Posted: Jan 01, 2011 By: David Silke , Conor Farrell , Vanda Clayton Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice Guidelines: Housing Minority Ethnic Communities, Facilitating Inclusion

These good practice guidelines are intended to be a practical working tool for local authorities to deal with housing issues emerging from increased ethnic diversity.

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Posted: Jan 01, 2007 By: Dermot Coates , Naomi Feely Research area:  Private Rented Sector
Good Practice in Housing Management: Guidelines for Local Authorities.  Standards in the Private Rented Sector: Strategic Planning, Effective Enforcement

This Policy Discussion Paper by the Centre for Housing Research presents good practice guidelines to assist housing authorities in their functions relating to the private rented sector with a view to achieving increased effectiveness, including more strategic and proactive approaches to enforcement. These Good Practice Guidelines are intended to be a practical tool for local authorities. The Guidelines offer checklists, ideas, practical solutions and possible approaches.

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Posted: Jan 01, 2006 By: Kasey Treadwell Shine & Michelle Norris Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice in Housing Management: Guidelines for Local Authorities. Regenerating Estates, Rebuilding Vibrant Communities

The Centre for Housing Research commissioned these Good Practice Guidelines on Estate Regeneration.  They and were prepared in response to the growing recognition of the important role that good quality environments play in improving the quality of life of local authority tenants.

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Posted: Jan 01, 2004 By: DTZ Pieda Consulting Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice Guidelines: Training and Information for Tenants

This Good Practice Guide, commissioned by the Housing Unit, is aimed at local authorities and is intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and outlines the steps involved in achieving good practice in the provision of training and information for tenants.

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Posted: Jan 01, 2003 By: Michelle Norris Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice Guidelines: Preventing and Combating Anti-Social Behaviour

These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association.  They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers in preventing and combatting anti-social behaviour.

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Posted: Jan 01, 2001 By: Michelle Norris Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice Guidelines: Void Management

These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and outlines the priorities for actions needed in order to achieve good practice in void management. 

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Posted: Jan 01, 2001 By: Michelle Norris , Noel Matthews Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice Guidelines: Tenant Participation

These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and aims to improve procedures in enabling tenant participation. 

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Posted: Jan 01, 2001 By: Michelle Norris , James Clarke Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice Guidelines: Rent Assessment, Collection, Accounting and Arrears Control

These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and outline good practice in relation to rent assessment, collection, accounting and arrears control.

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Posted: Jan 01, 2000 By: Michelle Norris , Brian Brennan Research area:  Social Housing
Good Practice Guidelines: Repair and Maintenance of Dwellings

These good practice guidelines were produced by the Housing Unit, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the City and County Managers Association. They are targeted at local authorities and are intended to be a practical working tool for local authority housing managers and outlines good practices for the repair and maintenance of dwellings. 

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