All Archive Titles articles – Page 1078
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Off-site manufacturing group holds crisis talks
The consortium of housing associations set up to make money out of off-site manufacturing techniques is teetering on the brink of a break-up.
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'Disappointing' councils fail homeless people
Council performance on homelessness is "disappointing", a new report from the Audit Commission has found.
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Stubborn councils could stifle key-worker plan, warns Laing
An innovative way of providing affordable housing is being threatened by opposition from local authorities, housebuilder Laing Homes has warned.
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Derby is only UK council to pass ‘fit for purpose’ test
Just one council passed the new “fit for purpose” test for housing strategy, the government has admitted – not the 10% previously claimed (HT 9 January, page 9).
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Scrap housing targets, says consultant
Government targets for housing and other services should be scrapped, a leading management consultant has told MPs.
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How to … Set up a community finance company
Low-cost financial services are key to tackling deprivation.
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Prescott: 'fire strikes took millions of pounds from deprived communities'
John Prescott has accused striking firefighters of costing poor communities millions of pounds of regeneration money.
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Editor's comment
Another week, another report on councils' performance from the Audit Commission. This time, homelessness services are under its spotlight and, yet again, the publication is less than flattering. Only one of the 50 councils whose provision has been scrutinised gets an excellent rating, with the majority delivering a fair service.
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Come together
Come together: Liverpool housing associations CDS Housing and Hornby Homes have joined to become Plus Housing Group. The new group manages more than 6000 homes and expects to benefit from economies of scale. Pictured at the city’s Yellow Submarine landmark are (left to right): Hornby vice-chair Peter Dowell; Plus chairman ...
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Chesterfield moves rowdy young tenants
Chesterfield council has rehoused rowdy tenants after deciding the housing association that managed their block was unable to cope with the spiralling level of antisocial behaviour.
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Housing Corporation challenges Clay’s Lane
The Housing Corporation has invoked rarely used statutory powers to force Clay’s Lane Housing Cooperative to hand over vital information.
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'Inaccurate' Criminal Records Bureau slammed
sheltered housing providers are being forced to employ people before their criminal records have been checked because of backlogs at the Criminal Records Bureau.
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Archive TitlesShadow boxer
Just as John Prescott was announcing his plans to restrict the right-to-buy last week, his Conservative shadow David Davis was telling David Walker about his plans to extend it.
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Archive TitlesI can't believe it's not better: the expert opinion
Benoit Wiesser, senior strategist with consultant Corporate Edge, casts an eye over some household names
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Councils beg to be left off right-to-buy restriction list
Anger over choice of areas in which right-to-buy discount will be slashed
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Councils' 'awful' claims performance revealed
The government has published housing benefit administration statistics in a bid to improve the “downright awful” performance of some councils.
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Tories unveil ‘safer and fairer’ asylum plan
The Conservative party wants to keep asylum seekers in secure centres, it announced on Tuesday.
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Archive TitlesAsylum: housing's story
The issue is rarely out of the headlines, but how does the government's chaotic asylum regime affect overworked council housing officers?
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Transfers don't help the most deprived areas, says Unison study
Unison has warned that stock transfers are a poor way of reaching the decent homes standard.