REPORTING ON ALL ASPECTS OF

SOCIAL & AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Repairs & Maintenance Special

Stewart Davison (Capita) plots the growing use of technology in the repairs reporting process and looks to the future.

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Chris Durkin (Willmott Dixon Support Services) explores the virtues of investing in the procurement process when appointing a repairs and maintenance contractor.

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Robert Dent (1st Touch)looks at how the spread of mobile systems has transformed the responsive repairs function and continues to do so.

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A look at the news breaking during the month with - "Making the Headlines this Month".

Housing Benefit & Council Tax

Council refuses to pay recommended compensation to a man it had made bankrupt without having proper regard to his mental health.

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Claimant was liable for Council Tax from the expiry of the fixed term of the lease.

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House of Commons Library information notes - update links (5).

HOUSING PLUS

A DVD has been launched to educate young people about housing services in Doncaster as part of Doncaster Council's new smarter ways of working.

Plus.....

• In Inside Looking Out we report on news from many of the suppliers of products and services to the housing sector.
  
  
• IT Eye provides news and updates on information technology developments effecting the social housing sector.
  
  
• Our Trainers' Notebook keeps an eye on what's new in the training arena, as we build a library of useful articles and reference material.
  
  
• In Greener Homes we report on some of the interesting news from the building industry, with a focus on energy efficiency.
  
  
• Spotlight Links provides a listing of articles in our popular growing library of articles relevant to the housing and associated sectors - each with a hyper-link for easy access.