All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 991
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Archive TitlesODPM and Treasury must bridge gap
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Treasury need to urgently address their divergent policies towards housing or risk missing the best chance to solve the housing crisis since the second world war, Duncan Maclennan, the Mactaggart professor of land economics and finance , has warned.
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Corporation gives sector six-month breathing space on inflation index
Housing associations have breathed a sigh of relief at the Housing Corporation’s announcement that it will not introduce the Treasury’s new index of inflation – due to come into force in November – until next April
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Archive TitlesNSI reveals the wisdom of its new branding
The National Security Inspectorate (NSI) launched its new image at IFSEC this year.
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Boost for transfer as report says RSLs are good employers
ODPM research finds no evidence of a 'two-tier' workforce developing after stock transfer
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Archive TitlesBits and bytes
Get out those calculators; it’s time to figure out bandwidth and storage requirements, says Olaf Kreutz, Pelco Digital Products Manager
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Work rules could stop bids for council contracts
Housing associations have warned that new employment rules might prevent them from bidding for council service contracts.
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Extended life for Baxall CCTV
Baxall has extended its product warranties from one to three years on its extensive range of cameras, recorders and domes in res-ponse to a major customer survey.
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Audit Commission denies Hull report was politically motivated
The Audit Commission has hit back at a report by Hull North MP Kevin McNamara criticising the commission's inspection of the city's troubled council in March last year.
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Mislaid letters causing serious delays to asylum claims
Housing providers call for more say over allocations to stop correspondence going astray
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Archive TitlesIn the army now
In the army now: Brighton & Hove city councillors considered this development brief for the Preston barracks site on Wednesday. If approved, a contractor will be sought for the site, which is to include 260 homes – 110 of them affordable.
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Archive TitlesAnother day, another desk
It's musical chairs once again in Whitehall and the reshuffle means a different set of mandarins in charge of housing and the other portfolios that affect it. Saba Salman introduces the new faces and how they can be expected to influence policy.
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Met recognises top installers as London false alarms fall by a third
False alarms in London have been cut by more than a third in the past year – despite a rise of 35,000 in the number of remotely monitored systems.
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Agencies join forces on housing market renewal
Five key agencies have joined together to make an unprecedented statement on how to make housing market renewal a success.
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Archive TitlesBT adopts Home Manager
Intamac Systems has secured a contract worth £3.5 million to provide its internet-based alarm monitoring service to BT. The Home Manager system provides the basis of the BT Home Monitoring Product.
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Archive TitlesBlackburn council leader heads list of honours for housing achievers
Professionals from across housing were recognised in the Queen's birthday honours list last weekend
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what is a … neighbourhood coordinator?
Think you'd like to be one, but don't quite know what they are? Read on …
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How to … Apply sealants correctly
The seventh in a series on getting the best out of your buildings, by Peter Mayer
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Home Group in talks over £5m pensions deficit …
Group becomes latest to consider raising contributions to plug gap