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UK Housing Award Winners
UK Housing Awards 2014 Shortlist Business transformation of the year Cestria Community Housing – Zero to heroes Circle Housing – Repairs and maintenance Curo…
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Guide to safeguarding
The Social Care Institute for Excellence has developed a guide to help housing staff engage with safeguarding of vulnerable adults and connect with safeguarding…
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£30m for young people NEET
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has announced a new £30 million package to help improve the life chances of up to 200,000 vulnerable young people who…
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Major new report calls for radical programme of housebulding
The report, which is the culmination of a year long study involving housing policy, financial and housing market experts from the UK and abroad,…
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Attempts to abolish bedroom tax for survivors of domestic violence
Labour MP Alison Seabeck successfully negotiated the first stage in her bid to exempt social housing tenants occupying properties with safe and sanctuary rooms from…
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Rules to end reckless mortgage lending
New rules came into effect on 26 April, designed to protect borrowers from reckless mortgage lending, while major lenders are to face checks of…
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Labour release their private rented sector policy
Labour’s housing announcement picks up on IPPR’s ideas for providing greater security of tenure to the growing number of people living in the private…
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Crowd sourcing for VFM ideas
A London borough is using crowd sourcing to encourage ‘innovative and game-changing ideas’ from staff on how to deal with budget cutbacks. Lewisham Council…
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Using mediation to resolve neighbour disputes
Here is a useful article in a legal magazine which grabbed my attention. Complaints panels, using advocacy and mediation skills might also find this…
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Housing Excellence Award contenders
The awards for Housing excellence at at the shortlisting stage. Here are some the runners and riders: Housing excellence awards shortlist 2014 …
