All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 798
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Dublin's fair city
Dublin's fair city: Proposals for this £140m mixed-use development in Dublin Docklands are about to be submitted to Dublin City Council for consultation.The scheme includes 2000 homes, 400 of which will be affordable. It will also include retail, office and leisure space and a landmark tower.A passenger rail link underneath ...
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Choice-based letting works
What a negative article that was on choice-based lettings ("Don't believe the hype", 14 May, page 28). Surely any letting system can only offer what is available, and I'm not aware that choice-based letting has ever promised to create vacancies from out of thin air.Far from dashing applicants' hopes, choice-based ...
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It’s cheaper to rent than
It is cheaper to rent than to buy a home in more than half of London’s boroughs, according to property consultant FPD Savills.
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Archive TitlesRight to buy sales speeded up to stop tenants cashing in
The government is to crack down on tenants who abuse the right to buy rules in order to cash in on rising house prices.
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CIH calls for new body to represent BME specialists
Blow for Federation of Black Housing Organisations as report presses for stronger lobbyist
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CRE slams Blackburn plan for Islamic school
Council says 600-place girls' school will be open to pupils from the whole community
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Clays Lane loses bid for court review of forced transfer
Clays Lane Housing Cooperative in east London has failed to get a judicial review of a Housing Corporation order that it transfer its stock to the Peabody Trust.
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Beaver to merge with L&Q
Beaver Housing Society is to become the second troubled housing association to merge with London & Quadrant Group within a month.
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Archive TitlesLone staff strike back
For solitary workers, dealing with danger is part of the job. Victoria Madine finds out what they and their bosses can do to cope with it.
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Attention to care
Attention to care: Actor Bill Pertwee of vintage sitcom Dad’s Army opened an enhanced extra-care scheme at Dray Court in Guildford last Wednesday. Extra support at the 20 apartments includes 24-hour warden service and assisted bathing.Pertwee is pictured with residents Mavis Ottingnon (left) and Daisy Thorogood (right).
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Council homelessness fund may pay for asylum tickets home
Coventry may be forced to dip into its homelessness budget if Home Office won't pay
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Star ratings for associations to begin this month
Audit Commission will use same system for all landlord inspections to ease comparison
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Decent homes must also be green, says report
The decent homes standard should include tough new environmental requirements, according to the sustainable buildings taskforce.
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Latest ALMOs must wait four months to get their budgets
ODPM will tell the 12 fourth-round councils how much cash they'll have in September
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Community ordered to pay tenant after court row
Community Housing Association has been ordered to pay £165 to one of its tenants after an expenses dispute.
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Hill was very helpful, actually
I must correct Social Animal's statement that Keith Hill pulled out of a meeting with the Northern Consortium at short notice. Although we did try to arrange a meeting with the minister after his speaking engagement, we were informed well in advance that because of diary commitments this would not ...
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Stalled transfer goes ahead after South Norfolk secures £55m loan
South Norfolk Housing Partnership has sealed a £55m deal that will finally allow it to take on 4354 council homes some 10 months after tenants approved transfer.
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Ridgehill drops £30m renewal plan
A £30m regeneration project has been scrapped because the Housing Corporation refused to fill a £3m funding gap.
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ODPM has £230m left to spend on third-round PFI
The government has held back £230m earmarked for the third round of the housing private finance initiative.