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The future of home improvement agencies
— local authority perceptions and intentions | | Author(s) | Nigel Appleton, Philip Leather |
| Corporate Author | Anchor Research |
| Publisher | Anchor Trust, Kidlington, Oxon, 1998 |
| Pages | 19 pp |
| Source | Anchor Trust, Fountains Court, Oxford Spires Business Park, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1NZ. |
| Keywords | Owner occupied dwellings ; Maintenance ; Improvement ; Local Authority ; Grants ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Findings are presented of research relating to home improvement agencies (HIAs) in the light of possible changes in funding and management arrangements. The research draws on responses to a postal questionnaire (text included) from 165 local authorities, and interviews with 16 of these authorities and a number of other representative bodies and key players. Most of the respondents welcomed the prospect of some form of direct investment and greater discretion to allow targeting of activities in line with local strategies and priorities. Many authorities not currently providing an agency service are actively considering how they can achieve this objective, and interest was shown in expanding agency services. There was a strong view that the national co-ordinating body for HIAs, Care and Repair, would continue variously to have a role in accreditation/monitoring, promoting best practice, giving advice to HIAs, training, lobbying, and developing new projects. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980903003 B |
| Classmark | KEA: 5P6: 5ST: PE: QEG: 3F |
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