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Wednesday 24 September 2014
Ofsted announces 40 no notice inspections
Ofsted has begun 40 no notice school inspections in the wake of the alleged ‘Trojan Horse’ extremism scandal. Chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw last…
Tagged: Education Regulation
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Wednesday 24 September 2014
National Fed of builders calls for support for small builders
A consortium of builders has called on the next government to provide stable, sustainable investment to the industry. According to Inside Housing: The National…
Tagged: House Building
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Wednesday 24 September 2014
Landlord downgraded for Governance
A Bedfordshire-based landlord has been downgraded by the social housing regulator for making payments to a company for which one of its board members…
Tagged: Goverance Regulation
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Wednesday 24 September 2014
Freedom of information
Four councils are being monitored by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for being too slow to respond to freedom of information requests. In a…
Tagged: Data Protection
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Monday 15 September 2014
Rude residents?
Research suggests residents in a North Yorkshire seaside resort are the most likely to swear on Twitter in the UK, says LG News in…
Tagged: HA Specific Issues LA Specific Issues
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Sunday 14 September 2014
Human rights challenge to bedroom tax failed
An attempt to overturn a bedroom tax decision on human rights grounds has failed because of discretionary housing payments. According to Inside Housing: Another…
Tagged: Bedroom Tax Equality
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Sunday 14 September 2014
Detecting gas and carbon monoxide leaks
Jessica Evans Marketing and Training Development at Pennington Choices Ltd has been blogging on linked in with advice for you on detecting gas and carbon…
Tagged: Health and Safety Regulation Repairs
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Sunday 14 September 2014
Make a video for 12th Nov Housing Day
Thanks to Adrian Capon for placing this on linked in: Please help change perceptions of social housing by making a video for #HousingDay 12…
Tagged: IT Social Media
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Wednesday 27 August 2014
Smile for a better community
Neighbours are asked to smile as part of social experiment in UK communities theguardian.com Study finds 65% of Britons would welcome more local contact –…
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Wednesday 27 August 2014
Aberdeen tenant magazine laughs off error
Aberdeen City Council has been left red-faced after a headline blunder on its in-house magazine won international notoriety. According to LG News: While the…
Tagged: Tenant Involvement
