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Archive TitlesWestminster tenants demand auditor make 'full report' into asbestos flats
Former tenants of Westminster council have demanded a fuller investigation into a decision to house them in asbestos-riddled flats in the 1980s.
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Transfers slow as councils eye arm's-length management jackpot
Councils are applying to transfer fewer properties this year while examining the arm's-length management option.
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Archive TitlesLGA housing chair resigns amid upheaval after local elections
Paul Jenks is to step down from his chairmanship of the Local Government Association's housing executive after losing his Southampton council seat.
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Government promises to give back lost ADP millions
The office of the deputy prime Minister has agreed to give back the £97m of approved development programme cash it held back to fund its U-turn on local authority social housing grant.
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Shelter urges action on new child poverty data
Homelessness charity Shelter has called for urgent government action after census figures revealed that 12% of British children live in overcrowded accommodation.
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'Act now or miss out on boards', RSLs told
Kelvin MacDonald, director of policy and research at the Royal Town Planning Institute, has told local authorities and housing associations they must act now if they want to influence regional housing boards.
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Scottish RSLs act to stop drain of builders to Glasgow
Transfer associations in Scotland have been forced to produce long-term recruitment plans to stop construction workers being wooed away by the massive stock transfer in Glasgow.
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Why did we stop caring about local elections?
It's small wonder that politicians are viewed with disdain. To listen to the reactions to last week's local elections, you could be forgiven for thinking that everyone's a winner. One spokesman after another queued up to tell us how well they had performed (under the circumstances).
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How to… Save money on heating bills
Proper boiler control can slash fuel costs for you and your tenants.
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Reading’s disabled homes register goes online
The UK’s first internet-based Disability Housing Register, which helps disabled people find suitable properties, has gone live.
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vocation, vocation
There should be a more integrated approach to the academic and vocational training process, or at the very least placement years should be compulsory on all construction-related courses.As for the ‘demise’ of the construction degree, I feel very strongly that the only way forward is to have more common core ...
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Talking tosh
“Kids Don’t want it. Employers don’t rate it.” CIOB accredits it!Talk about shooting yourself in the foot! Is the CIOB really a professional organisation representing construction management professionals in the industry? If so, the statement by Graham Watts of CIC beggars belief. “Teaching is not up to scratch,” he says. ...
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Archive TitlesRaising the standard
Placing the staff restaurant in the centre of an open building could be a recipe for disaster. But services at Dundas House stop food odours drifting, so staff are happy and productive.
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Archive TitlesRadical Rod
Coming out of the 80s, Wates struggled under a frozen, hierarchical culture. A month before he retires, Rod Bennion recalls his attempts to set his people free.
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Put it in writing
In order to adjudicate disputes under a construction contract the agreement must be in writing. But we explain parties wishing to do so must not act prematurely.
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The problem with m&e...
We point out that building services can't be measured in the same way as structural engineering.
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Archive TitlesPicking your perfect partner
The elite specialist contractors can afford to be more choosy about who they get into bed with. Kristina Smith finds out what turns them on