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Thursday 1 August 2013
Zero Hours contracts for Care Services
Zero hours contracts are commonly used for trades such as painters and decorators, today, it was reported in Local Givt news that they are…
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Wednesday 31 July 2013
Fine for private landord for letting dangerous homes
A landlord and his company have been ordered to pay out nearly £40,000 for letting out five houses in multiple occupation where the lives…
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Friday 26 July 2013
LAs choosing to complete new stock transfers
Long-awaited government guidance on stock transfer rules published on Monday has paved the way for a new wave of stock transfers. Five councils have…
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Friday 26 July 2013
ALMOs to take charge of LA land
An arm’s-length management organisation is taking ownership of council land so it can attract new sources of funding and build hundreds of homes. Rykneld…
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Friday 26 July 2013
Landlords spend £325 million every year on dealing with ASB
Social landlords spend £325 million every year dealing with anti-social behaviour, a new report has revealed. Housing associations are dealing with 300,000 cases yearly,…
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Monday 22 July 2013
Social Housing Bond in Leeds – latest
Leeds City Council has closed its £101m bond aimed at financing a large social housing project. The council is part of the sustainable communities…
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Monday 22 July 2013
Rule change: Landlords able to claim monies for domestic heating
Social landlords will be able to benefit from a scheme to encourage the use of renewable heating technology, after the government reversed plans to…
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Monday 22 July 2013
Social landlords are 29% more energy efficient
Social landlords belonging to a sustainability indexing scheme are making significant reductions in their environmental impacts, according to new data. The properties of 54…
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Tuesday 16 July 2013
Help to Buy success
The government’s help to buy equity loan scheme has seen almost 7,000 reservations in its first three months of operation, with more than 1,000…
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Tuesday 16 July 2013
Benefit cap rolls out
The Government has introduced a capon the total amount of benefits that non-working claimants aged between 16 to 64 can receive. Applying to England, Scotland…
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