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Sunday 22 January 2012
Abolishing quango’s – estimated cost of £830m – ouch!
Whitehall’s spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report putting the cost for abolishing 262 public bodies at £830m, not £425m…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Government to try to overturn the amendment to the welfare reform bill
The government will seek to overturn all amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill when it returns to the House of Commons later in the…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
EU directive to fit SMART meters by 2020
A group of MPs has warned that the benefits of installing smart power meters in every home in Britain may not reach vulnerable people…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Crack down on sub letting
Just over two years since Labour called time on tenancy cheats, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has promised to prosecute tenants who sub-let their social…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Could all Housing Regulation be scrapped?
Just two months since the publication of the Tenant Services Authority’s revised regulatory framework document the Cabinet Office has launched a Housing and Construction…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Amendments to Welfare Reform Bill – North West Housing Forum
Members will be aware of the successful amendment to the Welfare Reform Bill agreed bythe House of Lords. This means that tenants will still…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Inquiry into Regeneration
In his response to an inquiry into regeneration by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee, Local Government and Housing Minister Grant Shapps rejected…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Localising welfare reform changes
The government has published its response to an inquiry into localisation issues in Welfare Reform by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee. The…
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Sunday 22 January 2012
Downsizing for older home owners
On 17th January, Housing Minister Grant Shapps annouced in The Telegraph announced plans to encourage elderly homeowners to downsize to smaller properties and allow…
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Sunday 8 January 2012
TSA judgements
The social housing regulator has published findings from assessments of the operations of 10 housing associations. The Tenant Services Authority on Friday published its…
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