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Refurbishment
Local Authorities and ALMOs are currently undertaking a
staggering amount of work in order to meet the
Decent Homes Standard (DHS), with £1.6 billion
allocated under the Decent Homes Backlog
Programme over 2011/12 to 2014/15.
In order to
accurately target Decent Homes funding, the
Market Intelligence
Database allows clients to review the status of
their Decent Homes Programmes, identifying those
which have completed DHS, those with stock still
below DHS, and of these, those that have
received Decent Homes Backlog Funding
allocations. Comprehensive details are
provided for individual LAs and ALMOs including
named contractors and DLOs carrying out these
works, along with the ability to generate
reports and a geographical overview giving a
quick and effective picture of Decent Homes work
underway.

A large amount of Housing Association owned
stock also remains below the Decent Homes
Standard, with the latest figures showing that
approximately 123,000 HA owned homes still
require considerable refurbishment work.
The Market Intelligence Database provides a quick yet comprehensive
analysis of HA stock below the Decent Homes
Standard,
including a map displaying the densities of such
stock by LA area, and the Housing Associations
locally owning these homes, named
contractors and DLOs carrying out these works
and stock breakdown reports.
Ongoing Maintenance Arrangements
The Social Housing Main Market
Intelligence Database
also covers comprehensive
information on Ongoing Maintenance arrangements,
reflecting the shift as Registered Social
Housing Providers move from completing Decent
Homes to
delivering ongoing capital investment and
responsive maintenance. This data includes:
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A breakdown of the funding allocated for
Ongoing Capital Expenditure on Planned Maintenance via the Major Repairs
Allowance (MRA), and day-to-day Repairs via
Maintenance Allowance providing a known
income for Ongoing Maintenance works.
Important information is also included on
the new Self-Financing system, due to come
into effect from April 2012.
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The contractors and DLOs involved in Planned
(Capital) and Responsive Maintenance for all
Local Authorities, ALMOs and all Housing
Associations owning over 5,000 stock.
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Contact details for the contractors and DLOs
(including the approximate size of DLOs by
number of employees) carrying out these
contracts.
Newbuild and Regeneration Initiatives
Major Newbuild and Regeneration
initiatives are also covered, including details
on the £4.5 billion, four year Affordable Housing programme,
which is intended to deliver 150,000 new
affordable homes between 2011 and 2015. |