Short notice interim inspection of management of the decent homes programme and anti-social behaviour
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Department: Audit CommissionPublished: 2009-04-16 12:30:21Magna Housing Association has ´a balance of strengths and weaknesses´. The association is on course to bring all its homes up to the government´s decent homes standard by 2010 and tenant satisfaction is relatively high. The association manages anti-social behaviour well. However, planned work is not well publicised in advance and tenants are not involved in a meaningful way in the design and delivery of the service. This government news item was published on the Audit Commission website on the 16 April 2009. To read the full story/press release, please click on the button below (opens in an embedded window):
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