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Novus Property Solutions wins two major housing association contracts

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

Contractor Novus Property Solutions has been appointed to deliver two major refurbishment projects worth nearly £12m for housing associations Aster Group and Metropolitan. For Aster Group, a 28,000-property housing association based in the South of England, Novus will deliver internal... View Article

Brokenshire announces social housing investment boost

Tuesday, 26th June 2018

A multi-billion pound boost to social housing across England has been confirmed by Secretary of State for Communities, James Brokenshire MP £1.67bn social housing deal to deliver 23,000 affordable homes Government confirms details of £1bn investment to support a new... View Article

SELECT calls for more stringent controls on electrical safety in privately rented accommodation

Tuesday, 26th June 2018

SELECT, the campaigning body for the electrotechnical trade in Scotland, has responded to a Scottish Government consultation paper on Landlord Registration. The consultation recently took place by the Scottish Government’s Landlord Registration Team. SELECT, whose member companies account for over... View Article

Has the golden goose finished laying golden eggs?

Tuesday, 26th June 2018

With some private landlords leaving the sector, Patrick Mooney, news editor of Housing Management & Maintenance explores the issues. The housing phenomenon since the turn of the century has to be the rampant growth of the private rented sector, but... View Article

Lenders and brokers ‘too quiet’ over buy to let changes

Monday, 25th June 2018

Mortgage lenders and brokers have been too quiet over the Prudential Regulatory Authority’s (PRA) changes to buy to let lending, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA). The NLA says that despite the significant regulatory changes to lending criteria and... View Article

Dame Judith Hackitt meets young chemical engineer to discuss fire safety of buildings

Monday, 25th June 2018

Chair of the EEF, Dame Judith Hackitt met with young chemical engineer Erin Johnson this week, to discuss their respective reports for UK government on the fire safety of buildings and building materials. Hackitt led the review into the safety... View Article

Quote of the Week – 25th June 2018

Monday, 25th June 2018

“All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.” – Gilbert K.... View Article

Government publishes key licensing changes to further protect tenants

Thursday, 21st June 2018

New guidance for landlords to further protect tenants from poor living conditions has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 20 June 2018. Following legislation introduced in May, from 1 October 2018 any landlord who... View Article

New findings reinforce benefits of renting to families

Thursday, 21st June 2018

New findings reinforce the benefits of renting to families, by revealing that homes rented to them take up the least amount of property management time when compared to other types of tenants . The findings come from more than 1,000... View Article

First tenants take up residence at groundbreaking FitHome development

Wednesday, 20th June 2018

A Saltire Award-winning concept that unites the priorities of healthcare, housing provision and tenant welfare is welcoming its first tenants in the Highlands today. Fourteen people can now call the ‘FitHome’ village in Dalmore, Alness, their home, as the pilot... View Article

Britain shows sign of adopting German housing model

Monday, 18th June 2018

Of the estimated 17 million renters in the UK, over two thirds (70 per cent or 12 million adults) have no plans to purchase a property, reveals new research by landlord insurer Direct Line for Business. The research shows Britain is... View Article

Fact of the Week – 18th June 2018

Monday, 18th June 2018

Although construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg started in 1015, it was not until 1439 that the spire was... View Article

Pointfuse 3D models boost social housing management and refurbishment

Thursday, 14th June 2018

Dutch engineering company Aveco de Bondt has created a unique workflow to improve the energy efficiency and structural safety of social housing in the Netherlands. Using state of the art 3D laser scanners Aveco can capture every detail of an... View Article

Lendlease and Starwood Capital Group announce plans for the acquisition of The Silvertown Partnership

Wednesday, 13th June 2018

Lendlease and Starwood Capital, via a managed fund, are jointly acquiring The Silvertown Partnership from its existing shareholders (First Base, Chelsfield Properties and Macquarie Capital) on a 50 per cent co-investment basis. Lendlease will work as Development Manager and Construction Manager... View Article

Government funding boost for housing services

Wednesday, 13th June 2018

City of Wolverhampton Council has been successful with a bid for more than £450,000 of government funding to help alleviate pressures on housing services from new communities and provide benefits to all city residents. The award comes following an application... View Article

‘Housing ladder’ is broken at every step

Wednesday, 13th June 2018

7.5 million1 aspiring homeowners unable to get on housing ladder More than 3 million2 homeowners want to move house but cannot 1 in 5 homeowners age 55+ considered a move but did not. More than 1 million3 of these homeowners have nowhere to... View Article

Cloud-based CCTV brings high speed fibre broadband to social housing residents

Tuesday, 12th June 2018

In an innovative project in South West London, the decision to install cloud-based CCTV in social housing has been a catalyst for providing high-speed fibre to all 320 properties in the estate – bringing superfast broadband to all residents and... View Article

Quote of the Week – 11th June 2018

Monday, 11th June 2018

“Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” – Frank Lloyd... View Article