Four Housing Group have asked Andrew Drury to act as Interim Head of Development for a six month period with immediate effect. Andrew’s role will be to support the existing award-winning Development team, assist with the strategic direction, and help with the department’s continually improving processes balancing internal control with flexibility and responsiveness. Dawn …Read More »
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Shelter want to know….rising house prices – good or bad?
Over the long term – even allowing for the occasional “wobble” – house prices have run well ahead of inflation for decades. Rising house prices has been seen as an economic feel-good factor, socially divisive (the asset-rich and the asset-poor), and as a substitute for state benefits covering pensions and care in old age. Is …Read More »
Housing Plus successfully recruit with HATC help
In February we helped Housing Plus to recruit a Senior Development Officer. The work involved advising on which competences should be assessed by test, and which by interview, devising technical tests and being part of the interview panel. The recruitment process proved successful and we wish Housing Plus and their new Senior Development Officer all …Read More »
GBB Fund – a great help?
We are working with a housing association and private developer to obtain Get Britain Building funding from the HCA. Although a relatively small pot of funding (£420m), announced in the Government’s Housing Strategy published in December, it is a classic example of a little going a long way. We hope that this application will allow …Read More »
Innovative funding model to unfreeze blocked scheme
HATC acts as Development Agent for a small housing association that is negotiating to pre-purchase some dwellings from a private developer. The scheme has stalled for many months due to a relatively small shortfall in the funding that the developer has been able to raise. To speed up delivery of this much-needed housing – both …Read More »
Welcome To Our New Website!
Welcome To Our New Website! We have redesigned it from the ground up and are very please with the results. We would love to know what you think so if you have any comments (both positive and negative) or suggestions please drop us a note!
HATC appointed by GLA for London Housing Standards report.
We are delighted to have been appointed by the GLA to take a snapshot of the quality of private housing being developed in the capital. The Replacement London Plan includes a policy setting minimum residential floor areas for different dwelling types. In addition, the requirements of the Interim London Housing Design Guide will be reflected …Read More »
HATC brings wiki-power to Orbit projects.
HATC are harnessing the power of wiki’s to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of project control at Orbit Homes. We have been commissioned by Orbit to deliver a wikipedia-style knowledge base, which can be shared across the Development Division and wider organisation. The online information and search tool will capture, organise and store everything from …Read More »
Sentinel invest in the Development Team
Sentinel HA have also decided to commission a training needs analysis for the Development team, drawing on HATCs Competency Development Framework. This is a growing area of our work, and is, we believe, a reflection of the desire of affordable housing providers to run their programmes ever more efficiently and effectively.
Genesis HG skills up for tough times ahead
London-based Genesis HG is responding to challenging times by skilling up their Development & Regeneration teams. We were commissioned in late 2009 to undertake a training needs analysis of all staff using HATCs Competency Development Framework as the basis for assessment. The result has been a targeted and focused development programme aimed at enhancing the …Read More »
