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"Options Appraisal" update
I attended a meeting of Swindon Tenants Voice on Saturday at which Bernie Brannan (Head of Housing) gave an update on the ‘options appraisal’ process. The Council, you will recall, has voted in princi… more →
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"Options Appraisal" update
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swindontuc wrote 2 days ago: I attended a meeting of Swindon Tenants Voice on Saturday at which Bernie Brannan (Head of Housing) … more →
“The law gives tenants no rights where transfer goes wrong”
swindontuc wrote 4 days ago: Isle of Dogs – Housing Association sacks the Board Residents of four London Borough of Tower … more →
Collapse in construction jobs – a new Highlands Clearance
hackmcintosh wrote 1 week ago: Construction turnover in the Scottish Highlands will have plummeted by 22 per cent by the end of 200 … more →
100,000 Scottish homes to benefit from insulation scheme in the next year
hackmcintosh wrote 2 weeks ago: Thousands of Scots living in poorly insulated houses can now get help to make their homes greener an … more →
Hamiltonhill Demonstration Hits Papers « The Burgh Angel News
cedarphotos wrote 1 month ago: Burgh Angel Issue 16: Tenants Take On. [Features Hamiltonhill Action Group Demonstration.] … more →
Steel Doors Demonstration
cedarphotos wrote 1 month ago: news.scottishtenants.org.uk. … more →
Council housing - time to build
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Julian Ware-Lane wrote 1 month ago: I thought Gordon Brown’s speech to conference was very, very good. However, in conversations a … more →
How public sector cutbacks will prolong the construction crash
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hackmcintosh wrote 1 month ago: Bad news for the builders. Tender prices for new construction work are unlikely to start rising unti … more →
Questions and Answers - Part 2
swindontuc wrote 1 month ago: At the Council meeting last Thursday, in Public Question Time, I asked a number of questions in rela … more →
Tenants ballot not yet decided
swindontuc wrote 1 month ago: This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser in response to their report of last Thursday’s Coun … more →
Balloting Tenants - Questions and Answers
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swindontuc wrote 2 months ago: Below are some questions I raised during Public Question Time at the Swindon Council meeting yesterd … more →
Hamiltonhill Public Housing Demonstration
cedarphotos wrote 2 months ago: … more →
Council Housing update
swindontuc wrote 2 months ago: Why is Swindon Council rushing to ballot tenants when the government’s Housing Revenue consultation … more →
Taking the Lib Dem local government pulse
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Andy Sawford wrote 2 months ago: A Chatham House event with councillors from 13 Liberal Democrat councils. The question we put: with … more →
How did we get into such a mess?
Huw Morris wrote 2 months ago: How the hell did this happen? According to research today by Knight Frank, nine out of ten UK househ … more →
Local Housing Allowance causing chaos for landlords
hackmcintosh wrote 2 months ago: The National Landlords Association (NLA) is claiming this morning that millions of pounds of taxpaye … more →
Scotland's latest housing statistics...dry, but useful
hackmcintosh wrote 2 months ago: Brace yourself for some rather dry, but useful, statistics. The Scottish government has just produce … more →
Hamiltonhill Action Group/STO national demo
cedarphotos wrote 2 months ago: YouTube – The Hamiltonhill Action Group/STO national demo. … more →
New home-building in Scotland drops by a fifth
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hackmcintosh wrote 2 months ago: Driven by a steep decline in private completions, construction of new homes in Scotland has plunged … more →
