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23% of tenants ill due to cold homes
More than a fifth of social housing tenants have suffered ill health as a result of cold homes as they struggle to cope with…
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Training in Horticulture for residents
Construction and development specialist Southdale has teamed up with Wigan-based training organisation, ProCo, to benefit both the community and learners’ studies with its horticulture…
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Changes afoot on EU procurement directives
The EU has been working on three new procurement Directives (for utilities, public sector procurement, and concessions). This has been a lengthy process but…
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First case of serious detriment on consumer regulation
The first landlord to breach the social housing regulator’s ‘serious detriment’ threshold for consumer complaints awarded its last chief executive a six figure payoff…
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Government considers cap on charges for leaseholder repairs
The amount councils can charge private leaseholders for repairing ex-council buildings will be capped under new proposals announced by communities secretary, Eric Pickles in…
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Housing standards could drop – Consultation paper
The government has published for consultation its Housing Standards Review. The paper proposes a drastic simplification of standards that apply in England, including the…
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Construction projects of £109 billion up for grabs
Information on proposed government construction projects worth up to £109bn have been published, reported by LG news. The Government Construction Pipeline, published by Barbour…
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Data collection reduces repair bills
Over the past year there have been growing reports of the phenomenon called big data. Through clever statistical analysis of large data sets some…
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Fire Safety Webinar for members of the CIH
New fire safety webinar This free webinar – exclusive to CIH members – will focus on key issues, including the results from the 2013…
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12 months of Cashback at Bromford
Here are the lessons learnt from cashback at Bromford. Its not too late to book the toolkit, just e mail hello@tenantadvisor.net and the advise…
