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News
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16th December 2011 :
New EU threshholder for procurement from Januar 2012
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7th November 2011 :
As the Localism Bill moves towards Royal Assent stage we look at the changes in complaints procedures
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27 June 2011 :
Affordable Rents and Local Tenancy Strategies - Chicken or Egg?
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20th April 2011 :
Grant Shapps announces pilots on Tenant Cashback for tenants undertaking their own repairs
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9th November 2010 :
Is s121 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 an obstacle to resident involvement
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19th October 2010 :
All Change for Social housing - Again. Details of the new government's plans for housing post the TSA.
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22nd June 2010 :
Residents play a leading role in selecting new grounds maintenance contractors
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2nd June 2010 :
Is now the time to tender your services?
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March 16, 2010 :
Do you need to do it. Here's a story that brought home to us the importance of checking that your gas servicing is being competently carried out.
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12th March 2010 :
Whether you are reorgaising to achieve efficiencies, following re-organisation, or forming entirely new structures the key to your success will be the strength of your teams... Not just another team building seminar!
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11th November 2009 :
The Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords) has rejected an application to appeal from L and Q in the Weaver case.
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15th October 2009 :
ONS published RPI figure for September. Are rents likely to reduce as September index remains low at -1.4%?
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1st September 2009 :
Challenging Teams Seminar - Smarter team working for greater efficiency
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12th October :
Will VAT become payable on Service Charges?
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1st October 2009 :
The OFT has imposed fines totalling £39.27 million on six recruitment agencies for price-fixing and the collective boycott of another company in the supply of candidates to the construction industry.
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25th September 2009 :
OFT investigation finds 103 construction firms guilty of foul practice in tendering after identifying more than 4000 cases.
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18th September 2009 :
Testway Housing Support service optimises its team approach
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1st September 2009 :
Second Service Charges Seminar to dig into more details
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24th June 2009 :
Had an interesting day yesterday introducing commercial developers to the RSL sector
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21st May 2009 :
HousingIT is to deliver its new housing software on a 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) basis.
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7th May 2009 :
Service charge seminar a great success
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22nd April 2009 :
Hot off the press, read the Chancellor's budget statement extracts for those in social housing.
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21st April 2009 :
Test Valley Business Awards a great success
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14th April 2009 :
The Audit Commission has published its methodology for Short Notice Inspections for ALMOs and LAs.
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1st April 2009 :
PBS's new website goes live - this is the new site that will feature regular news items giving an insight into what's going on in housing and at PBS.
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12th March 2009 :
Are you LinkedIn to the UK Social Housing Practitioners Group on LinkedIn? The professional networking group is growing by the day.
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18th February 2009 :
PBS launches its very own blog with comments about what's happening in the world of social housing and PBS
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18th February 2009 :
At a meeting of small housing associations held on 18th February in Southampton we discussed the interpretation of resident wardens' accommodation where low cost, or no cost rental arrangements are in place.
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5th February 2009 :
We are currently working with a specialist consultancy to promote their efficiency and effectiveness product to those in the housing work.
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4th February 2009 :
At a conference hosted by Blake Lapthorn in Southampton on 4th February Peter Marsh, Chief Executive of the TSA, said that the TSA would have a co-regulatory approach
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31st January 2009 :
PBS completes its second Transfer of Engagements as Soropotimist (Eastbourne) Housing Association transfers its stock to Sussex Housing and Care
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30th November 2008 :
In September 2008 we were invited to assist The Escape Marketing and Consultancy in a review of the marketing and communications strategy and practices of HouseMark.
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1st December 2008 :
Primary Update Issue 7 gives details of projects that we have undertaken recently. The link in this item will download a pdf version of the newsletter.
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