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Two Rivers Housing has officially bought its repairs team back in house and closed its facilities management company Centigen Facilities Management (Centigen FM). The Gloucestershire-based housing association announced plans to bring repairs back in house in February this year. Since... View Article

Nicholas Harris, the long-standing Chief Executive of leading affordable housing provider, Stonewater, has announced he is to step down after almost a decade in the role. His decision has been carefully considered and is led by his wish to spend... View Article

One of the Midlands largest housing associations in partnership with one of the UK’s top house builders has handed over a new retirement village in Hereford. Platform Housing Group and Vistry Group have delivered the 80 one and two bedroom... View Article

This week England’s largest not-for-profit later-living provider, Anchor, celebrated the Topping Out of its brand-new development, Stowe Central at Peglar’s Way, Wichelstowe, near Swindon. The event was attended by senior Anchor personnel, representatives of McCarthy Stone and stakeholders from Swindon... View Article

At their meeting today, Sefton Council’s Cabinet approved a scheme to enable new social housing tenants of future council homes to rent essential items of furniture. cab would mean people entering a new social housing tenancy with the council may... View Article

A major new affordable housing project on Springfield Avenue in Bridlington is now under construction. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s development includes 30 new council homes, comprising of 24, one-bedroom, apartments and six, two-bedroom apartments. The development is being built... View Article

Homes England has urged the Government to allow it the maximum levels of funding possible in the upcoming spending review in order to deliver the Government’s housebuilding targets. Eamonn Boyle, who took over as interim Homes England chief executive in... View Article

According to a recent survey, improving compliance and safety continues to be the number one priority for facilities management professionals. However, 14% of respondents expressed uncertainty about meeting building maintenance compliance standards, while only 23% plan to increase their investment... View Article

The highly-anticipated Platinum sponsor has been announced for the 2025 William Sutton Prize. Now in its sixth year and headed by the UK’s largest housing association, Clarion Housing Group, in 2025 the Prize will be supported by Wiggett Group, a trailblazer in social... View Article

AJC Group has officially broken ground at the former NHS Becton Centre in Barton-on-Sea, marking the commencement of an important local affordable housing development in partnership with VIVID. This milestone event celebrates the transformation of the previously underutilised site in... View Article

Salford housing association Salix Homes is celebrating 10 years of making a difference – investing in homes, supporting communities, and shaping the future of social housing in the city. This week marks the 10-year anniversary since Salix Homes became a... View Article

For the seventh year in a row, one of the UK’s largest housing associations has been named among the top ten best places to work in the UK. Home Group placed 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces, as part of the... View Article

A North-East housing association has received one of the largest single funding pots given out by Government to date to help make their customers’ homes more energy efficient. Home Group has received over £28m from the Government’s Warm Homes fund... View Article

A Midlands-based social landlord has appointed a new member to its Board. Platform Housing Group has welcomed Sara Waller as a Non Executive Director and Chair of the Assets and Sustainability Committee. This latest appointment will further strengthen the Group’s... View Article

One of the Midlands largest housing associations has been crowned as a winner in a prestigious fleet management awards scheme. Platform Housing Group was awarded this accolade in two categories in The Fleet News Awards 2025; these are: Fleet of... View Article

Phil Jenkins, Peabody’s Executive Director of Development, has been appointed Chief Investment Officer (effective 1 April 2025). He will lead a new Investment directorate focused on both Peabody residents’ existing homes and the new ones the group plans to build.... View Article