SOCIAL EXCLUSION : SOCIAL HOUSING BODIES SPELL OUT THEIR COMMUNITY...

European Report;  November 28, 2006 ;     256 words ...The French social housing lobby Union sociale pour l'Habitat...on the Community framework for social housing after the sector was left out of...coming together in successive steps. Social housing is now explicitly recognised by...

Housing price trap needs radical solution ; THE MONDAY AUDIT SOCIAL...

Evening Standard - London;  July 16, 2007 ;     414 words ...THE MONDAY AUDIT SOCIAL HOUSING THE middle classes, you can bet...classes are turning their eyes to social housing. They'd like a slice. But is this...10,000 rented homes in London, social housing is basically full. "Very, very...

Housing a metaphor for social inequality; As the Government determines to...

The Birmingham Post (England);  February 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Gulliver The Government's review of social housing promises one of the biggest shake-ups...Ends and Means: The Future Roles of Social Housing in England', produced for Communities...Economics, signals major changes in social housing - a catch-all term for the country...

Alan Powell takes up the reins as Director of Social Housing.

M2 Presswire;  May 16, 2006 ;     434 words ......Powell takes up the reins as Director of Social Housing(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...provider of information solutions to social housing providers, today announced the appointment...Alan Powell as its new Director of Social Housing. Alan joins the Local Government and...

Right to buy social housing.

Investors Chronicle - magazine and web content;  May 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......repair and maintenance spending on social housing is reaching its peak, there are still...government began to take serious action on social housing, after the 'Decent Homes Initiative...set to make up the lost ground, as social housing providers struggled to make the necessary...

VAT: NATIONAL SOCIAL HOUSING RULES TO CHANGE IN NEW VAT SYSTEM?

European Report;  September 2, 1998 ;     333 words ......national rules on the treatment of social housing - one of the goods and services that...council housing. But the definitions of social housing diverge across the EU, as do national...private housing, and even lower rates to social housing. In Belgium, Greece, Portugal and France...

Delivering on social housing requirements.(Features)

The Birmingham Post (England);  April 29, 2005 ;     267 words ......was asked to include an element of social housing. Thanks to a flexible site plan, this...squeeze from the Government to deliver social housing, particularly now that the threshold...to include 25 houses or more before social housing was included, this has now fallen to...

Financing social housing in Europe

Housing Finance International;  June 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...INTRODUCTION Financing social housing in Europe was traditionally...funding into the provision of social housing has been an important development...view of financial institutions social housing presents an opportunity to widen...

Inspace profits from social housing boom.

Investors Chronicle - magazine and web content;  September 25, 2007 ;     250 words ...Social housing has proved to be a boon for Inspace...emphasis of the business firmly into the social housing new build sphere, is paying off. Although...committed to refurbishing existing social housing stock, the emphasis for the coming...

Deja vu; Social housing.(Social housing in south-east England)(Brief...

The Economist (US);  July 13, 2002 ;     630 words ...The joy of social housing More social housing is not the solution to the south-east's housing problem...billion annual budget and plans to extend eligibility for social housing. An extra [pound]1 billion would build around 20,000 new...

Social Housing - The Niche Market With a Big Future.

PR Newswire Europe;  May 23, 2005 ;     611 words ......The continuing lack of sufficient social housing, especially in the South East, will...policy change towards the provision of social housing that has already arrived in the shape...forecast of the private provision of social housing needs was made by Nick Medhurst, Chief...

Social housing challenge.(Features)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  April 27, 2006 ;     349 words ......Welsh Affairs report on the Future of Social Housing in Wales. Whilst entirely supporting...the key to a more positive future for social housing is to secure the necessary very substantial...residualisation'. The challenge in respect of social housing is to enhance not only its ...

PowerStream Lights the way in Social Housing Conservation Company donates...

CCNMatthews Newswire;  April 4, 2007 ;     427 words ......The lights at the Observatory Towers social housing complex in Richmond Hill are about...donation is being delivered through the Social Housing Services Corporation's (SHSC) Green Light Initiative, which connects Ontario's social housing community with tools and incentives...

Town halls fear two million families will need social housing

Evening Standard - London;  May 16, 2008 ;     313 words ......families could be on the waiting list for social housing within two years, town hall leaders...on starting new homes, particularly social housing, as the economy slows with the credit...that the number of families on the social housing waiting list, which was one million...

PowerStream Lights the way in Social Housing Conservation; Company donates...

Canadian Corporate News;  April 4, 2007 ;     486 words ......The lights at the Observatory Towers social housing complex in Richmond Hill are about...donation is being delivered through the Social Housing Services Corporation's (SHSC) Green Light Initiative, which connects Ontario's social housing community with tools and incentives...