Builder fined after carbon monoxide death</h1> <article> <h1>Builder fined after carbon monoxide death</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:16:54 +0000</p> <p>A builder has been fined after the death of a 60-year-old woman.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/builder-fined-after-carbon-monoxide-death-1052120" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Government failing to fix broken housing market</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:33:52 +0000</p> <p>The Government is failing badly when it comes to fixing the country’s broken housing market, leading housing bodies have warned, as a new report demonstrates a serious shortfall in the delivery of new homes.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/government-failing-fix-broken-housing-market-1051920" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>New homes for former Rossington colliery site</h1> <p>Mark Cantrell — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:52:54 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/new-homes-former-rossington-colliery-site-1051820" class="imagecache imagecache-thumbnail imagecache-linked imagecache-thumbnail_linked"></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>A residential neighbourhood of some 1,200 new homes could arise out of the dereliction of a former colliery after developers submitted an outline planning application for the major mixed-use scheme.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/new-homes-former-rossington-colliery-site-1051820" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Landlords in court over “Dickensian” living conditions</h1> <p>Michelle McKenna — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:31:43 +0000</p> <p>Two landlords have been left with a court bill totalling £22,608 after allowing a flat to fall into such a state of disrepair that it was branded by a judge as “Dickensian” living conditions.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/landlords-court-over-%E2%80%9Cdickensian%E2%80%9D-living-conditions-1051620" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Leeds law firm Walker Morris wins with EN Procure</h1> <p>Mark Cantrell — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:02:58 +0000</p> <p>Leeds-based legal firm Walker Morris has beaten off the competition to become the sole provider appointed to the EN Procure Legal Services Framework Agreement.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/leeds-law-firm-walker-morris-wins-en-procure-1051520" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Gas installer prosecuted over blast which could have claimed lives of mum and daughter</h1> <p>Michelle McKenna — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:58:57 +0000</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/gas-installer-prosecuted-over-blast-which-could-have-claimed-lives-mum-and-daughter-1051420" class="imagecache imagecache-thumbnail imagecache-linked imagecache-thumbnail_linked"></a> </div> </div> </div> <p>A gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence after his “inadequate work” led to an explosion which injured a mother and daughter.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/gas-installer-prosecuted-over-blast-which-could-have-claimed-lives-mum-and-daughter-1051420" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Together Housing Group wins £25 million extra care contract</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:44 +0000</p> <p>The Together Housing Group has won a major development contract, landing a £25million bid to provide three extra care housing schemes in Derbyshire.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/together-housing-group-wins-%C2%A325-million-extra-care-contract-1051320" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Government looks for new chief construction adviser</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:49 +0000</p> <p>The Government has launched the search for a successor to Paul Morrell as the Government’s chief construction adviser.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/government-looks-new-chief-construction-adviser-1051220" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Denne completes assisted-living scheme</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:39:12 +0000</p> <p>Denne, part of the Leadbitter Group, is celebrating the completion of the £9.1 million redevelopment of the landmark Miramar site in Herne Bay into a state-of-the-art assisted-living scheme.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/denne-completes-assisted-living-scheme-1051120" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Housing Hub aims to promote alternative home ownership</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:07:11 +0000</p> <p>The Building Societies Association (BSA) has launched its new Housing Hub to help create greater cooperation between housing associations and lenders to help potential buyers overcome the deposit hurdle and to bring alternative home ownership models into the mainstream.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/housing-hub-aims-promote-alternative-home-ownership-1050920" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Worker suffers broken foot after dumper truck runs over it</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:50:36 +0000</p> <p>A Northamptonshire construction company has been fined after a six-tonne dumper truck ran over a worker's foot.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/worker-suffers-broken-foot-after-dumper-truck-runs-over-it-1050820" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Revamped Right to Buy to deliver thousands of new homes</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:20:51 +0000</p> <p>Details of how thousands of new affordable homes will be built using the cash proceeds from the Government's reinvigorated Right to Buy scheme have been unveiled by Housing Minister Grant Shapps.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/revamped-right-buy-deliver-thousands-new-homes-1050720" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>National Fraud Initiative can help social landlords</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:32:36 +0000</p> <p>Social landlords have recovered 235 properties that were unlawfully occupied since 2010 thanks to the work of the National Fraud Initiative (NFI), said the Audit Commission, but it has urged social landlords to make more use of the anti-fraud initiative.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/national-fraud-initiative-can-help-social-landlords-1050620" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Nuisance family evicted</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:10:58 +0000</p> <p>A mother of three has been evicted from the Polefield Estate, Prestwich, following years of anti-social behaviour and disruption to neighbours.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/nuisance-family-evicted-1050520" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Report finds British homes don’t have enough storage space</h1> <p>Danielle Regan — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:06:40 +0000</p> <p>Many Britons are finding that their homes are too small to store a vacuum cleaner or even the weekly food shop, a new report has found.</p> <p><a href="http://www.housingexcellence.co.uk/news/report-finds-british-homes-don%E2%80%99t-have-enough-storage-space-1050420" target="_blank">read more</a></p> </article> </main></body></html>