Full circle in social housing

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Dickon Robinson has been development manager of the Peabody Trust for five years. The Peabody Trust is London, England's largest housing association and Robinson has a budget of 100 million pounds. The Trust has taken advantage of the 1988 Housing Act to increase its role as a developer. Robinson predicts the trend will continue with large associations absorbing smaller ones until there are only a few very big housing associations in the country. Architects should realise the implications of this. Robinson has always worked in social housing with local authorities and housing associations.

Housing, Housing authorities, Robinson, Dickon, Peabody Trust

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A link between two cultures

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Susan Harrison is an independent project consultant working as a liason between private and public sector clients in property development. She trained as an architect but found her abilities lay in planning and communications rather than design. After leaving private architectural practice, she worked in the public sector on housing development projects before setting up as a freelance. Harrison believes in the benefits of networking and is currently involved in developing a business centre for women.

Social aspects, Real estate industry, Real estate development, Community development consultants

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Putting a value on heritage: English Heritage is not about preserving buildings in aspic; it's about tourism and leisure, says Jennifer Page, its chief executive

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Jennifer Page, chief executive of English Heritage, believes that there is a need to spread the burden of cost of maintaining historic structures, and some graded properties may be transferred to local management. Page joined the Civil Service in 1968 and joned an international banque d'affaires. She has worked on the London Docklands Development Corporation and with the Department of Transport and is interested in the effects of privatisation, and the need to improve service and management quality.

Page, Jennifer

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