Housing Associations: The Policy and Practice of Registered Social Landlords (Building and Surveying Series)

Annotation Housing Associations, fully revised and updated, examines the work of the independent housing sector: how it is managed, and its record as a provider of social housing. Essential reading for students of housing policy and related disciplines, the book also provides key information for tenants, committee members, practitioners, professionals and councillors Front Matter....Pages i-xv Historical Development to the Present Day....Pages 1-24 Diverse Organisations....Pages 25-50 Partnership with the Housing Corporation and Other Agencies....Pages 51-76 Issues of Governance and Management....Pages 77-110 The Financial Framework....Pages 111-147 Investment, Development and Regeneration....Pages 148-205 Housing Allocations, Management and Housing Plus....Pages 206-256 Supported Housing and Community Care....Pages 257-298 Meeting the Needs of Older People....Pages 299-318 Housing for Sale....Pages 319-344 Future Prospects: Some Conclusions....Pages 345-354 Back Matter....Pages 355-361 This text adopts a methodical approach to the process of planning and control exercised by the contractor during the pre-tender, pre-contract and construction phases of projects through the application of various planning techniques to a number of case studies. Weatherhead aims to point up the importance of real estate, not in isolation but as an integral part of corporate strategy. Specific features such as tenures and obsolescence are addressed and there are case studies to illustrate contemporary practice This is an introductory text to facilities management, with two chapters added, covering property portfolio management and practical case studies. It also stresses the role of IT to make facilities management an immediate manager's tool. This text aims to meet the needs of students studying building measurement in the early years of quantity surveying and building degree courses. 27 worked examples embracing all the principal building elements are included.