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United Kingdom Energy Fact File 2013
Posted on: 3 February 2014
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The purpose of the fact file (produced annually) is to gather together in one volume data on important trends related to domestic energy use, and in particular on the measures that have been taken to improve energy efficiency. Most of the tables relate to total housing stock and will be mainly of use to government departments and others interested in research or planning at that level. The reports cover the period from 1970 (just before the first oil crisis) until 2011.
A housing market divided: Understanding what drives house prices at a local level
Posted on: 3 February 2014
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This research from Savills looked at the disparity between house prices in each of the regions of England and Wales and the reasons why those disparities exist having regard to: the size and type of housing; the basis upon which that housing is occupied; and the characteristics of the occupiers of that housing.
London Councils Poll
Posted on: 3 February 2014
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The results of polling, on London Councils’ website, shows that housing is the number one issue for Londoners. Ipsos MORI polled a total of 1,000 adults aged 18+ across London’s boroughs by telephone between 18 and 29 October 2013 on behalf of London Councils.
Placemaking and the future of cities
Posted on: 3 February 2014
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This handbook, published in 2012, aims to serve as a guide for use by municipal leaders in future public space projects laying out 10 best practices for public space projects. These 10 facets of the Placemaking approach illustrate the process that Project for Public Spaces (PPS) and UN-Habitat have undertaken together, and demonstrate the effectiveness of such global partnerships in sustainable urban development through networks such as SUD-Net. UN-Habitat has been developing a vision for public space. PPS has taken this vision as a starting point and has expanded it to incorporate case study narratives describing the impact of the Placemaking process in nearly a dozen cities throughout the Global South.
Creating online travel content that sells
Posted on: 3 February 2014
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How can you produce inspiring online content that results in discernible commercial success? This article presents the views of a selection of travel industry experts for their opinions and insights into creating travel content that sells.
An urban dimension in a new set of development goals
Posted on: 31 January 2014
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One of the longstanding themes in the post-2015 discussion has been how a new set of goals might address the problems and opportunities of urban areas more satisfactorily than the existing Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). More people in developing countries will be living in urban areas over the next decades, with a wide range of implications for both urban and rural poverty. Yet it is not clear how such a local, context-specific and cross-cutting issue can be integrated usefully into a global set of goals. After a careful consideration of the existing evidence, the experience with the MDGs, including the ‘slum target’, and existing proposals for a post-MDG framework, this working paper proposes five steps to incorporate an urban dimension into a new development framework.
The audit of housing associations in the UK
Posted on: 31 January 2014
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The Financial Reporting Council, the UK’s independent regulator of auditors, has published new guidance for accountants reviewing social landlords’ businesses. Reductions in grant funding and welfare reform have led many associations to diversify their activities, including commercial activities such as student housing and care homes. The practice note also references the move away from long-term bank financing to bond deals and interest swaps. The new guidance is designed to allow auditors to recognise these business risks, and identify risks of ‘material misstatement of housing associations financial statements’.
Survey of London landlords and Housing Benefit tenants
Posted on: 31 January 2014
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A survey of London landlords, conducted by the Residential Landlords’ Association has found that almost 60 per cent of its members are standing by their housing benefit tenants.
Too far, too fast: Sochi, tourism and conflict in the Caucasus
Posted on: 31 January 2014
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The International Crisis Group has published a report which explores the opportunities and dangers that the Sochi games and the North Caucasus Resorts project hold for the region’s security. The paper argues that there is an urgent need to achieve a comprehensive political solution to the North Caucasus conflicts before rolling out fully an ambitious tourism project in republics that still have active insurgencies or have been seriously affected by conflict.
Allotment disposal guidance: safeguards and alternatives
Posted on: 31 January 2014
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The statutory and policy criteria councils must meet in order to obtain the Secretary of State’s consent to dispose of allotment land.
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