The work of those operating within the housing industry, which may include people with jobs in the third sector, has been commended.

Sarah Webb, chief executive of the Charted Institute of Housing (CIH), reported that housing workers, across all strands of the sector, will be increasingly in demand due to the continued difficulties in the wider financial markets.

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Those working for a housing and regeneration organisation in the north-west of England have been praised in a recent report, it has emerged.

In an assessment by the Housing Corporation, Contour Housing Group was given full marks across all four categories of assessment - governance, development, management and financial viability.

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Southend borough council has received praise from the Audit Commission, it has been revealed.

In the commission’s latest corporate assessment report, those working for the public sector body were commended for making improvements to its housing services, in addition to providing "excellent" cultural, leisure and housing benefits services.

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Poole borough council has been the latest local authority to receive praise from the Audit Commission, it has been revealed.

Those working for the public sector body were deemed by the commission to be working well with network partners in understanding what its residents require.

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Gloucestershire-based Two Rivers Housing has been praised in a new study by Quality Housing Services (QHS), it has emerged.

Those working for the public sector body were stated as offering an excellent level of service by the firm, making it one of just 29 housing associations throughout Britain to be deemed as such.

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