All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 1369
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£2.5bn spending spree
Chancellor's surprise package intended to give housing 'the priority it deserves'
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Management handouts
Could a private company manage your stock better than you? We look at how the housing management market is developing
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Doctor who?
He's more used to staying in the background, but now it's his turn for the limelight. We turn the spotlight on Norman Perry
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DETR looks at damage limitation
Researchers to focus on fears that Green Paper proposals will raise council rents
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Consultants merge to win transfer work
Two of the country's leading social housing consultancies revealed surprise plans to join forces this week.
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New rules to bring relief for councils
Councils that have just transferred their housing stock could receive a tax windfall of several million pounds after a Treasury U-turn.
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Associations fail to make the grade
Five housing associations in Scotland were investigated by regulators following poor performance, it has been revealed.
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£4.23m spent on Homes for Votes inquiry
Official investigations into British local government's most notorious gerrymandering affair have so far cost the taxpayer £4.23m, it was revealed this week.
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Tories would reconstruct inspectorate
The whole Best Value inspection regime should be reformed before it has even begun, a leading Conservative MP has said.
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New chief promises partnership policy
The new chief executive of the Housing Corporation plans to build on the strategic links between local authorities and housing associations, he revealed this week.
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Councils to claw back surplus transfer cash
Housing associations could be forced to offer councils a refund if they make start making big surpluses on stock transfers, according to government sources.
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HAs admit to their faults
The Housing Corporation is confident that housing associations are "moving in the right direction" towards the government's proposed rent reforms.
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Workplaceupdate
The Business Services Association’s Norman Rose outlines the latest employment and policy developments.
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Wired!
At last broadband technology is here, bringing dramatically faster computer connections and promising to revolutionise business efficiency, but is the construction industry ready?
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Taming the tech
Fuelled by the rising cost of manned security services, remote monitoring has enjoyed steady growth over the last few years. But technology will never replace the guard entirely.
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A switch in time
Local generation sounds a good idea, but the costs of connecting to the network, plus poor prices for exporting excess power, are significant disincentives. Do electricity companies really erect financial barriers to discourage embedded generation, or is it possible to plug in at a profit?
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Should they or shouldn't they?
CCTV displaces crime to areas which are not covered by surveillance, Ray Le'Monde urges the West Midlands Police to reconsider their policy of cutting back daytime response to commercial alarms and work with the security industry through ACPO to achieve a universal police policy.
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Security stitch-up
Manned guarding companies are chucking out their tunics and peaked caps and going casual. Have they gone too far?
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Preformansce profile
Do you trust manufacturers of split and multi-split air conditioning systems to provide relevant data on cooling capacity, efficiency and general performance? If not, the latest system tests by the BSRIA will enlighten you.
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Power to the people
The number of company's turning their attention to the micro-chp sector is on the increase and the next couple of years looks set to see rapid market growth. What does the future have to hold?