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Social Housing is a lifestyle choice
Nearly half of the British public believe social housing tenants choose to claim benefits as a lifestyle choice, a survey by ComRes on behalf…
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Grand multi landlord plan for meeting Manchester’s housing needs
The 10 local authorities in Greater Manchester are consulting the public on a multi-council plan to work together to support housing and employment growth.…
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Office to residential funding
Councils approved nearly half of the applications made in the last quarter to turn redundant office buildings into new homes, new figures reveal. Accordng…
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New space standards from Government?
In an effort to cut back ‘red tape’ around building standards communities minister Stephen Williams today announced a consultation on the technical requirements of consolidating hundreds…
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Changes to Homeloss payments from 1st Oct 2014
From 1 October 2014 new Regulations mean that home loss payments will increase, the previous amounts having being in force for several years now.…
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Carot and stick required for private rented sector says report
Extra tax breaks should be offered to landlords who sign up for a national accreditation scheme to raise standards in the private rented sector,…
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Shortlist of 36 for £1 billion scheme
Eric Pickleshas announced the 36 projects that will benefit from a £1bn scheme to unlock 200,000 new homes. According to Inside Housing: Ebbsfleet is…
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Joined up strategies for older people
Jodi Cox Communications and Marketing Manager at Cymorth Cymru has shsred this information on linked in – thanks This paper puts forward the viewpoint that…
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Durham County gets vote for transfer
Durham County Council is set to transfer ownership of its housing stock following a positive ballot of residents. The council is due to approve…
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Protection for Council leaseholders
A new law that will limit the amount councils can charge leaseholders for repairs to their homes comes into force this week. According to…
