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Friday 15 June 2012
New money – or old? for so called troubled families
The government has announced that every eligible council has agreed to run the Government’s Troubled Families programme in their area. A ‘troubled family’ is…
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Friday 15 June 2012
The housing tenure of the future
The report, Housing in Transition: Understanding the dynamics of tenure change,says patterns of housing tenure in England have changed dramatically over the last twenty…
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Friday 15 June 2012
Pay to stay in social housing for high income earners – Govt Consultation Paper
Following on from a commitment made in Laying the Foundations, A Housing Strategy for England to tackle the problem of households earning high incomes…
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Wednesday 13 June 2012
Troubled Families Unit
Its the national housing confernce in Manchester this week, so we expect to see a few annoucements and also some rhetoric The head of…
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Friday 8 June 2012
Great idea to beat the bedroom tax
Eighteen social landlords in the west midlands have formed a consortium to help tenants avoid the bedroom tax. Seven local authorities and 11 housing…
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Wednesday 6 June 2012
Surveyors ask for more flexibility in rent setting
The government has been urged to allow social landlords greater flexibility over setting rents on a local basis as part of the affordable rent…
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Wednesday 6 June 2012
Homelessness Consultation on housing the homeless in the private sector
Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced proposals to allow local authorities to house families in the private rented sector, providing safeguards in the quality…
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Wednesday 6 June 2012
Responses to overcrowding and underoccupation
Overcrowded Owners A scheme for homeowners in Luton is being set up where the Council is putting aside a ‘nominal sum’ of £100,000 for the initiative…
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Tuesday 5 June 2012
Are we using all the tools to address ASB?
Open justice, the Institute for Public Policy Research argues that criminal justice agencies are failing to make use of the digital tools that are…
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Tuesday 5 June 2012
How will the CLG spend their money 2012-15
CLG plans to spend over £27 million on reforming the Audit Commission this financial year. The next is the housing investment and regulatory reform programme…
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