All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 767
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Citizenship to include English language tests
The government WILL launch a consultation version of its new national refugee integration strategy later this month.
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Lenders' fears prompt change in insolvency law
DTI will close loophole that could have pushed up borrowing costs for many associations
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Archive TitlesCaring circle
Caring circle: Terri Alafat, head of the ODPM homelessness directorate (above) and Debbie Higgins, an outreach worker with Birmingham-based Prime Focus, helped launch the association’s care and support service on 1 July.The service, Focus Futures, provides accommodation and support to the homeless, people with learning disabilities and those with ...
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Archive TitlesCare fully planned
Care fully planned: The proposal for this £2m health and social care centre in Salford was released last week Thursday. The centre, in the New Deal for Communities area of the town, will provide a doctor's surgery, pharmacy and services for carers. The centre, to be built by ExcellCare with ...
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Archive TitlesWest london calling
West london calling: Clash frontman Joe Strummer is to be celebrated in an exhibition organised by Walterton & Elgin Community Homes. Strummer, who died in December 2002, named his first band – the 101ers – after a squat at 101 Walterton Road. The exhibition includes photographs and drawings plus lyric ...
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Archive TitlesLow and behold
Low and behold: Annandale Primary School in Greenwich, south-east London, is to be converted into 136 flats even though the £30m redevelopment was originally turned down by Greenwich council. Architect Stock Woolstencroft says the decision is a victory for the design and density aspirations of the mayor's London Plan over ...
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Stop putting teens in B&Bs, says charity
Homelessness charity Centrepoint has called for a ban on using bed-and-breakfast hotels for homeless 16- and 17-year-olds.
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Corporation hits back at criticism of former head's pay-off
The Housing Corporation has defended itself against allegations that it gave its former chief executive a £142,817 pay-off.
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Government deadline hindering spatial strategy, says North-west assembly
The government's timetable for setting up a growth area in northern England is jeopardising the preparation of robust regional plans, according to the North-west regional assembly.
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Shining armour
Shining armour: The St Paul's Carnival in Bristol last Saturday featured a children's area sponsored by Knightstone Housing Association. The registered social landlord also opened several of its empty properties to provide administration space and stalls, and turned its office into a police headquarters for the day.
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Annual report watch
Derwent Living kicks off our series bringing you the highlights of the latest annual reports
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Archive TitlesJudge calls for clarity amid fears of discrimination claim 'deluge'
A Court of Appeal judge has warned that the legal system could be "deluged" by cases in which disabled tenants claim discrimination to block possession orders.
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When a resident is also an employee
Wardens and caretakers are often required to live on site so they can do their jobs more easily. But this can lead to a complicated legal situation
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Confirmed: there will be more ALMOs and PFIs
New rounds of arm's-length managers and private finance initiatives in this financial year
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ALG: London's key-worker homes policy 'fails the vulnerable'
People on lower incomes overlooked as homes go to the 'relatively affluent'
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Controversial Kilburn regeneration set to go ahead
A controversial £715m plan to regenerate a Kilburn estate is set to get the go-ahead on Monday.
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Environment Agency in floods row over Berkshire scheme
7500-home development at unacceptable risk of flooding, agency tells private developer
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The times, they are a-changin'
It's been a big week for two of Whitehall's three housing quangos and, for once, English Partnerships was the one taking a back seat.