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Wiring up Bradford
Cable management at six blocks of flats in Bradford's Pollock Park required special attention to prevent weather damage and vandals.
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Domestic bliss?
Earlier this year the JCT released a suite of subcontract forms that essentially replace DOM/1. We explain the differences and some potential pitfalls.
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HVCA backs 'historic' changes
Grass roots support for independent member assessment regime is backed by HVCA Council.
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EC agency plan slated
A proposed European Commission (EC) directive to give temporary agency workers the same rights as permanent staff is being vehemently opposed by the HVCA.
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Archive TitlesCourt in the action
A tight six week programme was followed to convert two Nottingham coroners' courts into offices.
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Questions asked about site health and safety
A new discussion document aims to identify realistic ways of effectively tackling health and safety on construction sites by taking advice from those at the coalface.
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Think tank
should we do a safety check before exchange?Do we, as a registered social landlord, have a legal duty to carry out gas and / or electric checks at a property when someone is carrying out a mutual exchange? Although housing officers carry out a property inspection before a mutual exchange, ...
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Archive TitlesThe state of regeneration
Three years ago, Lord Rogers' Urban Taskforce put housing at the heart of the regeneration agenda. Next week 1500 experts gather at the Urban Summit in Birmingham to take the pulse of Britain's towns and cities. We find out what's been achieved; meet the 40 most influential figures; and revisit ...
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Archive TitlesWe did it our way
We did it our way: This week deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron (centre) visited projects developed by community group Shoreditch Our Way in east London. The projects, which have been blighted by funding problems, recently got £22m from the New Deal for Communities. The visit came as voting for ...
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RSL in talks over NHF levy
Places for People will meet the National Housing Federation to discuss the Housing's Better Future rebranding project before paying its levy to join the scheme, Housing Today understands.
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Archive TitlesPulling the leavers
Two decades after the riots in Toxteth, young people were still leaving the area in droves. The solution: send in a housing regeneration company with a wad of single regeneration budget cash to improve the area's housing and environment. But can the company overcome a mixed reception from locals who ...
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Archive TitlesQUAY ISSUES:
QUAY ISSUES: These plans for Quay Street in Scarborough are part of an ambitious scheme to regenerate the medieval port. A "renaissance manager" will be appointed, public spaces will be improved and mixed-tenure developments will be raised across Scarborough. The plans were drawn up by architect John Thompson and Partners, ...
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Archive TitlesPOWER HOUSES:
POWER HOUSES: Work has begun on a £500m project to regenerate Battersea Power Station, south-west London, and its surrounding area. The site has permission for up to 650 homes, but there will be no affordable element as the scheme received outline planning permission in 1997, before the Greater London Authority's ...
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Here's an idea
Want to attract a different type of tenant? Be a bit more sneaky with your advertising
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Government pays for Hampshire nursing homes
Hampshire Council’s social services department has received £40m from the government to build nursing homes. It’s the first local authority to get such a grant.
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Time to get Radical
Reforming the planning system is seen as essential if the urban renaissance is really to happen. But first, RSLs must accept that they are part of the problem.
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Rolling sixes in a game of risk
In these exciting times, with our modern emphasis on innovation and change, there must be a corresponding emphasis on risk. The controlling of risk is a crucial element in the operation of a modern housing organisation, a key task for management and the cornerstone structure of the organisation. Of course, ...
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Ministers under pressure as more PFI woes emerge
Councils angry that paying off housing debt means automatic loss of PFI subsidy
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Lobby groups demand grant system remains unchanged
The housing lobby joined forces this week to urge the government to retain the system councils use to fund new affordable homes.