Industry welcomes planning overhaul in Queen's Speech

Confirmation of the Planning Bill, which includes a raft of changes to the system, has been announced in the Queen’s Speech, as well as a new Building Safety Regulator in the wake of Grenfell.  The Queen announced that the Planning [...]

Queen’s Speech centres on planning overhaul

New laws aiming to enable the UK to “build back better and stronger from the pandemic” were unveiled in the Queen’s Speech, including an overhaul of the planning system to increase building rates across the UK. The Government’s new legislative [...]

Exploring current thinking in Remote Management & Monitoring

Remote access has the potential to greatly enhance the effectiveness of landlords and housing professionals. If utilised to its full extent, the technology could improve safety – both in the pandemic era and beyond – as well as save time, [...]

Climate Change could be a ‘win win’ for the PM

Patrick Mooney, News editor of Housing Management & Maintenance Climate change poses a huge conundrum for the PM, but ‘win win’ solutions can be found Playing host to a global climate change conference with over 200 world leaders attending (presumably [...]

Leading housing associations form pioneering partnership to tackle climate change

Five of the UK’s leading housing associations have formed a pioneering partnership to improve the energy efficiency of their 300,000 homes for more than 600,000 customers, while creating new standards for sustainability across the sector. The Greener Futures Partnership (GFP) [...]

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Water-tight partnerships

LISTEN HERE 🔊 James Homard of Urban Environments explores how housing professionals can maximise value from their water hygiene consultancy. Many housing providers and landlords appoint a specialist water hygiene... View Article

The smart approach to specifying smoke vents

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Tony Stevens of Bilco UK shares the top three considerations they believe housing professionals should focus on when specifying NSHEVs. Natural Smoke and Heat Exhaust Ventilators (NSHEVs),... View Article

Waterproof wall panels: the modern option

LISTEN HERE 🔊 In these turbulent times, waterproof wall panels may offer social housing providers and local authorities a more effective bathroom walling solution, explains Nicola Lewis of Fibo. This... View Article

Modular Assisted Living

Graham Edward, Managing Director of Edward Architecture: “At Edward Architecture we have experienced a noticeable rise in demand from Housing Associations for modular construction in the assisted living sector. Funding... View Article

England’s housing stock in numbers

The most recent annual report from the English Housing Survey tells us there are 24.4 million dwellings in England, including both occupied and vacant homes. Of these, 15.6 million (64... View Article
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Monitor and detect bed bugs 24/7

Spotta gives you early warning of bed bugs, enabling you to act with pinpoint accuracy and speed. Any property can get bed bugs, but detecting them early will ensure they... View Article

Norbord Europe is now part of West Fraser

Norbord Europe Ltd is proud to join the West Fraser organisation. As the UK’s number one engineered wood panel manufacturer and serving the housebuilding and construction industry with a vast... View Article

What does it cost to repair a roof?

The roof over your head is arguably the most important structural component of your home. Without it, in fact, your home wouldn’t be a home at all! Roofs are vulnerable... View Article

Aico join Captain Tom 100 Challenge

This May Bank Holiday weekend, Aico have pledged to get involved with the national Captain Tom 100 Challenge, in aid of local charity The Movement Centre. Back in April 2020,... View Article
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