All Archive Titles articles – Page 1001
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The greatest gift that we possess
Re: “We all need a degree in happiness economics” (13 June, pages 24-25) – I don’t have a degree and I couldn’t be happier.
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More than one way to plug a gap
I always find your magazine a rewarding and revealing read. But Liz Ormston's comments have spurred a response ("Tower Hamlets urges ODPM to plug transfer funding gap", 13 June, page 15).Tenants want the government to invest directly in our homes. The deputy prime minister and his cohorts tell us this ...
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Archive TitlesTate expectations
Developer London Town has won planning permission to build this 20-storey mixed-use tower next to the Tate Modern on the South Bank of the Thames. Nine of the 28 flats in the £20m scheme will be affordable, and two shared ownership.
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Archive TitlesDallmeier in front at IFSEC
Dallmeier Electronic's DMS180 III product was the overall winner at the IFSEC Security Industry Awards. The DMS180 III is a digital picture and recording system with an integrated self-learning event detection system.
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Archive TitlesPIRfect cover
Modern PIRs are getting add-on features to cut false alarms and boost detection rates
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I'll be watching you, new homelessness czar tells councils
ODPM’s Terrie Alafat wants to ’up performance across the board’
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Housing Corporation tears up rules on funding
Development cost guidelines to be rolled back, freeing associations to build more homes
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Editor's comment
"Shambolic" was the general verdict on Tony Blair's reshuffle. It is hard to disagree at first blush. Given that it's only a year since the last major shake-up at Eland House, the new arrangements sorely test the sector's patience.
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The eight commandments
Louise Russell and Chris Langstaff share the lessons they learned steering arm's-length management organisation Hounslow Homes through a successful first inspection
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Euro standards in close-up
Part 5: We introduce the new European Standards. This month: Guidelines for intruder alarms
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New Ujima chief and NHF policy director named
Two of the sector's top vacancies were filled on Monday with the appointments of Ponniah Rasanesan and Danny Friedman.
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CCTV facilities launched at SMS
Southern Monitoring Services celebrated 20 years of trading with the official opening of new CCTV facilities at its Waterlooville base.
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Archive TitlesCaught in a trap
Britain can't join the euro without kick-starting housing supply and John Prescott is determined to get homes built quickly to realise his Communities Plan. But look at what we're up against: schemes across the UK are stuck because they can't get past the planning obstacles.
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Conference calls
Just as regular as the Chartered Institute of Housing's UK conference is the story the week before that seeks to knock the event ("Carry on conference" 13 June, page 38).Many colleagues find the sessions and indeed the networking valuable. Of course there is a social aspect. But given the hard ...
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Archive TitlesCIH calls for more money for poorly performing councils
The Chartered Institute of Housing has used its keynote speech at its annual conference in Harrogate to call for more money for poorly performing councils to enable them to meet the decent homes standard
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Archive TitlesODPM and Treasury must bridge gap
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Treasury need to urgently address their divergent policies towards housing or risk missing the best chance to solve the housing crisis since the second world war, Duncan Maclennan, the Mactaggart professor of land economics and finance , has warned.