Useful Links
Other sources of housing information are shown below. Click on the relevant link to be taken to that site.
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Advice - Pandemic Flu
Stay at home, follow the link detailed below to the National Pandemic Flu Service website where you can be assessed or you can receive further advice by telephoning one of the following numbers: Tel: 0800 1 513 100 or for people who are deaf or hard of hearing using Textphone: Tel: 0800 1 513 200www.direct.gov.uk -
Age UK
Age needs one voice. Now it has: Age UK is the new force combining Age Concern England and Help the Aged in England.www.ageuk.org.uk -
Center for Housing Policy
Center for Housing Policy - The Center is committed to a research focus which explores the relationship between a wide range of housing issues and other aspects of social policy.www.york.ac.uk -
Citizens Advice Bureau
Citizens Advice Bureau - For your Housing advice guide but also for advice on all family matters and debt.www.adviceguide.org.uk -
Communities & Local Government
Their objective is to ensure that everyone has the opportunity of a decent home and so promote social cohesion, well-being and self-dependence.www.communities.gov.uk -
Digital UK
Digital UK is the not-for-profit organisation leading the UK’s switch to digital television, which starts in the West Country in April 2009.www.digitaluk.co.uk -
Equality South West
Equality South West is a registered charity and England's first regional equality and diversity body. They support regional networks for each equality strand.www.equalitysouthwest.org.uk -
Housing Ombudsman Service
The Housing Ombudsman Service considers complaints against member organisations, and deals with other housing disputes.The Housing Act 1996 requires all social landlords to belong to the Service.www.ihos.org.uk -
Information Commissioner's Office
The Information Commissioner’s Office is the UK’s independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individualswww.ico.gov.uk -
Inside Housing
Welcome to Inside Housing's web site. For almost two decades Inside Housing magazine has been bringing you news, views and jobs each Friday. Now we bring you Inside Housing Online - a daily service that keeps you informed, on track and in control of your career. We will put the essentials at your fingertips.www.insidehousing.co.uk -
National Housing Federation
The National Housing Federation represents the independent social housing sector. They have around 1400 non-profit housing organisations in their membership.www.housing.org.uk -
Noise and Nuisance
It is a fact of life that we all make noise. Whether we are talking to others, playing music, entertaining, driving in our cars or just going about our daily business. What is a noise to one person may be pleasurable to another. Excessive noise can reduce the quality of life and, in some extreme cases, even destroy it entirely.If noise is upsetting your life then this site can advise how you may be able to overcome the problem in a number of positive and constructive ways.ww2.defra.gov.uk -
Pluss - Training and Employment for People with Disabilities
Pluss is a Social Enterprise that supports thousands of people with a disability each year to find work and a career.www.pluss.org.uk -
Sitra
Sitra is an umbrella organisation committed to raising standards in the housing, care and support sector. We have over 20 years experience of offering policy advice, training, information, conferences, events management, consultancy and capacity building serviceswww.sitra.org -
Stonewall
Stonewall is a charity that provides information and events about lesbian, gay and bisexual issues.www.stonewall.org.uk -
Tenant Participation Advisory Service
The Tenant Participation Advisory Service for England is a national non-profit making organisation that provides information, advice, training, consultancy, seminars and conferences on all aspects of involving tenants in their housing management.www.tpas.org.uk -
Tenants Services Authority
The Tenant Services Authority (TSA) came into being on 1st December 2008 and replaced the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and some of the work covered previously by the Department of Communities & Local Government. The TSA are responsible for the regulation of Registered Providers (RP) previously known as Housing Associations (HA) or Registered Social Landlords (RSL). By spring 2010, subject to Parliamentary approval, they will also be responsible for regulating the landlord functions of all local authorities and Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMOs).www.tenantservicesauthority.org -
TSA Regulatory Framework for Social Housing in England (.doc)
The Tenant Services Authority’s Regulatory Framework for Social Housing in England was implemented in April 2010. This link provides access to the related documentation which introduced the new standards for Registered Providers, guidance on improving and monitoring performance, information on inspection, complaints, intervention and enforcement and registration and deregistration. More information is available on the TSA’s website.www.tenantservicesauthority.org -
TV Licensing
TV Licensing is the body responsible for collecting the licence fee on behalf of the BBC. You can pay for your TV licence online and update your address details on this website.www.tvlicensing.co.uk -
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West Devon Borough Council
For further Housing information or details on how to access the Housing register then please select the link to the West Devon Borough Council Websitewww.westdevon.gov.uk
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