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Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

|Date: 23 February, 2023

Blueprint for truly affordable homes could slash 1.2 million council waiting lists

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new ...

The Housing Finance Institute (HFI) and Localis published a 30-page blueprint designed to stimulate a new generation of council homes. ‘Public Rental Homes – fresh perspectives’ provides a solution to ...

23 February, 2023
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The only way is ethical procurement

|Date: 10 December, 2021

The only way is ethical procurement

Earlier this year, Mears commissioned the think tank Localis to look at the ways the public sector should ...

Earlier this year, Mears commissioned the think tank Localis to look at the ways the public sector should strive to be more ethical and place-sensitive when buying goods and services worth up to £300b ...

10 December, 2021
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Giving real value to our communities in their hour of need

|Date: 30 April, 2020

Giving real value to our communities in their hour of need

A famous wartime recruitment poster from 1915 asks, “Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?” I wonder i ...

A famous wartime recruitment poster from 1915 asks, “Daddy, what did YOU do in the Great War?” I wonder if in the months and years to come people will look back and ask, “What did you do during the pa ...

30 April, 2020
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Ensuring accountability to residents, tenants and local people

|Date: 21 April, 2020

Ensuring accountability to residents, tenants and local people

Providers must be accountable to residents, tenants and local people for the services they deliver, says ...

Providers must be accountable to residents, tenants and local people for the services they deliver, says Mears. Earlier this year Mears commissioned the think tank Localis to review the Social Value A ...

21 April, 2020
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