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		<title>Neighbours from hell&#8230;..?</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/neighbours-from-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/neighbours-from-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/?p=387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had neighbours from hell in the past, but was lucky &#8211; my landlord removed them. But whilst it is easier for landlords to evict troublesome neighbours &#8211; they would still rather take the easy option and go down the mediation route.
However for 9 months I went through hell. So much hell it actually took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poor Social Housing Tenants pay more for Utilites</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/poor-social-housing-tenants-pay-more-for-utilites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/poor-social-housing-tenants-pay-more-for-utilites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pre Payment Key meters cost more for Gas and Electric
It has to be acknowledged that some of the UK’s poorest people live in Social Housing. Some of these very same people use pre-payment meters to pay for their energy charges. Ofgem, the energy market regulator, introduced new rules which prevent energy suppliers from charging prepay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birmingham City Council Ageism for Sheltered Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/birmingham-city-council-ageism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/birmingham-city-council-ageism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/?p=317</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a personal blog. I admit this.  All landlords seem to have different criteria when allocating sheltered housing. My own landlord, Birmingham City Council, says you can apply when you are 50 yrs old whether you need help or not. That’s great. But what about me? I’m under 50, disabled and really want the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Right to Buy, RTB and Buy to Let</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/right-to-buy-rtb-and-buy-to-let/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/right-to-buy-rtb-and-buy-to-let/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Right to Buy &#38; Buy to Let
In October, the Scottish National Party decided to scrap the Right to Buy for Social Housing tenants. I’m wondering if the rest of the UK should follow suit.
According to Shelter, a recent report showed that “there were fewer social homes for rent than at any time since 1959 and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The 2010 Decent Homes Standard for Councils &amp; Housing Associations</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/the-2010-decent-homes-standard-for-councils-housing-associations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/the-2010-decent-homes-standard-for-councils-housing-associations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[H.A. & R.S.L. general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Decent Homes Standard
I should imagine most Council and Housing Association tenants have heard of this government initiative to bring all homes up to standard by the year 2010.
In your own property this might include one or all of the following: double glazing, new kitchens, bathrooms, electrical rewires and heating systems.



Some landlords choose to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
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		<title>Exchange your home might be the answer</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/exchange-your-home-might-be-the-answer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/exchange-your-home-might-be-the-answer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mutual Exchanges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Exchanging your home for improved disabled / adapted property features
It’s a fact that the debt the government has is going to create big cuts in sector spending probably for some time.
You might be thinking that you might not be affected that much but there are knock on effects of this. The worst cuts will probably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would you report a benefit cheat with empty property?</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/would-you-report-a-benefit-cheat-with-empty-property/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/would-you-report-a-benefit-cheat-with-empty-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fact: Around 2000 people sleep on the streets every night in the UK.
Fact: Approximately 130,000 people are homeless in the UK.
We are safe and snug in our homes (regardless of whether you want to exchange properties or not) and don’t really pay attention to the people who are without a home to call their own.
This [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>What is wrong with Flats &amp; Maisonettes?</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/what-is-wrong-with-flats-maisonettes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/what-is-wrong-with-flats-maisonettes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mutual Exchanges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/?p=162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what is it about flats and maisonettes that people don’t like?
The fact of the matter is that there is not enough social housing in the country and quite frankly there simply isn’t the space to keep on building more houses unless built on greenbelt land or land that is unsuitable i.e. flood plain or [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Resident &amp; Tenant Involvement</title>
		<link>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/resident-tenant-involvement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/blog/social-housing-general/resident-tenant-involvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Andy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[H.A. & R.S.L. general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Housing general]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.exchangeforum.co.uk/?p=118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How involved are you with your council or Housing Association?
Some Councils and Housing Associations actively try to involve their tenants and leaseholders, others aren’t quite so forthcoming. With the Audit Commission doing their thing in just about every area of housing (to rate them to Government Standards), some councils seem to overload their tenants with [...]]]></description>
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