Bullock Construction, one of Incommunities' three main construction partners, is organising a farewell party for tenants of Heather Road and Laburnum Drive, Baildon today to mark the completion of a £950,000 refurbishment scheme in the area.

As the e-Academy grows our products are changed to reflect member needs.

The Housing e-Academy offers sector specific e-modules to those working within or alongside housing providers. Modules are accessed via the internet and can be allocated to staff, residents, Board members and contractors.

From September 2008 onwards members will be sent a monthly e-bulletin containing news stories about the e-Academy and its members and giving details of developments to the Housing e-Academy and TMS2008.

This year has seen two of the three Leeds ALMOs join the Housing e-Academy.  East North East Homes Leeds is the latest Housing e-Academy member to recognise the potential of e-learning, with a whole organisational launch planned for the 18th August 2008.

Board members are failing to hold housing association managers to account because they are intimidated by them.

Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) has celebrated the launch of its new Resident Participation Strategy.  Over 1,000 WWHA residents had given their views over the past year as part of a complete review of resident participation at the Association. These views were then used to form the basis of their new Resident Participation Strategy.

A Housing Corporation grant of £50,000 will fund a new research project to measure the true scale and impact of overcrowding in local authority and housing association homes throughout the UK.

Berneslai Homes has recently assessed the applications for the Young Persons Funding Pot and have notified the groups if they have been successful or not.  In total 60 applications were received from a variety of youth orientated clubs, groups, individuals and teams.

Berneslai Homes has announced that it will shortly be launching a new online housing application service. Anyone wishing to join the housing register will soon be able to make that application by a click of the button.