New affordable homes for Carlisle

Castles & Coasts Housing Association (CCHA) aims to ease the shortage of affordable homes in Carlisle, by submitting a planning application to provide 101 much-needed new homes. The application is for a new development on land east of Lansdowne Close... View Article

Pocket Living secures permission for new affordable homes in Hackney

Innovative affordable housing developer Pocket Living has secured a unanimous resolution to grant planning permission from Hackney Council for a new residential development on Mandeville Street in Hackney, London. Representing Pocket’s third scheme within the Borough, the seven-storey development will utilise a vacant parcel... View Article

Losing lives to homelessness, Guy Horne, HSPG

Guy Horne, CEO of social impact real estate firm, HSPG comments: “The fact that there was a 32% increase in 2021 in the number of people who died while homeless in the UK is heart-breaking – worse still, this cannot... View Article

Modular homes help tackle homelessness in Hertfordshire

Dacorum Borough Council has been granted planning permission to install eight purpose-built, modular homes in Hemel Hempstead to help tackle homelessness in the area. The SoloHaus homes, which are to be installed near Aragon Close, have been provided by the UK’s second-largest... View Article

Stockport committed to a greener future

The opening of two environmentally friendly properties for social rent in Cheadle last week signalled Stockport Council and Stockport Homes’ continued commitment to social development alongside its green energy targets. In a first for the council, the two developments were... View Article

Councils respond to Homes for Ukraine scheme

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

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

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