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Archive TitlesShelter appoints a new director
Homelessness charity Shelter this week appointed Adam Sampson as its new director.
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Antisocial tenants bill fires up controversy and confusion
Government departments at odds over plan to cut housing benefit for antisocial tenants
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Anglia Housing signs one of biggest ever refinancing deals
£352m deal will fund recent stock transfer as group consolidates funding across members
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It's alright to buy, after all
Allowing council tenants to buy their homes at a discount is taking the social housing sector to crisis point, say critics. But have the effects of the right to buy been misunderstood?
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Archive TitlesDeputy London mayor calls for higher affordable homes target
Woman who could be mayor in 2004 also reveals support for suspension of right to buy
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Archive TitlesLights, camera, criminal action
Mahua Chatterjee reports on how Big Brother is helping to tackle antisocial behaviour on an estate in Tyne & Wear
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Leicester HA to spend £6m on refurbishment
Leicester Housing Association has taken over 170 homes on the city’s Braunstone estate and plans to spend £6m on refurbishments.
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Flagship raises £55m in RBS bond deal
Flagship Housing Group has raised £54.9m on the bond market in a deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Thinking time
In the light of Egan's criticism of a wasteful and adversarial construction industry, BSJ invited a group to discuss how the industry might collaborate better. The panel reveal their views of what makes a good project, how knowledge can be shared, and whether IT helps or hinders.
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Archive TitlesWire-free protection
Clients are increasingly demanding the installation of radio fire detection and alarm systems. We outline some of the advantages and disadvantages of such sysyems.
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Archive TitlesPoor shot
The major contractors group has lost the plot on safety and has little chance of hitting its target. Jenny Hampton blows the gaffe on its empty safety charter
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Policy v practice
In contrast to the overall mood at the Johannesburg Summit, the Building Sustainability conference was focused on action, and sought to close the gap between policy and practice.
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Archive TitlesThe poachers
It is open season for head hunters in construction, but as Jenny Hampton discovers, there appears to be too many cowboys who lead candidates to the wrong jobs in their haste for lucrative fees.
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Payback time
Emissions trading – what exactly is it and is anyone really doing it? We discover how this new approach to emissions reductions works and how companies and individuals are getting involved in order to meet their targets.