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Domestic Violence report on police action
A recent report from HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) found that the overall police response to victims of domestic abuse is ‘not good enough’ and prompts…
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Golden Gates rewards lifestyle changes
The Williams family from Longford, Warrington were celebrating this week after taking away the overall prize in Golden Gates Housing Trust’s Challenge4Change initiative. The…
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Tenant Insight
BMG Research last week attended a Chartered Institute of Housing event on tenant insight and customer profiling. They have reported on linked in: This event sought…
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New space standard planned by Government
The government confirmed that it will develop a national space standard for councils to replace the myriad of standards currently used across the country.…
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Fixed term tenancies – a new approach
This new CIH report takes a new slant on fixed term tenancies: The term ‘fixed term tenancies’ refers to both: • flexible tenancies –…
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Fire Safety Guide
Landlords, building owners and building managers (as the ‘responsible person’) have responsibility for fire safety in the communal areas of residential buildings. This means…
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Its hard to manage tenancies – here are some tips
Another excellent publication from the CIH on managing tenancies How to manage tenancies in a changing landscape…
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Avoiding Overcrowding in London
Overcrowding has been a significant issue in London for many years. According to figures by the 4in10 campaign, around 120,000 households live in overcrowded conditions in social housing alone,…
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New Housing Rights Website launched by BME National and CIH
The Housing Rights website aims to provide accurate information to recent arrivals and to advisers about entitlements to housing, based on people’s immigration status.…
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Tenancy Fraud
Here is a useful summary from the CIH website on the act and the requirements What you need to know about the Prevention of…
