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Current Affairs - Get the most out of Inspection
Are you getting the most from your Inspectorate? I ask this because two of the most frequent questions I get asked at exhibitions, and even from the companies enrolled with my own inspectorate, are: "Why should I be a member?" and "What does it do for me?" When I hear ...
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ARCs directory part 2
A guide to the UK's monitoring stations ... plus news from the arcs
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1851 SITO/City & Guilds masterclass [part 22] - In Control: Of Multidoors
Our popular series on the 1851 SITO/City & Guilds qualification, which we ran from December 96 to December 97, was a commentary on the first two modules in this off-the-job learning programme. It covered Module 1 (Electrical & System Principles) and Module 2 (Intruder Alarm Systems). It can be used ...
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Smart thinking
Can social housing capitalise on the technology that switches on lights, controls heating, activates alarms and allows household appliances to 'talk' to one another? David Gann, James Barlow and Tim Venables, investigate the possibilities of digital homes
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Reduced RPI means HA rent rises will be halved
Housing assocations have been warned they face a very tough year after the government announced a dramatically reduced Retail Price Index rate
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Corporation in drive to improve tenant power
Housing association regulators could soon mirror local authority inspectors and scrutinise how far tenants are allowed to participate in decision making, it emerged this week
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Concrete reasons for change
Architects have been scapegoated for the failure of much 1960s and 70s social housing. Critics blamed them for drawing up ugly buildings they wouldn't live in themselves. But some architects do live on council estates - and have bright ideas for the future. And others want us to look at ...
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Experts welcome report but call for investment
Housing experts heralded a new era of radical measures to tackle low demand - but highlighted a lack of resources as a stumbling block to bringing in the report's recommendations
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Tory housing policy eight months from completion
Conservative party attempts to break down "the Berlin wall" between social and private housing could fall at the first hurdle, social housing experts have warned
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Raynsford 'committed' to his job
Housing minister Nick Raynsford started his campaign to become the mayor of London this week by demolishing a rival's pledges to build more affordable housing in the capital
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Councils prepare to bring in private cash
Eight councils are working up detailed plans that would allow them to borrow private cash without transferring stock, amid signs that the government is softening its stance on the issue
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Calling time on housing benefit
How do you give tenants choice over where they live, make them aware of the cost of their rent, and help them take responsibility for paying it? Scrap housing benefit, says our contributor
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Warning over cost-cutting criteria for beacon status
The race among councils to secure extra housing funding accelerated this week when nineteen councils were shortlisted under the innovative beacon council scheme
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When a quick fix is not the answer
Apartheid has gone, but huge challenges remain. Arvinda Gohil reflects on her time helping to tackle South Africa's housing crisis
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Test for success
In this month's q&a this report explains why testing of Cat 5 cables might be simple but still requires some precautions.
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Sub standards
Working direct for the client is ideal but partnering is the next best thing.
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Oil be there
The deadline for taking equipment containing pcbs out of service is rapidly looming. We consider what actions contractors need to take and how to check for dielectric oils.