All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 719
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Canada gives tax breaks in bid to boost UK off-site housing
High Commission backs manufacturer’s effort to sell timber homes in this country
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Bristol is first ‘trailblazer’ council to beat the beggars
Bristol City Council CLAIMS to have stamped out street begging only 12 months after being selected by the government as a “trailblazer” to tackle the issue.
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We are not amused
I can only assume your article “Are you having enough fun” (1 October, page 30) was meant to wind people up and was designed to prompt cries of outrage. If so, it worked
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Desperate Newcastle ALMO asks for new limits on right to buy
Projected sale of 900 homes means Your Homes Newcastle will lose £2m a year
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Areas of South-west are now less affordable than London
Joseph Rowntree study suggests South-east is wrong focus for ODPM’s growth plans
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Homeless services at risk after budget hike for Scottish affordable housing
Funding for Scotland’s homeless services may be cut to cover the 25% rise in the budget for affordable housing, campaigners have warned, writes Guy Campos.
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Areas of South-west are now less affordable than London
Joseph Rowntree study suggests South-east is wrong focus for ODPM’s growth plans
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Wandle takes over Solon as accusations fly
Troubled housing co-operative Solon Wandsworth Housing Association is set to have its assets transferred to Wandle Housing Association amid accusations of foul play.
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Access denied - for a reason....
It must be tough being a journalist or columnist; deadlines and no time to check the facts
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Fourth-round arm’s-length managers to get £500m over three years
The 14 councils that make up round four of the arm’s-length management programme will share almost £500m over their first three years of operation
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Welcome to the 21st century
Much of the way RSLs work is out of date, says Tony Soares – it’s time for the sector to get some new ideas
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Archive TitlesPeabody Trust must sell 1100 homes to meet decency targets
RSL announces drastic action to raise £212m, as hopes fade for extra government cash
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Tories promise £40,000 handouts for tenants to buy their own homes
A Conservative government would give a lump sum of up to £40,000 to social housing tenants to enable them to buy their own homes
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Perfectly reformed?
I don’t think anyone would argue that the industry hasn’t changed in the last decade. Partnering isn’t a novelty anymore, it’s a form of contract. Framework agreements aren’t limited to supermarket chains. People have even heard of customer service.
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Love at first site?
I write in response to your ‘Masters of the Universe’ article on page 36 of the July/August 2004 edition. I believe it is high time people and organisations understand that construction management is not a career that one simply picks up during the course of one’s studies, but is a ...
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“...The brain of a professor, the back of an ox”
The government’s relatively recent initiative to restore vocational subjects to the national curriculum appears to have lost its momentum and has been overshadowed by debates on ‘top-up fees’ and ‘work experience for school pupils’. Why not concentrate on giving vocational education the prominence necessary to create a future, competent workforce, ...
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Archive TitlesRecognise any of these faces?
1 Colin RossiterGleeson has established a new dedicated company to further its ventures into PFI. Formerly divisional PFI manager with the Group’s Northern Construction Division, Rossiter will spearhead the operation as managing director. He will be responsible for identifying PFI opportunities, co-ordinating bids for contracts and managing the Group’s ...
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Archive TitlesWe did warn you...
Crest Nicholson was cautioned about the unsafe excavations and lack of fences on one development. the firm ignored the advice, So the HSE prosecuted
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Archive TitlesTesting, testing
Standard test for the assessment of building services design software (TM33)CISBE Publications£30 plus p&p for non-membersCall CISBE Publications on 020 8772 3618 or visit www.cibse.org/publications