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ALERTS

TEAMnet safety alert - gas flue safety

TEAMnet alert - energy performance certificates

TEAMnet alert - gas safety

TEAMnet safety alert - IEE Wiring Regulations

TEAMnet safety alert - redundant domestic back boilers

Code for sustainable homes - technical guide - April 2008

HHSRS - improving energy efficiency and reducing fuel poverty

Information note to procuring entities regarding OFT bid-rigging enquiry

TEAMnet alert - energy performance certificates - further guidance

ASBESTOS

Guide to Asbestos - Sample

Asbestos register sample

Informing residents of asbestos remaining

Informing residents of asbestos removal

Informing residents of asbestos survey results

Informing residents pre survey

ATTENTION! NEWS

Condensation, damp and mould - causes, cures and the courts

Ealing joins the HSE to hit back at health and safety myths 17-10-08

HSE launches Asbestos - The Hidden Killer campaign 22-10-08

HSE launches updated guidance for worker involvement 14-10-08

Digital switchover - TEAMnet Best Practice Group 1-10-08

Best Practice Group Meeting 01-10-08

Demand for Mears services never stronger 3-11-08

HSE warns landlords should check gas appliances or face a hefty fine 07-11-08

Over £100m to help councils unlock their housing market 10-11-08

Performance improvement and VfM - part 3 of the TEAMnet masterclass series 10-11-12-08

BRIEFING PAPERS

Briefings papers are now located in their own page

CLEANING SERVICES

ITT, Stoke on Trent CC

DECENT HOMES

Kirklees own decent standard

Decent homes plus

EMPLOYMENT

Smoke free work environment - Mid Devon DC

Job description - Wolverhampton City Council

Personnel specification - Wolverhampton City Council

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

EPC Tender Document - Derwentside Homes

GAS AND ELECTRICITY SAFETY AND SERVICING

Gas Servicing tenants own appliances Aspire

Servicing Tenants own fire One Vision

Newham Homes - electrical safety award

Abortive call procedure - LB Newham

Access procedure - Broomleigh HA

Gas servicing procedure - Ridgehill HA

Gas servicing checklist

MULTI-SKILLING

Scheme for the recognition of multi skilling WVHT

POSITIVE PRACTICE UPDATES

Positive practice examples - September 2008

Positive practice examples - August 2008

Positive practice examples - July 2008

Positive practice examples - June 2008

Positive practice examples - May 2008

Positive practice examples - April 2008

Positive practice examples - March 2008

Positive practice examples - February 2008

Positive practice examples - January 2008

Positive practice examples - December 2007

Positive practice examples - November 2007

Positive practice examples - October 2007

Positive practice examples - September 2007

Positive practice examples - August 2007

Positive practice examples - July 2007

Positive practice examples - June 2007

Positive practice examples - May 2007

Positive practice examples - March 2007

Positive practice examples January to February 2007

Positive practice examples from September to December 2006

Positive practice examples from March - June 06

Positive practice examples from June to September 06

PUBLICATIONS

Developing homes for a changing climate

Display Energy Certificate Software Specification

Short notice inspection of housing associations - Statement of methodology

Short notice inspections of LA housing services and ALMOs

Sustainable Buildings Research Newsletter 2008-09

Achieving Building for Life

Code for Sustainable Homes - Summary of Changes to the Technical Guidance October 2008

Code for Sustainable Homes - Technical guide – October 2008

Interim report on the impacts of the 'Credit Crunch'

Health and Safety Executive - Vehicles at work checklist

In Brief - Understanding BME tenants

Housing Corporation Corporate Plan 2008-09

Evidence based evaluation of the scale of disproportionate decisions on risk assessment and management

Good practice in partnering

Guidance to meet energy efficiency levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes - 5 & 6

Impact Assessment - The Next Steps - EPCs and the establishment of the Green Homes Service

Recent Developments in the Communities and Local Government Affordability Model

Stock Transfer Monitoring Thematic Review

The Index of Comparative Operating Cost 2007 - Briefing Note

The Next Steps - EPCs and the establishment of the Green Homes Service

Life in affordable housing

Affordable homes developers report - May 08

Cracking the Code - How to achieve Code Level Three and above

Greener homes for the future

'Open' - Housing Corporation magazine Issue seven

Code for sustainable homes - technical guide - April 2008

HHSRS - improving energy efficiency and reducing fuel poverty

Home Information Pack Area Trials - Research Report

Impact Assessment of National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society - Advice and Information - Rapid Repairs Service

