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Archive TitlesCounsel housing
Corporate partnerships can be a tricky business. But when compromise goes out the window and communications break down, don't worry – there's a doctor in the house. Mahua Chatterjee makes an appointment with a business partnership counsellor …
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Unpaid stamp duty hits councils hard
The problem of unpaid stamp duty on tenancies has extended to councils.
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Scottish RSLs and councils meet to settle transfer differences
Wishlist of demands will be sent to Scottish Executive to avoid further transfer upsets
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Right-to-buy reforms slammed by councils
Government changes made to the controversial right-to-buy policy have been slammed by council representatives as "a hell of a mess" and biased towards London.
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The cost of stamp duty
How will chasing up old stamp duty debts affect councils? Gerri Scott does the sums
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Housing Corporation to review staff payout rules
Out-of-contract payment system is time-consuming and costly, says NHF
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In the red corner
In the red corner: Social investment agency Prime Focus has embarked on this £6.3m key-worker accommodation development in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. It was designed by architect Bryant Priest Newman. The work means 63 flats will be available to key workers on a shared-ownership basis. Construction is expected to be completed ...
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An ode to a corner of London that is forever punk
I am not actually going to claim that I moved to north Paddington because of punk icon Joe Strummer (who died on Christmas Eve) and his band The Clash; to be honest, my choice of home had more to do with the fact that flats were a fair bit cheaper ...
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How to … Develop a community safety plan
A realistic approach will allow you to please all the people over time.
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Editor's comment
Have you passed your "fit for purpose" rating, Whitehall's new measurement of a council's housing strategy? If you have, well done – you are apparently one of the few. Given the welter of assessments, tests and targets to which councils across the country are now subjected, it's hardly surprising that ...
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Archive TitlesNot just for Christmas
A homelessness charity is resettling 30 rough sleepers a month by extending the temporary winter shelter system into an all-year-round initiative.
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Government to give social housing cheaper land
Ministries to have option of selling land for homes at a discount to English Partnerships
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A dirty business
Even if you're not polluting anything, you might still get a clean-up bill.
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Stop moving the goalposts, says benchmarking expert
A Benchmarking expert has dismissed complaints that the housing sector is swamped by performance targets.
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London & Quadrant offers banking services to tenants
London & Quadrant Housing Trust has launched a range of financial services including credit cards and insurance targeted at people excluded from high-street banking.
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Archive TitlesLies, damn lies and assessments
If the latest government ratings are to be believed, nine out of 10 English council housing departments can't do their jobs properly. But these figures ignore complex issues about resources, skills and the value of Whitehall's obsession with assessment.
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Consultant and architect chosen for Aylesbury estate renewal
Plans for a £20m facelift of the Aylesbury estate in south London are to be drawn up by consultant Levitt Bernstein and architect Pollard Thomas Edwards.
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Newcastle hits the road to explain ALMO
Newcastle council is to tour the city with 50 events explaining its arm's-length management plans to tenants.