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| Serial | tunsw | J/R/1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | January/February 1988 | Available | Stairway to heaven? Glasgow's new deal for the homeless. HMOs: doing nothing wrong. Despite damning evidence about conditions in bedsits, the Housing Bill fails to so much as mention them. Nick beacock and Francine Bates look at the research findings while Anne Delaney uncovers a wealth of ignorance about Welsh HMOs. · Glasgow's miles better. At a time when the prospects for homeless people look bleak and the number of families in bed and breakdasts breaks all records, Glasgow is prioneering a different approach using furnished flats. Tim Mars spent a day with the homeless persons unit finding out exactly what that involves - and exactly what homeless people themselves think of it. · Bull in a bear market. Private finance, assured tenancies, affordable rents - it's a brave new world for housing associations. Housing corporation chief David Edmonds tells Steve Platt why he's bullish about the prospects. · Housing the one billion. The economic reforms of Deng Xiao Ping have considerably diversified housing provision in China, writes Ruth Cherrington. But the scale of the problem remains daunting. | |
| Serial | tunsw | J/R/1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | July + August 1987 | Available | Credibility Gap. The great Bedford mortgage racket- Since roof began its investigation, mortgage fraud has been revealed as a nationwide problem. Fred Plester tells how his investigations have turns the tight knit world of property in Bedford upside-down. · Tower Hamlets: come on down- the London borough of Tower Hamlets has embarked on a programme of disposals, partnerships and barter deals under the guise of improving housing choice in the borough. Tim Shotton looks at the reality behind the rhetoric. · The New Rural clearances- As the well-off stake their claim to a piece of pastoral bliss, village communities are being decimated and the urual poor pushed out. · No country, no refuge, no home- Monica Brimacombe examines the problems faced by refugees in finding somewhere to live. · Cuba: a socialist path to home-ownership- Universal home-ownership is Cuba's answer to problems which state ownership has not entirely solved. · How accommodating are the agencies? Susannah Burrage and Julie Fox report that accommodation agencies discriminate against the very groups most in need of their help. | |
| Serial | tunsw | J/R/1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | March + April 1987 | Available | Runaways. Pattern's new deal- does it add up? Jonathan Stern looks at the government's new mixed funding initiatives, talks to the housing associations and building societies involved, and questions the thinking behind the schemes. · Funny Money- The government's obsession with 'private funding' is a consequence of the Treasury's preposterous accounting conventions, argues Henry Aughton · Alliance voice, anarchist heart- The Alliance's new housing spokesperson, Michael Meadowcroft, talks to Steve Platt about housing vouchers, tax relief, Stockbridge Village and how far you can force people to be free. · Housing finance for housing rights- Reform of housing finance is both essential and politically attractive, argues Ian Kelly. · Missing, presumed alive - Monica Brimacombe investigates the plight of Britain's runaway childcare, and talks to parents, the police and the agencies that try to help. | |
| Serial | tunsw | J/R/1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | March + April 1988 | Available | Aids: Living without Fear. · Freedom from fear. People with AIDS face harassment, violence, discrimination - and homelessness. May reports. · Life Under The Iron Fist. The demolition or sealing of houses has left thousands of people, homeless in Israel's occupied territories, says Sarah Gowen. · Squalor-on-sea. A change in planning rules which put hostels in the same categories as hotels has led to a boom in the homelessness industry on the south coast. Juliet Gosling investigates. · Blaming the buildings. 'Designing out crime is currently a fashionable pursuit. But the story of the demolition of Killingworth Towers suggests its not quite as simple as that. Robert Cowan weighs up the evidence. · Survival in Salvador. Against the odds and with more hindrance that help from their government, the people of El Salvador are struggling to rebuild 18 months after a massive earthquake made a quarter of a million homeless. Mandy MacDonald reports. | |
| Serial | tunsw | J/R/1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | May + June 1988 | Available | Sweet William- Font man for the free market? · Rent ceilings fall on claimants. Housing ceiling rent 'ceilings' are exclusing those who need it most from rented housing in the south east. Helen Kay. · Free marketeer as social engineer. William Waldegrave spoke to Steve Platt about the need to take social engineering decisins. · Evasive Action. Are councils beingn panicked into stock transfers that are neither in their own nor their tenants' best interests? Steve Platt examines the arguments and reports on the state of play. · Poachers or gunkeepers? A bungled attempt to 'save' an estate from the perils of pick-a-landlord has ended in suspicion and disarray. Nigel Polllit pieces together the plot. · Everton Tenants score over council. Rod Teoman celebrates a victory by Liverpool tenants over the bulldozers and the council's masterplan. | |
| Serial | tunsw | J/R/1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | November + December 1987 | Available | Liverpool: Alice in Wonderland. · Holding the line? Housing Associations are pre-occupied about private funding and the proposed 'pick a landlord' scheme. Steve Platt reports o how the National Federation of Housing Associations is trying to safeguard basic principles. · The end of the east end. The days of the old working class east end are numbered says Juliet Gosling. Well-heeled yuppies are taking over London docklands and pushing house prices beyond the reach of Newham's riverside residents. · Sticking Together. Houing problems have never been high on the union movement's political agenda. But Monica Brimacombe finds new alliances between tenants and workers. · No easy answers. Clive Soley, Labour's new housing speaker has taken on a tough job at a critical time. Monica Brimacombe asks him where he stands on mortgage tax relief, council housing and the government's white paper. Mersey tunnel vision? Against huge odds, Liverpool's regeneration strategy is showing impressive results. But can the new council appease critics who complain of dogmatism? Tim Mars reports. · New York New York: It's a helluva town. Like London, New York is experiencing the worst homelessness crisis in its history. | |
| Serial | tunsw | J/R/1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | September + October 1987 | Available | Waldegrave's Wagon Rolls. How safe is their valley? Twenty-one years after Aberfan a tiny Welsh village is fighting for its life because the council thinks it could be engulfed by a landslide. · Tenants tacle racial harassment- Tenants and workers in Kentish town have had some success in fighting racial harassment. · Children are at risk- Thousands of children are placed in 'care' because of homelessness and poor housing, says Monica Brimacombe. · Thatcher's third term: special report- Bernard Crofton on the government's 'cure' for council housing / The poll tax will fuel house price inflation, argues Tony Travers / David Page weighs up the pros and ocns of index-linked private funding for housing associations / Is there any scope for effective opposition asks Bob Dumbleton / Scottish homes: is it the government's trojan horse? Claire Stevens investigates / Northern Ireland is let off lightly, writes Donald Graham / Reviving the private landlord is the recurrent Tory delusion, argues Nick Raynsford. · Sweden: Social housing at the crossroads- Sweden's unique market based social housing system is in crisis, reports Jim Kemeny. |
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