Information note to procuring entities regarding OFT bid-rigging enquiry

Monitoring of electrical safety competent person self-certification schemes

National indicators - handbook of definitions and summary of responses from consultation

CPA - The Harder Test

English House Condition Survey 2006 Headline Report

Improving housing association procurement practice

The Decent Homes standard and the Housing Health and Safety Rating System - England

EU Procurement Thresholds - Alert

Safety alert

CLG Sustainable Development Action Plan

Consultation on implementing the EU Services Directive

Home Information Packs - Progress Newsletter - Issue 29

Good Practice Note 8 - Equality and diversity

1 Homes For Haringey AMS

Housing and Regeneration Bill - Impact Assessment

The Callcutt Review of housebuilding delivery

The Future of the Code for Sustainable Homes - making a rating mandatory - Summary of responses

Diversity annual review 2006-07

Longer time limits for prosecution of breaches of building regulations - summary of consultation responses

Building a Sustainable Future

Energy Services - a guide to the benefits for housing providers

Leading Health and Safety at work

BERRs Energy Measures Report

Housing surveys bulletin - issue 1

Scoping a future contract for a national coordinating body for Home Improvement Agencies

Review of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995

Code for sustainable homes - technical guide

EcoHomes XB

Statement of methodology for the piloting of short notice inspections of housing associations

Investigation into housing building industry

English House Condition Survey Technical Report (2005 Edition)

Research, innovation and analysis strategy 2007-09

Want construction work done safely

Clarifying the Right to Buy rules: a consultation paper

Construction (design and management) regulations 2007 no. 320 (CDM 2007)

Delivering affordable housing

Implementing Decent Homes in the Social Sector

Learning from ALMO's: The experience of the first three rounds

Regulatory impact assessment: energy performance of buildings directive - articles 7-10 (revised)

Seeing the Light: Innovation in Local Public Services

Thematic review: Decent Homes Standard

Thematic review: efficiency

The Future of Housing Regulation - Housing Corporation response to consultation

Buy and make a difference - How to address social issues in public procurement

Guidance to meet energy efficiency levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes - 3

Guidance to meet energy efficiency levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes - 4

National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11 Prospectus

QUARTERLY MAILINGS: Summary of member activities

RECHARGING REPAIRS

RRP Hillingdon Homes

RRP Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing

RRP Solihull Community Housing

RRP Elmbridge Housing Trust

SALARY WATCH SURVEY

Survey notes

Salary survey pro-forma

STRATEGY AND POLICY DOCUMENTS

Asset and Maintenance Management Strategy - Weaver Vale HT

Maintenance Policy - Weaver Vale HT

TOOLKITS

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Value for Money toolkit

Asset management strategy toolkit

Gas servicing toolkit

Voids repairs toolkit

VOIDS

Specification for basic cleaning of voids, Rykneld Homes

Specification for major cleaning of voids, Rykneld Homes

Specification for medium cleaning of voids, Rykneld Homes

Lettable Standard - Cambridge CC

Lettable Standard - Bristol CC

Lettable Standard - Sadeh Lok Housing

Achieving the lettable void standard - Solihull Community Housing

Quality Lettable Standard - South Lakes Housing

Tenant incentive scheme for void properties - South Lakes Housing

Lettable standard - Fenland DC

Lettable standard - Gateshead Housing

ARCHIVE FILES

Audit Commission introduces new housing spot checks 18-06-08

HSE warns organisations to 'manage' H&S risks 23-05-08

TEAMnet events

TEAMnet London Best Practice Group

Ask the lawyer question - Gas safety

Egan - Government to blame for bid rigging 09-05-08

Home Information Packs - benefiting consumers 08-05-08

HSE to employ 40 new inspectors 16-05-08

Teamnet London best practice group 28-05-08

Free consultancy and presentations from Enery Saving Trust 18-04-08

Home Information Pack website 02-05-08

Reaction in wake of OFT bid-rigging enquiry 02-05-08

Relaxation of planning consent for microgeneration 06-04-08

Sustainable construction 01-05-08

TEAMnet London best practice group 28-05-08

Technical qualifications in housing maintenance 21-04-08

'Open' - Housing Corporation magazine Issue seven

Home Information Pack Area Trials - Research Report

Impact Assessment of National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society - Advice and Information - Rapid Repairs Service

