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Number of homeless deaths at highest level

Friday, 25th October 2019

A record number of homeless people died last year on the streets or in emergency shelters and hostels according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics. An estimated 726 homeless people died in England and Wales in 2018,... View Article

Big fall in number of vulnerable people sleeping rough is linked to Government initiative

Friday, 25th October 2019

The Government is claiming it’s Rough Sleeping Initiative is having a significant impact on reducing the numbers of vulnerable people sleeping rough on the country’s streets. New analysis (which was independently peer reviewed by Bryson Purdon Social Research, an independent... View Article

RTB sales fall to their lowest level in six years

Friday, 25th October 2019

The number of council homes sold to tenants under the statutory Right to Buy scheme has fallen to its lowest level for six years according to Government statistics. Councils sold 2,313 homes under the scheme in the three months from... View Article

Housing body says poor people are being denied access to social homes

Friday, 25th October 2019

Rules and processes designed to decide who gets access to social housing could be failing people in the greatest need, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Housing. In ‘Rethinking Allocations’, CIH policy and practice officer Faye Greaves... View Article

Waiting for Universal Credit fuels poverty and food bank use

Friday, 25th October 2019

Ministers have been asked to overhaul the Universal Credit system after fresh claims that the built-in five week wait for payments is causing poverty and increased food bank use. The main food bank charity, the Trussell Trust, are claiming the... View Article

Government launches ‘shared ownership’ right to buy for HA tenants

Friday, 25th October 2019

The Government has revealed it wants to give housing association tenants the right to buy shares in their homes under proposals outlined at the Conservative Party Conference. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced that tenants should have the right to purchase... View Article

Hyde spends £17m on fixing Grenfell-type property faults

Friday, 25th October 2019

One of the country’s largest social landlords, Hyde has reported that it spent almost £17 million in its last full year on fixing faults identified during fire safety checks. The association owns 50,000 homes, many of them in London and... View Article

Slow progress in removing Grenfell-style ACM cladding revealed

Friday, 25th October 2019

More than 160 residential tower blocks covered in aluminium composite cladding have yet to see any removal work begin on them, despite more than two years having passed since the Grenfell Tower fire. The slow rate of progress is frustrating... View Article

Capital’s biggest HAs estimate fire safety costs at almost £7bn

Friday, 25th October 2019

A group of the largest housing associations in London has estimated the total cost of fire safety works to their residential stock in the capital at an eye-watering £6.87bn. The G15 group says that combined they own 1,145 buildings over... View Article

Households in temporary accommodation at highest level since 2007

Friday, 25th October 2019

Nearly 85,000 households were being accommodated by English councils in B&B hotels and hostels at the end of March – the highest level in over a decade and a year after a piece of flagship legislation to combat it came... View Article

Housing crisis affects an estimated 8.4 million in England

Friday, 25th October 2019

The full extent of the housing crisis blighting England has been laid bare by new research showing that an estimated 8.4 million people are living in an unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable home. This is equivalent to one in seven of... View Article

International conference looks to the future in building preservation

Friday, 25th October 2019

A national trade body conference, which provides insight into the latest thinking and technology in the preservation and protection of buildings across the UK, has unveiled its agenda for this year’s event. The 2019 Property Care Association International Building Preservation... View Article

ToughGlaze UK Stock List 2020

Thursday, 24th October 2019

Bespoke Products TG Switchable (available combined with other products) Security Glass (manual attack, anti-bandit, ballistic & bullet resistant, blast & explosion resistant) Mesh & Fabric interlayers (available combined with other products) Digital printing / Silk Screen Magna (upcycled glass) Acoustic... View Article

New generation expansion vessels from Flamco

Thursday, 24th October 2019

There’s an exciting new range of expansion vessels available from Flamco. The Flexcon Premium range benefits from a new and unique plastic membrane, and offers raw materials and energy savings, whilst offering a 15-year guarantee. That’s more than double the... View Article

Classic style meets modern innovation with Kingspan TEK home

Monday, 21st October 2019

A new build home in Kingsclere has embraced a ‘best of both worlds’ philosophy by combining traditional aesthetics with the exceptional fabric performance provided by the Kingspan TEK Building System. The hillside site in Hampshire was previously home to an... View Article

City’s new five-year Housing Strategy approved

Friday, 18th October 2019

City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet recently approved a new five-year Housing Strategy for the city. Residents and stakeholders were consulted on the new strategy ‘Better Homes for All’, which sets out the council’s ambitions from 2019 to 2024. It outlines... View Article

Encasement acquires Pendock from Davidson Holdings

Thursday, 17th October 2019

Peterborough based architectural and decorative casing solutions specialist, Encasement Ltd, has acquired Pendock as part of its strategy to expand into new market sectors, while increasing production capacity with the addition of Pendock’s UK based manufacturing facilities. Encasement was formed... View Article

Airtech launches new website packed with resources

Thursday, 17th October 2019

Ventilation specialists, Airtech has launched its new website at www.airtechsolutions.co.uk. Offering a clean, fresh, simple and attractive design, the site is packed with useful free resources to provide registered providers, contractors, landlords, direct labour organisations and residents, solutions to overcome... View Article