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Sandwell partnership completes 10,000th kitchen refurbishment
The Sandwell Decent Homes Partnership has completed its 10,000th kitchen refurbishment this month as part of the £425million Government Decent Homes Programme it is rolling out across the borough in partnership with Sandwell Homes.
Riverside chief executive awarded CBE
The chief executive of social housing and regeneration organisation Riverside has received a CBE for services to the housing sector.
Wrekin Housing Trust chosen as centre of excellence
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has selected The Wrekin Housing Trust, along with only five other housing organisations from across the UK, as a centre of excellence in its field, to play host to senior housing delegates from a Hong Kong Housing Authority.
Larkfleet Group launches joint venture
The Larkfleet Group has launched Larkpoint, a joint venture with Charterpoint Development, which will provide turn-key development of health care and retirement living facilities.
Morrison wins new social housing business nationwide
Social housing repairs and maintenance contractor Morrison has been appointed to a framework contract in Manchester and has been named as preferred bidder on contracts in Bristol and Suffolk.
Birmingham appoints Axis and BM3 for to design council homes
Birmingham City Council has selected 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.
RICS launches HomeBuyer Report
A new survey report, designed to focus on the needs of the consumer with clear, simple and easy-to-follow information about the condition of a property, has been launched by RICS (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).
Ludlow homelessness awards shortlist
Six projects working with homeless people are in line to win a share of £43,000 as the shortlist for the 11th Andy Ludlow Homelessness awards is announced by London Councils.
St Leger Homes says bonjour
St Leger Homes, an organisation that manages around 22,000 homes for Doncaster Council, has welcomed two French apprentices to its team of staff.
TPAS calls for tenant focus in social housing plans
TPAS has called for tenants to be at the heart of new Government proposals to introduce greater priority for local people in the letting of social housing.
Regulation for sale and rent back arrives
The National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private residential landlords in the UK, has marked the beginning of sale and rent back (SRB) regulation by warning landlords in this market they only have four weeks to apply for FSA permission to keep operating.
City Legacy to build 1,500 homes for Games Village
Housebuilders, CCG, Cruden and Mactaggart & Mickel are to build almost 1,500 homes for the £300million Commonwealth Games Village in Glasgow.
CIH appoints new president
Howard Farrand has been appointed as the new President of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) for the next 12 months and will lead its 22,000 members to deliver the government’s target announced yesterday of 20,000 additional new affordable homes by 2011.
Morrison appoints new director at MPC
Morrison, a leading provider of maintenance services and capital projects to the housing sector has appointed John Boyd as its new managing director at Maintenance and Property Care (MPC), a joint venture company it has set up with North Lanarkshire Council.
NLA to go before Commons Treasury Select Committee
The National Landlords Association (NLA), the leading representative body for private residential landlords in the UK, has been called to appear before the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee on Tuesday 30 June.
Building on a good name
Family firm B & I Thompson Construction has come a long way since it was set up in 1986 building up a strong reputation and a good name for itself. But now the company is looking for new opportunities to further expand on its success
All change
Ten years ago the Beaumont Leys estate in Leicester might have seemed a lost cause, but the city council and its partners refused to give up. The result of that determination has seen an estate people yearned to leave become a place where people want to live
Fields ahead
Essex-based Greenfields Community Housing has proved that it is green in nature as well as name after being given planning permission to build an eco-friendly new headquarters at Freeport Designer
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Where there's a will there's a way
Worklessness and unemployment are entirely different beasts, but with the recession purging the ranks of the employed, action to ensure they don't become trapped in a cycle of exclusion is all the more crucial. Mark Cantrell reports
