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Newtown put under Wales' first statutory investigation
The Welsh Assembly has ordered its first ever inquiry into a social landlord, Powys-based Newtown Housing Association.
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Social housing works and repairs fall
The amount of repairs and maintenance carried out on social housing has fallen this year, despite the government鈥檚 drive to raise standards and meet the decent homes target in 2010.
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New cross:
New cross: Developer Argent and housebuilder St George have unveiled plans for the 拢2bn regeneration of the rundown King鈥檚 Cross area of north London. The proposals include turning landmark disused gas towers into apartments or an exhibition area. It is also hoped to provide at least 1100 homes, half of ...
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Archive TitlesHousing Corporation London policy under fire
The Housing Corporation has come under fire for its new strategy of investing in projects across London on a sub-regional basis rather than within council boundaries.
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Lenders' confidence to be wooed with single inspector publicity drive
The Audit Commission, Housing Corporation and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are to launch a "charm offensive" to convince lenders the single inspector will work.
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Editor's comment
There's more fuel for the right-to-buy debate this week. At the Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth David Davis, John Prescott's shadow, tried to rekindle the 1980s passions of the Tories by dusting down the right-to-buy policy and extending it to tenants of housing associations (see page 7). Meanwhile, on page ...
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Housing misses out on capital receipts cash
English councils receive 拢600m but spend only half that on housing improvements
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Call for rural housing groups to lobby as one
The Countryside Alliance wants to form a 鈥渞ural council鈥� by bringing together a collective of rural housing bodies. The group behind the Countryside March is inviting Shelter, the Housing Corporation鈥檚 rural division, the Rural Housing Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, among others, to join the umbrella group. It intends ...
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Sector slams Tory plan to extend right to buy
The housing sector reacted with a mixture of incredulity and scorn to this week鈥檚 announcement that a Conservative government would extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.
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Hull's ex-leader challenges inspectorate 'bullying' claim
More than 20 current and former councillors sign dossier sent to prime minister
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Lettings in Bradford boom under pilot scheme
Lettings in Bradford have risen by a fifth since the launch of choice-based lettings and interest from minority groups has increased.
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Archive TitlesSuspected gas leak destroys sheltered housing block
A gas explosion devastated a council sheltered housing block near Nottingham last Thursday.
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Pathfinder submits renewal funding bid to government
The Lancashire market renewal pathfinder has got under way with a funding bid to government this week as Birmingham's market renewal package was launched.
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Conservative party promise benefits reform
The Conservative Party outlined plans to reform benefits and create a new role for charities at its conference in Bournemouth this week.
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Who benefits?
The government has tough new plans to weed out antisocial behaviour and rogue private landlords. Frank Field's benefit-docking bill is back and a landlord licensing scheme will be introduced. Mahua Chatterjee asked the sector: is this a beneficial move or an administrative nightmare?
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"Cancelling" housing benefit (HB)
In October 2000 a man and his wife claimed housing benefit from Scarborough council. Their claim form indicated they were on income support and that the landlord was their daughter. The claim was paid.In October 2001 the council "cancelled" the claim, believing it to be fraudulent. It said this was ...
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A third of RSL-owned homes are below decency standard
One in three housing association properties fail the government鈥檚 standards for decency, and few RSLs have strategies for meeting the 2010 decent homes deadline, Housing Corporation research has found.The research suggested that 32% of stock owned by registered social landlords would fall short of the decent homes standard 鈥� 70% ...
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How to 鈥� Beat crime on estates
Want help fighting crime? Then pay for your "own" police force.
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Home Office denies asylum boat plan
The Home Office has denied that a "floating hotel" docked at Tilbury, Essex, is to be used to house asylum seekers.
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Newcastle unions fight council over arm's-length management
Newcastle council appears set for a clash with its unions over the future of its 35,000 homes.