All Archive Titles articles – Page 1229
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A noticeable problem
The legal pitfalls of rent increase notices will not go away without concerted action.
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Crisis denies top job row in merger failure
The chairman of homelessness charity Crisis’ board of trustees has resigned following the breakdown of the merger talks between the charity and Shelter.
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Probe of corporation urged
Former Clays Lane chief calls on ombudsman to investigate quango's role in disputes
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Call to define HIV in Supporting People
Unclear definitions in the framework for Supporting People could have major implications for people who are HIV positive, it has emerged.
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Poor rating threatens arm's-length favourite
A front-runner in the race to set up arm’s-length management has suffered a blow after it received a one-star rating from the Housing Inspectorate.
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Affordable homes could rescue capital
London’s shortage of affordable housing is eroding the capital’s infrastructure and affecting a wide range of public services, an Audit Commission report warned this week.
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Absolutely fabulous
Thames Reach Bondway, last year's winner of the Andy Ludlow award, has suffered acatastrophic fire but, as Jeremy Swain reports, continues to harness the power of homeless people
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Purchase power
Pool party anyone? Mahua Chatterjee looks at a new partnership, which aims to turn the purchasing power of one RSL into the procurement power of many.
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Millions in VAT windfall for transfers
Mega-stock transfers are set to be exempted from VAT after concerted lobbying won a concession from Customs and Excise, Housing Today has learned.
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Quango in tenant management row
New stock transfer landlords and their regulator are undermining attempts by tenants to have a say in the way their housing is run, tenant management organisations warned this week.
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You're on our files
Changes in data protection law means RSLs have to be more vigilant than ever in deciding who can see what.
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Threat to council staff terms
Unions alarmed over position of housing staff who switch to arm's-length management
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Minister ends rent notice anxieties
Housing minister Lord Falconer has pledged to resolve the problems over the controversial rent increase ‘first anniversary rule’, in a move hailed as “excellent news” for the sector.
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Task force’s free advice kills off C4H
Choice for Housing, the consultancy set up just 15 months ago to advise councils on their stock options, is to merge with the DTLR’s Community Housing Task Force.
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Swing time
If the Conservatives want the political pendulum to swing back their way, they had better get a housing policy - and quickly
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Taking it to the streets
We detail Shelter's help for those grappling with the impending Homelessness Act
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Rent reform halts Manchester transfer
The growing challenge of transferring urban estates in low demand areas has derailed Manchester's Hattersley and Mottram estates' move to Harvest Housing Group.
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Study to put flesh on rationalisations
Independent consultants are to report within six months on mechanisms for delivering improved services to tenants where RSLs rationalise stock holdings.
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Vast renewal bodies poised
Big northern councils to tell Falconer they can combine to rescue failing housing markets
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Paid boards in near future, hints Dean
Payment for housing association board members could be allowed within a year, probably through a ‘permissive’ system.