TEAMnet alert - CLG clarification

Affordable homes output set to double 26-02-08

Best_practice_in_councils_is_thriving_with_the_help_of_beacons_03-03-08

New housing quality toolkit 12-03-08

Satisfaction with Home Information Packs 06-03-08

Best practice in councils is thriving with the help of beacons 03-03-08

TEAMnet alert - RDSAP energy performance rating - update

Best Practice Group 02-04-2008

Eco friendly ratings for all new homes 27-02-2008

HSE to prosecute Gateshead Council over carbon monoxide incident 11-02-2008

Leading architects to meet with Housing Corporation 21-02-2008

New Occupational Health website for the construction industry 04-02-2008

No Annual Efficiency Statements for HAs in 2008 11-02-2008

Councils to raise millions more to support new homes 24-01-08

performance continues to improve 07-02-08

EU to amend Energy Performance in Buildings Directive 04-02-08

HAs could double savings through improved procurement 01-02-08

HAs encouraged to buy cheap sites 23-01-08

Reducing Absence in the Public Sector 18-01-08

TEAMnet Best Practice Group Meeting 02-04-08

Assessor training and accreditation service 15-01-08

EPCs a disaster waiting to happen 04-01-08

Government announces extra funding for home adaptations 14-01-08

TEAMnet Best Practice in asset management group meeting 30-01-08

EU Procurement Thresholds - Alert

Scalding Danger Alert - Trent & Dove Tenant Information

Can you bring your organisations best practice to bear on these questions 27-11-07

HIPs and EPCs for all homes from 14 December 27-11-07

Labour crisis in the making 27-11-2007

Delay in EPCs for public and commercial buildings - 01-11-2007

Designing green towns for the future 30-10-2007

Legal duty on councils to create apprenticeships - 01-11-2007

More cash for reducing empty homes - 26-10-2007

Timber frame build and fire risks - 05-11-2007

Voluntary safety guidance for directors criticised - 30-10-2007

Can you help with the latest TEAMnet member questions

ECO village set for Kensington 24-10-2007

HSE warns employers to manage asbestos properly 19-10-2007

Beware the silent killer - CO awareness week 15-10-2007

ECO town bids 08-10-2007

HQN is on the move 22-10-2007

More expertise at the Buildings Regulations Advisory Comittee 03-10-2007

New social housing watchdog 15-10-2007

Review of the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 12-10-2007

TEAMnet best practice group 14-11-2007

The future of asset management - TEAMnet conference 22-11-2007

Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) and CIH partnership 04-10-2007

Can you help with the latest TEAMnet member questions

Home owners to get green boiler rating 02-10-2007

HQN is on move 22-10-2007

TEAMnet seminar 22-11-2007

£500m cash boost for housebuilding councils 14-09-2007

20,000 construction jobs remain unfilled 05-09-2007

Bidding criteria for £8 billion investment programme announced 04-09-2007

Can you help with the latest TEAMnet member questions

Land for enterprise and provision of affordable rural homes 03-09-2007

NEW Repairs Cost Benchmarking Model 19-09-2007

NEW salary watch launched 07-09-2007

EST - refurbishment solutions for social housing - 30-08-2007

HC innovation and good practice grant - 29-08-2007

House buiding - April to June 2007 - 16-08-2007

Housing KLOEs revised to encourage innovation - 15-08-2007

Next stage for HIPs and EPCs announced - 17-08-2007

Views sought on new approaches to affordable rural housing - 21-08-2007

Building regulations - energy efficiency requirements - 23-07-2008

Development of housing KLOEs - 13-08-2007

Energy saver fund open for applications - 14-08-2007

Homes for the Future - the houing green paper - 23-07-2007

Housing Minister wants more support - 08-08-2007

London best practice group meeting (September)

