All Archive Titles articles – Page 1066
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Here's an idea
Taking advice from tenant auditors has halved re-let times for Wrekin Housing Trust
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Archive TitlesHi ho, hi ho, it's out to work we go
Outsourcing housing management can conjure up images of fly-by-night contractors, but as Adam Mornement discovered, it can be very successful.
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Archive TitlesGet on site!
Are you missing out on lucrative jobs? The construction site competency card for security installers could enable you to get work on building sites
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Safety first
safety first: The Cathedral Group has signed a £60m PPP contract to build a community fire station and safety centre at Canary Wharf in east London. The contract is the first to be signed with the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority and is entirely funded by the private sector. ...
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Archive TitlesEverything you wanted to know ...
… about digital recording (but were afraid to ask) Part 2. Gary James, Technical Sales Manager at Visimetrics (UK) Ltd, a digital video recorder manufacturer, answers some more of the most common concerns
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Edinburgh opts for private management
Edinburgh council has become the first Scottish local authority to hire a private contractor to manage its housing management services.
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IIPSEC draws installers to the 'future' of security technology
More than 2,000 visitors travelled to the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, for the first ever IIPSEC (International IP Security Exhibition and Conference).
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Archive TitlesGear up for a dome
Selecting the right family car is paramount. The right blend of power, handling and economy is what we're after – and it has to look the part. As we suggest, choosing the right dome camera for your site is a surprisingly similar process
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Drop in London right-to-buy sales puts question mark over discounts
Right-to-buy sales in London fell over the past 12 months, leaving the sector divided over plans to slash right-to-buy discounts.
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Archive TitlesLive and let Dial
Tenants prefer to settle things with a phone call – so the area office is out and the call centre is in.
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Archive TitlesRebranding: the debate rages on
FORAs Broadway is just coming through the "rebranding" process, I read "Hey, good-looking" with interest (30 January, page 22). We are a leading London charity for single homeless people formed through the merger of Riverpoint and HSA last April. We decided to look at our image because we have been ...
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Fury as sudden grant cut puts schemes at risk
Intense lobbying as short deadline for end of social housing grant threatens project finances
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Sarsen on course to form group structure
Sarsen Housing Association has won shareholder approval for a plan to form a group structure.
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One in three councils 'let down' by ODPM on fit-for-purpose
An exclusive Housing Today survey uncovers sector's anger at housing strategy ratings
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Keyholder service cuts running costs for council
CSS Total Security of Hampshire is providing Southampton City Council with a ground-breaking keyholder service for 150 of the council's schools and buildings, while improving security technology on site and cutting costs.
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Corporation rules 'stifle' market renting
The Housing Corporation must relax its rules in order to boost housing association market-renting schemes, according to a report published on Wednesday.
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How to… Use a residents' compact to improve management
Sophie Mason on how Sedgefield council involved tenants in repairs and maintenance
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Editor's comment
Winners and losers have started to emerge from the Communities Plan. Up the ladder goes Bradford, where a transfer of 26,000 homes can now go ahead thanks to changes in the way the ODPM dishes out subsidies (page 11). Meanwhile, down the snakes go dozens of other local authorities and ...
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Archive TitlesCommended for innovation
Baxall has been highly commended for innovation and R&D, as well as short-listed for Best Small Plant and Best Electronics Manufacturer, in the 2002 Management Today Awards.