News
Birmingham Council appoints Axis and BM3
Friday, 03 July 2009
Birmingham City Council has appointed local architect companies Axis Design Collective and BM3 to design council homes as part of its first phase of council house building, delivering 131 homes with an investment of £15.2 million.
Government starts whistle blowing consultation
Friday, 03 July 2009
The Government has today started a consultation on how employment tribunals can pass on details about whistleblowing cases to appropriate regulators.
Posters launched to boost social workers' morale
Friday, 03 July 2009
Low morale among social workers poses a threat to the safety of vulnerable children, council leaders have warned, as figures show more than 9 out of 10 councillors in charge of children’s services think the public perception of the profession has worsened since the tragic case of Baby Peter.
LBRO to help council get new compensation powers
Friday, 03 July 2009
The public body for better local regulation, LBRO, could help councils get new powers to secure compensation for consumers, following today’s publication of the Government’s Consumer White paper.
ISG secures further work at Hackney Scommunity College
Thursday, 02 July 2009
ISG has secured a further £1.1 million worth of work at Hackney Community College.
Accountant numbers soar in public sector
Thursday, 02 July 2009
The public sector is now the largest single user of accountancy and finance contractors in the UK, increasing its share of the contractor market from 33.9% to 39.8% over the last year.
Features
Home front
Stock transfer has transformed the management of hundreds of troubled neighbourhoods and raised £14bn of extra money for regeneration. Sally Bridgen, National Housing Federation's Northwest regional manager, mark's the policy's 20th anniversary.
Putting People first
Creating decent homes is not simply a matter of bricks and mortar. Central to Homes for Haringey's approach is the people it serves and their input is seen as crucial to the success of the Decent Homes Programme.
Bucking the trend
2009 will see record investment in social housing in Wales. Keith Edwards of CIH Cymru explains why, and what it means for housing and regeneration.
Keeping the faith
Allen Hickling, director of regeneration at Keepmoat, discusses the ongoing challenges faced by the social housing sector.
Model approach
RCT Homes - Wales's first housing community mutual - has found itself thrust into the spotlight as an exemplar for community regeneration.
It's not all doom and gloom
The cloud overshadowing both the banking and housing industries has lifted in the East Midlands where a social housing provider has secured loans worth almost £70million.