More surplus public sector land for new affordable homes - 23-07-2007

Needs of vulnerable people in new strategy - 02-08-2007

Northern Housing Challenge projects submitted - 31-07-2007

Revision of Housing Corporation assessments consultation - 30-07-2007

Strategic housing land availability assessment - practice guidance - 23-07-2007

Tenants views at the heart of future assessment - 07-08-2007

Water efficiency in new buildings - 23-07-2007

£8 billion investment to tackle housing shortages - 23-07-2007

Contractors need to improve green skills - 19-07-2007

Delivering affordable housing - 23-07-2007

Failure to meet DHS could impact on funding - 19-07-2007

HIP progress newsletter - 12-07-2007

Thematic review - Decent Homes Standard - 02-07-2007

When are HIPs required for sales in the social housing sector - 19-07-2007

Council launches wind turbine pilot scheme - 12-06-2007

Delivering Decent Homes in decent places - 01-06-2007

Social housing more energy efficient than private sector homes - 06-06-2007

The need to improve efficiency drives local innovation - 16-05-2007

Thematic review - efficiency - 06-06-2007

EPCs and HIPs 22-05-07

Housing Corporations design week - 11-05-07

New CIOB-CIH Awarding Body - 22-05-07

The drive to meet the Decent Homes standard - 08-05-07

Home information pack website - will you be ready for 2008

CIH amd Cymru Wales 4-4-07

Construction 4-4-07

Fusion21 and PfH digital TV deal goes live 4-4-07

HAs - flexibility to spend funds arising from house sales ?

New domestic gas safety drive 4-4-07

Sustainable Homes 4-4-07

Four out of five councils achieve three or four star CPA rating 22-02-2007

Implementing Decent Homes in the Social Sector 22-02-2007

Improvements in sustainability of buildings 21-02-2007

Learning from ALMOs - The experience of the first three rounds 14-02-2007

Tower Homes gets three stars 15-02-2007

Competition for housebuilders to develop affordable green communities 07-02-2007

Contractors and resident involvement (TPAS) 13-02-2007

Housing Corporation and Audit Commission sign memorandum of understanding to strengthen working relationships 12-02-2007?

New qualifications for housing maintenance professionals 06-02-2007

£500,00 of grants to procurement consortia 01-02-2007

2005 English House Condition Headline Report 29-01-07

First time buyers to benefit from new affordable homes 31-01-2007

New funding from Housing Corporation for Resident Involvement 29-01-2007

Pioneering agency to drive forward housing and regeneration 17-01-2007

Tesco to start building affordable homes 15-01-07

English House Condition Survey - Technical report - 2004 edition 21-12-2006

Housing Corporation unveils responses to future investment approach 21-12-2006

Social housing regulation to be reviewed 14-12-2006

New IT hardware deal now saves up to 49% on public sector purchases 08-12-2006

PPS3 - Delivering the family and affordable homes communities need 29-11-2006

Campaigners join forces to make housing top priority 17-11-2006

Energy saving across local authority stock 16-11-2006

New figures show potential 7m tonne home carbon savings 07-11-2006

New National Housing and Planning Advice Unit Set Up 07-11-2006

Councils receive £347bn for housing management and maintenance 30-10-2006

One million milestone reached for housing transfers 30-10-2006

Performance indicator website goes live 23-10-2006

House to be built in five hours 20-10-2006

Social housing refurbishment drive gets multi-billion pound boost 18-10-2006

Higher rewards for top performers 21-09-2006

Incentives to improve home energy ratings 21-09-2006

Over one million more social sector homes meet Decent Homes Standard 20-09-2006

LA Social Housing figures highly in £12bn efficiency gains achieved in 2005-06 19-09-2006

UK homes should beat Scandinavian eco-standards 14-09-2006

1919 terraced houses can meet todays energy performance standards 12-05-08

Public contracts regulations thresholds changed WEF 01-01-08

Scalding Danger - Safety Alert

Scalding Danger Alert - Trent & Dove Potential approach

TEAMnet alert - Bid rigging and price fixing

40,000 affordable homes completed - 03-04-2007

Andover shows off low carbon homes - 21-06-2007

Decent Homes - long-term finances - 15-06-2007

Employee benefits research - 25-05-07

Encourage tenants to cut down their energy use - 02-07-2007

Green light for home energy improvements - 04-04-2007

Housing Corporation OPEN magazine - 09-07-2007

Housing inspection sounding board - 24-04-2007

Investment in renewable energy - 26-06-2007

Launch of design and quality strategy and revised standards - 10-04-2007

Methodology of calculation of the energy performance of buildings - 29-05-2007

New Construction Industry Scheme - 12-04-2007

New publication - energy performance of buildings directive - 19-06-2007

Pre-qualification prospectus - 10-04-2007

Save VAT on adaptations - 01-07-2007

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