The government has been accused of basing its homelessness services for young people on decade-old data.
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Archive TitlesSupported housing cuts push elderly into debt
Tenants may be charged extra for their care to make up for Supporting People shortfalls
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Grass roots and pathfinders lead to sustainable communities
I’m still a bit of a sucker for dynamic-sounding structures, which was one reason for saying “Yes” when I was invited recently to chair a neighbourhood management pathfinder
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This Common sense is long overdue
The arrival of the new ‘commonhold’ law should have obvious appeal for the social rented sector and represents a radical new approach to property development
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ODPM orders inquiry into choice-based letting schemes
An ODPM advisory group has been set up to examine whether new choice-based letting schemes, which aim to give tenants greater choice over where they live, are leading to racial segregation.
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Charity helps homeless Poles into work
A London charity has begun helping homeless Polish migrants to find jobs in order to tackle the growing number sleeping rough in the capital.
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JRF calls for more choice for the elderly
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has called for a wider range of housing options for the elderly.
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Housebuilders pass buck on me
Housebuilders have responded to criticism claiming that tens of thousands of new estates are poorly designed and dominated by cars.
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Bring outsiders in
Housing association managers often complain they cannot fill their vacancies. But as we report on page 28, this could be a problem of their own making.
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Archive TitlesGive me a break
Whether it’s painting the house or trekking in the Himalayas, taking a sabbatical from your job can clear the cobwebs and give you a fresh perspective on work. Kate Freeman spoke to four people who’ve tried it
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Blairs reforms prioritise social housing
The prime minister Tony Blair declared that social housing is a government priority in a speech on reform of the welfare state on Monday.
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Happy birthday to us too!
Along with many in the sector, we celebrate a 40th anniversary this year.
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You can do better
Individual and corporate interest and attention span can be limited when disability and other “minority” issues are concerned.
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Dont belabour it
Re: John Prescott’s promise to look again at housing finance (1 October, page 7), it has been our experience in Sheffield that promises to conduct an inquiry are no more than delaying, extemporisation and “containment” tactics while the original pre-set agenda is imposed.
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Archive TitlesGLA squares up for battle with government on housing investment powers
The government and London Mayor Ken Livingstone are set to cross swords once more over housing investment powers, writes Stuart Macdonald.
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Archive TitlesLib Dem peer says Gypsy sites must be run by local authorities, not RSLs
A leading member of a parliamentary group on rights for Travellers this week hit out at plans to hand over the management of Gypsy and Traveller sites to registered social landlords, writes Eleanor Snow.