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Housing as a foundation for breaking the poverty cycle in Asia Pacific. Manila, 2-4 October 2013
Posted on: 22 November 2013
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The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum is a biennial conference organized by Habitat for Humanity International. The forum gathers public, private and people sector stakeholders engaged in seeking solutions to poverty housing issues. The Fourth Asia Pacific Housing Forum seeks to achieve the following objectives: Raise awareness in Asia-Pacific about the benefits and outcomes of providing housing to underprivileged families (housing is not just a roof, it breaks the poverty cycle); Collaborate with other likeminded partners to advance the cause of adequate, affordable housing; Showcase creative market approaches and innovative solutions that increase products, services & financing for affordable housing; Promote policies & systems that advance access to adequate, affordable housing. Presentations are available online. Click on link for “Speakers”.
Housing, homelessness, advice and prevention: joining the dots post-2012. Edinburgh, 9 October 2013
Posted on: 22 November 2013
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Shelter Scotland’s second annual Homelessness Conference. Presentations are available online covering welfare reform and housing, and prevention and innovation.
Fabulous Fulham
Posted on: 21 November 2013
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The latest report from CBRE Residential looks at why people live in the Fulham area and how the housing market is going from strength to strength as it consistently outperforms the wider market.
Priority Estates Project
Posted on: 21 November 2013
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The Priority Estates Project (PEP) has launched a new website. PEP is an independent not-for-profit organisation that provides training and consultancy to the social housing sector and has been doing so for nearly 30 years. PEP works with residents, social landlords, councils, local government, tenant management organisations, regeneration organisations and other service providers and with communities as a whole. PEP is committed to creating cohesive, sustainable communities and tackling social and economic exclusion.
Help to Buy (equity loan) scheme and NewBuy statistics: April 2013 to September 2013
Posted on: 21 November 2013
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This statistical release presents official statistics on the number of home purchases and the value of equity loans under the government Help to Buy equity loan scheme, as well as the number of purchases under the government’s NewBuy scheme. It does not cover statistics regarding the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme. This is the first release concerning Help to Buy equity loan statistics. The figures presented in this release cover the first 6 months of the scheme, from the launch of the scheme on 1 April 2013 until 30 September 2013.
Code for Sustainable Homes and the Housing Standards Review
Posted on: 20 November 2013
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The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has criticised the Department for Communities and Local Government for its decision to remove local authorities’ discretion to set high standards on energy and water saving, using the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH), in favour of a lowest-common-denominator national standard.
Strong Foundations: Building better dialogue between tenants and landlords
Posted on: 20 November 2013
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This is the final report of a Local Government Information Unit project, supported by the Mears Group, which looked at how social landlords are engaging with their tenants on the ground. The project surveyed and interviewed registered social landlords, ALMOs and retained stock authorities. The findings are presented in the report and drawing on this research the report makes four broad practical recommendations that social landlords should consider in shaping more proactive conversations with their tenants.
Experiences and effects of the benefit cap in Haringey
Posted on: 20 November 2013
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In June 2010 government announced its intention to cap the total amount of welfare benefits any working age household with children can receive. This report presents early lessons from Haringey, one of the first areas to implement the benefit cap. It will be of interest to national policy makers; any local authority staff, councillors and local services involved with implementing the cap; and commentators with an interest in the impact and implications of welfare reforms.
Housing 2013. Manchester, 25-27 June 2013
Posted on: 19 November 2013
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This is the annual conference of the Chartered Institute of Housing, focusing on four key themes: growth and markets; competition and commerciality; society; and workforce issues. Videos of the event are available online.
UK Housing Market Focus
Posted on: 14 November 2013
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Knight Frank’s latest house price forecasts, for the fourth quarter of 2013, outline the market trends to 2018. This report examines how the UK mainstream market will fare, as well as prime central London and prime country properties.
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