South East Eye - July 2010
Welcome to July's South East Eye
We hope you will enjoy CIH South East's showcasing of activities and events. Alongside our recent annual conference and exhibition, we run seminars and workshops throughout the year with the aim of enhancing your professional practice.
If you'd like to make any suggestions about the content of South East Eye, or contribute to it, we would love to hear from you. And, as ever, if you have any suggestions or recommendations about enhancing CIH's services, we're keen for your feedback.
Claire Martin, CIH South East Chair
Sarah Davis, CIH Senior Policy Officer, gives an overview of the new government, its initial ideas and comments - and potential implications for the South East.
Housing in the South East is the first report of the 2009-10 session by the House of Commons South East Regional Committee.
Our regular policy and practice update
Michelle Chivunga, South East Policy and Practice Officer, gives an overview of the key policy issues emerging as a result of a new government and new policy environment.
Shapp-ing up: the new TSA standards
Tim Crook, Principal Solicitor at housing law services, presents his regular housing law update. In this issue he looks at the Tenant Services Authority standards.
Thanks to our South East Practitioners Conference sponsors
The South East Practitioners Conference - the Summer Event, which takes place on 1-2 July 2010, has benefited from the generous support of Hays Social Housing and calfordseadon.
Here we introduce our new members of the CIH South East committee - Peter Brooks, Abdou Jallow, Diana MacLean, Kristin Sjourr and Catherine Stubbings.
The South East Housing Coalition is an effective partnership between CIH, Shelter, National Housing Federation and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Here's an update of our work so far.
The views expressed in this ezine do not necessarily reflect the professional or private views of the members of the CIH South East Committee.
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The next South East Eye will be emailed in October 2010. The deadline for all copy is 17 September 2010. If you have anything you would like included, you can email Gill Varley - gill@sparkleweb.co.uk.
South East Eye is the quarterly ezine of the Chartered Institute of Housing South East, developed and edited by Sparkleweb Ltd.