All Archive Titles articles – Page 1108
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McNulty warns councils to get serious on Supporting People
Letter to 150 leading authorities: make programme a priority or lose out on funding
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Doubt over future of Corporation intervention
A government review of housing stock options has cast doubt on the role of the Housing Corporation in saving stock transfer organisations from bankruptcy.
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Editor's comment
Tony Blair rose to power on a promise to tackle crime, as anyone watching The Project on BBC1 this week would have been reminded. But those in housing know first hand that the government has been fighting a losing battle. Tenants who vandalise estates or terrorise their neighbours are in ...
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RSL for Chinese to expand into London
London will soon get its first housing association dedicated to the Chinese community.
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Succession paper dubbed a ‘cheater’s charter’
a consultation paper on the succession of tenancies has been dubbed a “cheater’s charter” by West Kent Housing Association.
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Archive TitlesSecond chance
No room for new homes? Think again. Plenty of empty commercial space is crying out to be reborn as social housing. Josephine Smit reports on two successful conversion projects
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Archive TitlesHousing Corporation in talks on fund to tackle care homes crisis
New role for corporation as government considers extra cash to fight bed-blocking
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Scottish councils to get decent homes standard and wider borrowing power
The Scottish executive has unveiled plans to impose a decent homes target on local authorities.
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Archive TitlesPayment for Board Members
'If you beamed down from planet zog you would think it strange that housing association staff get so much money, while boards hardly get a penny'
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Archive TitlesBlair challenges sector to get tough on thugs
Queen's Speech heralds antisocial behaviour crackdown, landlord licences and Housing Bill
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First three housing market renewal bids get go-ahead
The government has approved the first three bids for housing market renewal funding.
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Camden expects PFI go-ahead despite only having one bidder
Camden council looks likely to be given the government's go-ahead for a housing private finance scheme even though it has only one consortium bidding for the work.
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Steve Biko HA makes independence bid
Steve Biko Housing Association has launched an ambitious bid for independence after emerging from governance difficulties.
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Walsall council workers to hold strike ballot
Workers at Walsall council have voted to hold a ballot to strike after hearing of plans for almost 500 redundancies in the housing department after stock transfer.
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Derby and Oldham ALMOs volunteer to pilot equity stakes scheme
Two arm's-length management organisations have volunteered to pioneer the government's equity stakes initiative.
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Challenge Fund to get more cash after overwhelming response
Number and quality of bids prompts housing minister to give fund more money and time
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RSLs urged to take advantage of cheap refinancing
Low interest rates make it a good time to increase fixed-rate borrowing, experts say
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Rooker calls for radical action to avert rural housing crisis
Rural communities need large-scale economic regeneration if a housing crisis is to be avoided, housing minister Lord Rooker has said.
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Homelessness Act guidance changed
The Homelessness Act code of guidance on allocation of homes has been amended to include choice-based lettings schemes.