All Archive Titles articles – Page 1036
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Town halls 'must listen more', says sector
Housing professionals believe local government needs to focus on involving more people in decision making if it is to shed its outdated image and "town-hall mentality".
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Housing supply review gets mixed response
The chancellor's plan to review UK housing supply has received a mixed welcome from industry and planners.
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We must keep the standards flying
It was good to see the Budget highlighting housing as a major issue and the announcement that we are to have a review of "the skills and capacity of the built environment professions including planning, surveying, regeneration, economic development, architecture, design, construction and manufacturing".
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Health and efficiency
It's all very well to tell agencies to work with the health service to deliver the Communities Plan, says Niall Dickson, but in reality it's going to be very difficult to form successful partnerships with the already overstretched NHS
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Do your duty
It's time landlords got serious about using the law to help victims of antisocial behaviour
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Archive TitlesGreenwich set to defy Livingstone on Dome homes
Greenwich council is expected to defy pressure from London mayor Ken Livingstone over affordable housing provision at the Millennium Dome site.
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Wakefield sees transfer as only hope of meeting decency target
Councillors in wakefield discussed a possible stock transfer this week.
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Government scraps 'fit for purpose' rating funding link and deadlines
The government has downgraded the importance of its "fit for purpose" ratings for local authority housing strategies.
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Liverpool maintenance workers threaten to strike over job cuts
Union challenges private contractor's bid to cut 70 jobs after council slashes budget
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Archive TitlesMaritime and EP launch tax credits study
Maritime Housing and English Partnerships are to fund research into the use of tax credits to boost private investment in regeneration projects.
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Editor's comment
It's the hottest ticket in town. Everyone is jostling for a seat on the nine regional housing boards, the new bodies that will steer housing strategy and decide how funding is carved up across their areas. English Partnerships, regional assemblies, regional development agencies, the Housing Corporation and the government office ...
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Archive TitlesThe way to resurrect a city
Stuart Macdonald visits the Newcastle Gateshead market renewal pathfinder to find out how it's tackling low demand
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Possession cases and stock transfer
Knowsley Housing Trust v Revell, Helena Housing Ltd v Curtis
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Tension rises as regional boards pick members
Variations between boards trouble sector as membership roster is revealed
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Sector welcomes Budget benefit changes
the housing sector has welcomed changes to housing benefit made in last week's Budget.
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Direct benefit: a ridiculous idea
As a tenant board member with Maidenhead and District Housing Association I think the proposal to pay housing benefit direct to tenants is ridiculous. The person who thought of this must be some sort of comedian. It will surely cause more rent arrears and add cost to any association or ...
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Sector backs scathing regeneration report
The sector has welcomed A damning commons report that describes central-government regeneration initiatives as ineffective and divisive.
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Archive TitlesThe dangers of asbos
Antisocial behaviour is a serious subject but some of the recent debate is in danger of trivalising this while ignoring other connected issues. Not least, it appears that the Antisocial Behaviour Bill is at the expense of the Victims and Witnesses Bill, as there will be insufficient parliamentary time for ...