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Government loosens purse strings for top-performing authorities
Top councils have been given powers to divert £10m of government grants away from homelessness schemes.
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Associations blame government as social housing completions hit new low
Social housing completions have slipped to a record low for the second year running.
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Northern Irish landlords may get ASBOs
Antisocial behaviour powers are to be extended to social housing providers in Northern Ireland, the government has said.
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Cheers, big arrears
It's no surprise that housing associations' arrears are worse than councils (9 May, pages 5, 13 and 28). Councils deduct all housing benefit at source, whereas housing associations have to collect it from the tenant or get it paid directly by agreement.The government's solution to this problem – to abolish ...
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MP calls for arm's-length flexibility
Nottingham north MP Graham Allen is urging the government to give arm's-length management organisations more flexibility in how they spend the £700m available for funding rounds three and four.
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MORI poll to look at incentives to buy in low-demand areas
People renting homes in the nine market renewal pathfinders are to be questioned about what financial products would encourage them to buy homes.
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ARC leads on technology
Chief Constable Richard Childs of the Association of Chief Police Officers has switched on what is claimed to be the most sophisticated alarm receiving centre in the United Kingdom
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ANPR promises and pitfalls
For many installers 2003 will be the year that Automatic Numberplate Recognition really takes off. This is a fast growing sector with systems already installed as part of the access to many car parks. But it is important for installers to avoid the common pitfalls...
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Amnesty-hee
Amnesty-hee: Pop performer Ms Dynamite unveiled this sculpture of a knotted gun in the London Borough of Haringey to mark the end of the Metropolitan Police’s April firearms amnesty. Since the start of the amnesty, more than 20,000 guns have been handed in.
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All i want is somewhere to live
I am sure that the holistic support Chris Holmes talks about ("The commitments", 9 May, page 19) will be much appreciated, but all I want is somewhere to live.Having been nominated to Camden's housing list in north London, 18 months later I was still waiting.I'm at college now, I return ...
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Build affordable to ride out private slump, developers told
Developers should build affordable housing to offset losses caused by the downturn in London's private residential markets, a leading housing consultant has recommended.
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Expert panel to advise Audit Commission on housing policy
Up to a dozen high-profile housing professionals would give 'different perspective'
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Government acts to stop human rights challenge to compulsory leasing
The government is to try to head off potential legal challenges to the compulsory leasing of empty property by local authorities.
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Ultrak acquisition gives boost for VCL
VCL believes diversity and increased benefits of scale will follow parent group Honeywell's acquisition of Ultrak's worldwide CCTV operation
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Westcountry acquires Truro
Westcountry Security has taken over Truro Alarms, its third acquisition in the South West in recent years
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Benefits as Visonic acquires Elpas
High security specialist, Visonic Group, has acquired Elpas Local Positioning Systems, a leading provider of automated asset management systems
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Achievements rewarded
Our contributor's personal view on issues that really matter to installers
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Access goes online
A 52% increase in the sale of online equipment and installations is fuelling the access control market to attain annual growth levels that are far exceeding overall market growth rates