All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 825
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Shape up or face total takeover, Hull council told
Local government minister Nick Raynsford has given struggling Hull council an ultimatum to shape up or face a full takeover by Whitehall.
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Archive TitlesInside mission control
Mike Gahagan was at the heart of the Whitehall nerve centre devoted to tackling low demand in the North and Midlands. Now he runs one of the pathfinders set up as a result. Here, he gives us an insider view of the policy's launch.
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Perry to join private homes company
Former Housing Corporation chief executive Norman Perry is to join the board of a private sector company involved in the provision of affordable housing.
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Archive TitlesTank commander
The IPPR has come up with a lot of ideas that turned into Labour policy, but its new director is no Blairite. Nick Pearce tells David Walker how, when it comes to housing, the think tank is focusing on affordability, enhanced supply and fairness.
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Archive TitlesODPM to pay for Egan's national centre for sustainable community skills
The ODPM is to fund the creation of a national centre for sustainable community skills amid growing concern over the shortage of design professionals.
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Archive TitlesShelter launches new logo and record-breaking campaign
Housing charity Shelter has unveiled a new logo and its biggest campaign to date.
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Camden doesn't discriminate
Re: "Choice is discrimination" (2 April, page 8). Camden council wanted to be sure that its choice-based lettings scheme was accessible to all black and minority-ethnic communities, so the website and telephone service has been translated into all Camden's core community languages.Independent research regarding the scheme's access for BME communities ...
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My first boss
Jody Gordon tells Eleanor Snow about the estate manager who taught her what's what
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The landlord's blunt instrument
Forfeiture is an ancient weapon in the struggle between landlords and tenants and it can still be used today – as long as you follow the rules
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Hope blooms
Hope blooms: This image by Suzi Suleyman is part of a photography exhibition run by homelessness charity Crash at this year’s Interbuild conference at the NEC in Birmingham. The theme of the exhibition is “hope”, and it will run from 25 to 29 April.Suleyman, who attends the Connection at St ...
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Direct benefit plans threaten London's temporary housing
Two of capital's biggest providers could pull out if housing benefit is paid to tenants
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Temporary homes better than B&Bs
I strongly agree with many of Denise Chevin’s comments (2 April, page 5) about temporary housing. It creates uncertainty and a poverty trap for tenants and means that significant amounts of public money go to private landlords instead of being used to increase the supply of affordable rented housing. That’s ...
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Pilot scheme aims to slash insurance premiums
Housing associations have four weeks to sign up to a pilot scheme that will cut their insurance premiums by up to 30%.
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Empty Homes Agency takes on the North
An agency that has helped bring 11,000 empty homes back into use in the South-east over the past year has branched out into the North and Midlands to try its tactics on areas of low demand.
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Haringey tenants protest at options adviser
tenants in a north london borough are to protest against the appointment of a consultant as their independent stock options adviser.
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HR managers must act
The onus is undoubtedly on human resources managers to tackle the retention issue (“What workers want”, 2 April, page 18).Although 70% of staff put good pay at the top of their list of most important factors, it is often other issues such as reasonable hours and a good benefits package, ...
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Archive TitlesNational Trust proposal to add 5000 homes to social sector
Bid to dent rural housing shortage is equivalent to three years of Corporation development
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Bungled asylum seeker amnesty leaves councils with £50m bill
Home Office to miss target for contacting families given exceptional leave to remain