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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
As students head off to university over the coming weeks, new research has revealed there is a still a shortfall of appropriate accommodation in many of the UK’s most prestigious university towns.The popularity of university cities, such as London, Edinburgh and Bath, coupled with a shortage of suitable development sites in these historic locations, suggest that the supply and demand imbalance is likely to persist, according to the research by CB Richard Ellis.And tighter planning regulatio…
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
Contour Homes has confirmed 76 year old Len Lloyd MBE.JP as Chair of the new Customer Services Committee – a Committee formed as part of the recently formed Customer Services Directorate established by the company.
Len, who lives in Stretford, has been a tenant activist since 1992 when he was asked to establish a residents association in a sheltered scheme where his wife was manager. He has served in the Regular and Territorial Army for 42 years and then has also served as a magistrate for over twe…
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
As part of Stockport Homes’ approach to investing in communities, the second Stockport Homes Football Event was held on 25 August. The event was a fantastic success; with 98 children aged from 8 to 14 attending for a day of football fun.
The day of activities (held at The Power League in Heaton Mersey) was organised by Stockport Homes in close partnership Stockport County Football Club and Stockport Sports Trust.
The event gave the children of Stockport Homes’ customers a day of fun and football…
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by Credit Card Debt News
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
Chairman of Watford Borough council, Cllr Alan Burtenshaw, officially opened Paradigm Housing’s new affordable homes at Willow Grange, Watford on August 19.
Before cutting the ribbon, Cllr Burtenshaw echoed the words of Mayor Dorothy Thornhill at the opening of Paradigm’s development at Queen Mary’s Avenue in Watford, saying “She said that the days of social housing being inferior are long gone. These homes are another example of this. Paradigm is continuing to build superb new homes in Watford …
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
An investigation was launched after a man arrested for begging was found collapsed in a police cell and later died, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said today.The 36-year-old, believed to be a homeless man from Lithuania, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of begging and taken to Forest Gate Police Station, east London, where he was booked into custody at 1.15pm.He was found collapsed in his cell at about 8am the next morning and taken to Newham General Hospital. He was t…
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
Hou-Zine is a magazine produced by the Housing e-Academy, an online training provider specifically aimed at the Social Housing Sector. The magazine includes news about the Housing e-Academy, it’s products and its Member organisations, news and legal developments from the Housing industry, and training technology developments.The September issue of Hou-Zine is now available to view online. Click on the newstand to view. If you are on our postal mailing list then you will recieve your copy in the n…
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
An innovative affordable housing scheme that will provide future lessons for eco-development has started on site in Mansfield.
Three special eco-friendly houses are being built within an existing site at Blake Street. Owned by Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA), one of the houses will eventually be their first carbon-zero home.
The project has been supported by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Mansfield District Council (MDC). The three houses will be built to levels f…
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
Providing a telecare service isn’t just about training staff to use the latest technology. Members of staff from Nottingham Community Housing Association’s (NCHA) Support Management and Response Team (SMaRT), have been studying for a new qualification.
The Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Users of Assistive Technology will help them combine the necessary technical knowledge with greater awareness and developed personal skills to better help them meet the needs of their service users.
NCHA had some of the fir…
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September 3, 2010 | Posted by 24dash.com RSS feed
The UK is facing a shortfall of nearly a million homes but the number of properties being built has dropped to its lowest since the 1920s, a trade body warned today.The Home Builders Federation said only 142,000 new properties were built during 2009, the smallest number since 1923, excluding the years during World War Two.It warned that the shortage of new homes was forcing people to put on hold plans such as starting a family, while others were unable to move to areas they wanted to live in for…
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