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Private landlords to check immigration status of new tenants
The coalition yesterday introduced the Immigration Bill into the House of Commons. The government says that the Bill will make it: easier to identify illegal immigrants…
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Government announpces suport from Smart Cities Forum
A Smart Cities Forum is to help the UK’s metropolitan hubs harness intelligent technology, the Government has announced to LG News Chaired by universities…
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Award winners for shared services
Successful joints bidders include county councils such as Surrey and East Sussex, single unitary authorities such as Bath and North East Somerset and Swindon…
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Superfast broadband for the whole community
Councils in Liverpool have signed a £15.9m contract with BT to provide superfast broadband to around 43,000 businesses and homes. The deal between Merseyside…
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Adult Social Care – not fit for purpose – according to new report
The adult social care system is ‘unfit for purpose’ and ‘fundamentally broken’ a report has warned today. As the care bill returns to the…
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What can Housing Providers learn from valued led businesses
Profiting from values? What can housing associations learn from independent, values led business? In a changing economic and regulatory environment housing associations face considerable…
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Social Housing Statistics
Last week the Department for Communities and Local Government published statistics on social lettings in England during 2012/13. Social Housing Statistics They are of…
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parliamentary briefing
Here is the weekly round up from the Guardian parliamentarybriefingoct10 The prime minster responding to a question on mortgages, a written statements from Eric…
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Governance probe into Cosmopolitan HA difficulties
The housing regulator has published details of its plans to commission an in the independent review of the Cosmopolitan Housing Group case. As revealed…
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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…
