The Welsh Assembly Government has told all Welsh local authorities that council housing must be brought up to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard by 2012.
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Huw Thomas made his comments whilst briefing the public accounts committee on the Wales Audit Office report 'Progress in Delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard' on 17 January 2011.
The i2i Can-do Toolkit provides guidance to registered social landlords building new affordable homes and working towards the Welsh Housing Quality Standards (WHQS) on making targeted recruitment and training a condition of contract when they appoint companies to carry out work on their behalf.
Giving evidence on 20 March 2012 at the Public Accounts Committee on Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS), Mr Jones said that some improvements had been made but that it was obvious from the Auditor General's report that there remained a lot of work to do.
Closing for the Scottish Labour party Rhoda Grant emphasised the importance of socially rented housing saying good quality housing would help improve peoples' health.
So often these failing communities suffer from very high levels of crime, failing schools, poor quality housing, poor health.
Some of the better-quality housing ends up in the hands of people who are clearly not entitled to it.
"I don't think anybody's disagreeing there needs to be quality, sustainable and quality housing within Wales and affordable, " he said.
Citing a "chronic undersupply" of new, high-quality housing, it forecast that from 2011 to 2016, prices in the area would rise 140%.
What's more, actually producing this in one area is far more efficient in terms of the infrastructure and is likely to lead to much higher quality housing overall.
Then you would find the higher density housing in a three to four story walkup apartments, and then four or five blocks away you would find the detached, higher quality housing.
"We believe this technology will, in the long term, be able to provide cheaper and more sustainable heating, which could be an answer to fuel poverty issues prevalent in many areas of Glasgow, particularly those with a mining past and a legacy of poor-quality housing and high unemployment, " he said.
PWC's Richard Parker said social housing was in a "stark position" as additional investment was necessary to maintain the quality of the housing stock and the reputation of the Housing Executive, but there was no convenient source which the Executive could use as funding.
"Ultimately, it's about driving forward housing renewal, investing in the future of our communities and doing everything we can to provide good quality, affordable housing for the people who need it most, " she said.
It is a developer and operator of high-quality student housing communities that owns 160 student housing properties containing about 98, 800 beds.
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"The affordability and quality of housing stock definitely exists in Ridgewood and it's just a couple of extra train stops away, " said Joseph V.
The inquiry covers the quality of housing in the sector, rent levels and the regulation of landlords, letting agents and houses in multiple occupation.
The report found that many tenants have seen substantial improvements in the quality of their housing.
There are significant variances between cities, and I think Chanos is underestimating the poor quality of current housing (has he spent a night in local Beijing housing yet?), the pent up demand to upgrade, and the increasing urbanization of rural suburbs.
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With investments in high-speed transportation and communication infrastructures, the creative class should be persuaded to return to the periphery to enjoy lower housing costs and a higher quality of life, and contribute to a local economy that can then provide sustainable services.
"In 2006, the government told us the quality of our new housing was very good, and that it would be able to survive a seven-magnitude earthquake, " she said.
The study by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) and Wiltshire Council measured housing figures, carbon emissions, air quality and biodiversity.
While Chicagoans relocated by the program have, more or less, expressed an improvement in quality of life, the housing adjustments have not led to an onslaught of education reform in the city.
Deutsche Bank and MortgageIT failed to implement the quality control procedures required by HUD (Housing and Urban Development), and their vioiations of HUD rules were egregious.
President Mujica referred to his strong commitment to improving the quality of life through health services, housing, education and science research as key elements for democracy.
The Highlands Homeless Trust provides accommodation, support and guidance to people with housing problems, through Planefield House which provides high quality accommodation for 7 young people aged between 16.
Good jobs, quality schools, affordable health care, affordable housing -- these are all the pillars upon which communities are built.
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Major reconstruction of roads, infrastructure and housing had taken place, but with varying degrees of quality, offering little help to the economy.
This time, though, they could not attract the same quality of borrower as before: with the housing market looking vulnerable, only the desperate were willing to borrow at interest rates of over 8%.
Those young people recognized that one of the principal problems facing African-Americans since their arrival in this country was a lack of access -- access to voting booths, decent housing, restaurant service, front seats on buses and quality education.
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