Glossary of private sector housing terms, their acronyms and meanings
To help newcomers and stakeholders get to grips with private sector housing ‘speak’, LACORS has produced a glossary of private sector housing terms, their acronyms and meanings. You may find it useful to share the glossary with tenants/landlords who attend private sector housing focus groups or meetings, or with colleagues who are new to the field. The glossary is a working document so LACORS would welcome suggestions. To access it, please click here.
East Midlands Regional Assembly
Department for Communities and Local Government – housing page
Government Office for the East Midlands - housing page
The Housing Green Paper, published 23 July 2007
There are some interesting proposals, particularly about future energy efficiency standards.
Home Information Packs website
Home Information Packs including Energy Performance Certificates will be implemented on a phased basis from 1 August.
DASH - Decent and Safe Homes East Midlands
Decent and Safe Homes (DASH) East Midlands is a project funded by the Government Office for the East Midlands. DASH works with landlords, tenants and Local Authorities to raise standards in housing.
DASH is an East Midlands Regional Partnership Project sponsored by the 3 cities of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham and has been formed to help with the introduction of the Housing Act 2004. This aims to create a fairer and better housing market for all those who own, rent or let residential property while protecting those most vulnerable.
Intelligence East Midlands (IEM) is the region’s observatory. It facilitates research coordination and promotes access to research and data on the region in order to inform policy-making.
The East Midlands Public Health Observatory (EMPHO) is one of nine regional Public Health Observatories funded by the Department of Health in England. EMPHO is the regional health intelligence organisation providing information and analysis to support those working to improve health and reduce health inequalities in the East Midlands. More about EMPHO...