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Councils respond to Homes for Ukraine scheme

Monday, 14th March 2022

Cllr James Jamieson, chairman of the Local Government Association, which represents 350 councils across England and Wales, said: “The humanitarian crisis caused by the Ukraine invasion is heart-breaking. Councils are ready to help new arrivals from Ukraine settle in the... View Article

F. Ball supports Coventry Caribbean Centre renovation

Thursday, 10th March 2022

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Products donated by F. Ball and Co. Ltd., including the company’s Stopgap 1200 Pro levelling compound, have been used to prepare subfloors as part of the renovation of the Coventry Caribbean Community Centre prior to its reopening... View Article

Orbit Homes enters into contract on two deals for 58 affordable homes in the Midlands

Tuesday, 8th March 2022

Orbit Homes has successfully entered into contract on two brand-new sites in the Midlands. The affordable house builder will deliver 58 homes at the sites, with completions during the period of 2022 and 2025. The developments will offer a mixed... View Article

CHIC Conference & Exhibition 2022

Tuesday, 8th March 2022

Why we are Planning Ahead for Housing Community Housing & Investment Consortium (CHIC) will be hosting its 11th annual conference & exhibition on Thursday 16th June, returning to the Sixways Stadium in Worcester. This popular event is free for delegates.... View Article

UK-first partnership to deliver affordable energy to those most in need

Monday, 7th March 2022

A ground-breaking new partnership between a renewable technology company and an energy supplier has been launched to deliver lower bills for social and affordable housing tenants. AceOn and Rebel Energy have teamed up in an exclusive partnership to offer local authorities and housing associations a green deal... View Article

Pendock makes pipe boxing quick and easy

Monday, 7th March 2022

Every product in the Pendock Profiles family of casings is designed to conceal exposed pipework or services quickly and easily in a range of applications for social housing projects. For interior pipework, the MX and TK pipe boxing ranges can... View Article

‘The importance of healthy homes’ – the latest white paper from Housing Management & Maintenance is now live

Monday, 7th March 2022

Housing Management & Maintenance has recently published ‘The importance of healthy homes’ – a white paper that explores landlords’ and housing professionals’ perceptions of what makes up a healthy home. Old and poor quality housing, with common issues such as... View Article

Members inspired by Grenfell give tenants more say in landlord’s future

Monday, 7th March 2022

A North-West landlord has appointed ten tenants to a new Customer Committee to help shape how services are delivered across the communities they live in. ForHousing has recruited tenants from a variety of backgrounds, including a local councillor, an NHS volunteer and... View Article

F.H. Brundle expands its range of steel railings

Wednesday, 2nd March 2022

Reduced installation time and almost limitless customisation possibilities are some of the features of F.H. Brundle’s Fortitude range of ready to install steel railings. To complement its range of already successful Fortitude ready to install steel railings and gates, the... View Article

East Midlands heating company winning new work with CIRCOFLOPRO

Tuesday, 1st March 2022

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Northampton based JD Plumbing and Heating has been growing its business in recent years after discovering the multiple benefits of buying the ready-to-install underfloor heating systems offered by CIRCOFLOPRO, part of the Ridgespear Group. The company covers... View Article

AKW’s new futureproof sanitaryware range – compliant with revised UK water regulations

Tuesday, 1st March 2022

AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its stylish new Livenza Plus sanitaryware. This high-quality range has classic, clean lines and is fully compliant with the latest, revised UK Water... View Article

New tenancy regulations in Wales to become effective from July

Friday, 25th February 2022

Julie James the Welsh Minister for Climate Change has announced that a raft of changes to housing and tenancy law in the country will come into effect from 15 July 2022. Under the new law (The Renting Homes (Wales) Act... View Article

Doors open for office to home conversion in Woking

Friday, 25th February 2022

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Vicaima doors have been selected by a Surrey based contractor for new apartments in central Woking town location, converting former office space into smart contemporary living. The trend for re-imagining unwanted commercial and workspaces into modern homes... View Article

Another council refers itself to regulator over H&S failings

Friday, 25th February 2022

A unitary council on the south coast of England has referred itself to the Regulator of Social Housing over shortcomings in its electrical and fire safety work to tenants’ homes, leading to a probable breach of the Home Standard. Bournemouth,... View Article

Government announces drive to improve service standards in social housing

Friday, 25th February 2022

The Government has announced a package of measures to ensure social housing residents are listened to and better protected in the future, with their new rights enshrined in law. Among the measures announced by the Minister for Rough Sleeping and... View Article

Levelling Up funds should be made available for HAs’ regeneration work

Friday, 25th February 2022

The PlaceShapers group of housing associations is calling on the Government to make funds available for its members’ work on regenerating housing estates and decarbonisation work on existing stock. Backed up by published research in a new report ‘Stay local,... View Article

How do we fund all of the post Grenfell safety works?

Friday, 25th February 2022

Among the many questions left unanswered by Michael Gove’s commitment to make developers pay for resolving the cladding crisis on Britain’s block of flats, perhaps the most important one is how all of the other necessary safety works are to... View Article

Increase in empty homes hidden by holiday lets ‘flipping’ ruse

Friday, 25th February 2022

Empty homes being recorded as holiday lets by owners who want to avoid paying council tax on them is to blame for an apparent drop in the numbers of vacant properties recorded across the country. The group Action on Empty... View Article