All Building articles in Archive Titles – Page 993
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Archive TitlesWho got that job?
Housing 21 advertised for a housing policy and performance manager on 9 January. James Hughes meets the woman who got the job
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Tower Hamlets urges ODPM to plug transfer funding gap
Alternative funding models won't work, east London council says
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Prescott's prefab solution is 'facile'
Re: "Hurry up on prefab, Prescott tells sector (30 May, pages 7 and 8), I do not know what prompted the deputy prime minister to insist on the use of prefabricated buildings in housing. It certainly was not with any knowledge of housing. As an architect practising in the 1950s ...
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Do you really need to evict that racist?
Eviction isn't the only way or, often, the best way, to tackle a tenant who racially harasses their neighbours. Mediation, regeneration and other legal sanctions can all play a part
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I didn't mean to be so rude
As the second person to be made a "distinguished professional" member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, I would like to clarify comments attributed to me last week (6 June, page 8).I believe the CIH to be a very professional organisation, and it makes a valuable contribution to UK housing. ...
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Archive TitlesRaynsford wades in to tackle Hull council crisis
Minister offers local authority leader three choices – or government intervention
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Archive TitlesNorthern Housing Consortium to send out its own inspectors
The Northern Housing Consortium is to set up a troubleshooting squad of housing inspectors to put an end to the spate of "zero-star" ratings received by some of its members last year.
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Home Office takes up sector's community justice idea
Housing sector proposals for dealing with antisocial tenants cheaply and quickly have been adopted by the Home Office.
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Archive TitlesCarry on conference
The Chartered Institute of Housing's annual conference is a thought-provoking event filled with high-minded discussion about the future of the sector … and drunkenness, nudity and dancing girls. William Wiles uncovers the saucier side of Harrogate.
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Archive TitlesThe incredible Bulk
Want to save money on repairs, energy bills, even office supplies? A collective purchasing scheme could give you the muscle to negotiate stiff discounts by bulk buying.
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Archive TitlesBlastow
BLASTOW: A 15-storey tower block in Plaistow, east London, was demolished on Sunday. It makes way for 200 new homes as part of a £113m redevelopment of the West Ham and Plaistow New Deal for Communities area. A further 56 flats, 12 shops and 64 maisonettes will be pulled down ...
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Jilted Trident urges Birmingham to reconsider partnering
Omission from council's list of 15 preferred partners could cost association millions
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Delay to Planning Bill set to cause more local plan chaos
The government has held up its vital Planning Bill until the next parliamentary session, despite fears that this will exacerbate the housing crisis.
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CIH finances better than you think
Two facts in your article on the CIH's finances (6 June, page 8) need correction.The CIH did not lose "£1.2m due to stock market falls last year". Our reported investment losses amounted to £496,000. This reflects the repositioning of CIH investments to reduce exposure to continued falls in share prices. ...
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TPAS urges government to help board members on benefits
The Tenant Participation Advisory Service is pressing the government to make sure tenants will not lose housing benefit if they are paid for being members of housing association boards.
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MPs pledge to fight benefit-docking plan
the government would face a fight from MPs in a Commons vote on its proposal to dock housing benefit from antisocial tenants.
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Things can only get better for no-stars Reigate & Banstead
Planning services at Reigate & Banstead council have been slated by the Audit Commission.
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Taskforce to cut back shared ownership schemes
The Homeownership taskforce – led by Baroness Dean – is to overhaul the shared-ownership scheme and cut back on similar projects in order to simplify access to ownership for poorer people.
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CIH boss Butler hits back at critics of business plan
Last year's £941,388 loss was 'higher than planned', chief executive concedes