Industry News - Housing Associations - Empty properties and long social housing lists is "indefensible"

12/03/2010
Stonemason companies urged to adhere to personal injury employment law
Stonework companies in the London area have been urged to ensure they have appropriate health and safety measures in place to prevent personal injury in the workplace.

12/03/2010
Tribunal makes ruling on holiday leave pay
An employment tribunal has made a ruling which experts believe could open the floodgates for more claims from employees.

11/03/2010
Farmer's amended will overturned by judge's decision
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11/03/2010
Police female recruitment drive 'is discriminating against men'
A police drive to recruit more women could have a discriminatory effect on men, it has been claimed.

11/03/2010
Men 'are more likely to become insolvent than women'
New figures have revealed that men are more likely to require the use of an insolvency lawyer than women.

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17/02/2009
Empty properties and long social housing lists is "indefensible"

The Empty Homes Agency has criticised the government for the lack of social housing, despite the hundreds of thousands of empty properties.

Henry Oliver, policy advisor at the organisation, claims England has witnessed the highest jump in the number of empty homes for 17 years, so it is "morally pretty indefensible" to have so many people on social housing waiting lists.

Mr Oliver states that it is important to remember that people on these lists are not necessarily homeless but are merely "people who have expressed an interest in a council house or a housing association property".

Nevertheless, he suggests that there is a "huge opportunity" to tackle the problem of empty properties and long waiting lists.

Government figures show that the number of empty homes in England during 2008 was 697,000, up from 672,000 in 2007. Consequently, 3.1 per cent of all properties in England are empty. ADNFCR-1805-ID-19030039-ADNFCR

18/02/2010
Affordable housing organisations 'poorly prepared for new regulatory framework'
Many housing associations remain unprepared for the implementation of the new regulatory system for the social housing sector.

16/02/2009
Cameron 'promises easing of social housing regulations'
Conservative leader David Cameron has pledged that he will relax regulations that stop housing associations and developers from converting empty properties into housing.

19/01/2009
Shared-ownership schemes a 'viable option'
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07/11/2008
More affordable housing needed to boost economy, says TUC
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05/11/2008
Second homes affecting affordable housing shortage, statistics reveal
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