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The Whole House Retrofit Resident Impact Assessment report explores the improvements the council has made to homes it owns via its Whole House Retrofit (WHR) programme. WHR tackles the least energy efficient council housing in the city and aims to... View Article

Two Rivers Housing has appointed Chris Watkins as its Assistant Director of Assets. Chris joined the Newent-based housing association as a Carpenter in 2007 and has worked his way up through the organisation. He held supervisory and team leader roles... View Article

One of the Midland’s largest housing associations has announced a new senior appointment. Platform Housing Group has confirmed the appointment of Alan Hayward as Managing Director of Platform Property Care. The role will see Alan responsible for overseeing the seamless... View Article

In what’s described as a “game-changing moment for the housing sector,” The Hyde Group has announced that it has acquired national property management firm Pinnacle Group for an undisclosed sum, in a major expansion of the G15 housing association’s capabilities.... View Article

In addition to the £40bn of tax rises achieved by Rachel Reeves in her Government’s first Budget to sustain investment in public services, the Chancellor also announced a total of £100bn to be spent on capital projects during this Parliament,... View Article

A joint venture between award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group and leading housing association Peabody is demonstrating the impact of community-focused placemaking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. An outstanding new collection of homes and amenities is launching at Dagenham... View Article

Orbit, one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, has welcomed Nick Lygo-Baker as its new Director of Customer Experience. In his new role, Nick will be responsible for developing and executing a new customer experience strategy that aligns with Orbit’s 2030 Strategy and... View Article

A series of webinars featuring landlords and health and housing officials have been unveiled as part of a targeted week aimed at tackling the problem of damp and mould which affects over seven million households in the UK. In a... View Article

Two Rivers Housing has started the regeneration of its Johnstone Close site in a project that will deliver 20 new affordable homes in Staunton. The former sheltered housing scheme will be transformed to provide 14 homes for social rent in... View Article

A recent industry survey on construction specification has discovered that lack of awareness of “innovative products” was the second biggest barrier to the UK implementing the changes needed to reach zero, behind cost at number one. Futurebuild, which positions itself... View Article

Leading housing association Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has been highly commended in the recent First Time Buyer Awards, highlighting the many ways in which it is supporting first time buyers on to the property ladder. Recognised in the Affordable Housing... View Article

Leading housing provider Stonewater has appointed digital transformation consultant  Jane Scott to its board.  The technology and innovation expert replaces departing board member Claire  Kearney, with the appointment taking effect from 1st October.  The former Group CIO of Ferrero brings... View Article

Futurebuild, in partnership with Innovate UK and the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) has launched its Big Retrofit Challenge, a bold new competition aimed at unearthing game-changing solutions in home decarbonisation.  The Big Retrofit Challenge offers a unique opportunity for... View Article

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has named Chowdhury Walk by Al-Jawad Pike as winner of the 2024 Neave Brown Award for Housing. Given in honour of modernist architect and social housing pioneer, Neave Brown (1926-2018), the annual award... View Article

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the winners of the 2024 RIBA Awards at a ceremony held on 16 October at London’s Roundhouse. The Elizabeth Line, designed by Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis, was named as the... View Article

A new housing development in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire has been celebrated at a special event marking the first time Fenland District Council has worked with one of the Midland’s largest housing associations. Platform Housing Group, which manages almost 50,000 homes, has... View Article