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Atelier has provided a £5.5m loan for the student accommodation scheme A £5.5m financing deal has been approved to fund the refurbishment of 36 student studios in Bristol city centre, specialist development finance lender Atelier has today announced. The loan... View Article

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced this week, the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills expert is warning the scheme’s success is in the balance unless the practical skills challenge is tackled.... View Article

Leading social enterprise Places for People, in partnership with Adderstone Living, has completed its latest social housing development in South Shields, South Tyneside. With 69 new homes now available to local residents, this collaboration underscores its commitment to providing affordable... View Article

VIVID has maintained its G1 V1 ratings by the Regulator for Social Housing. This achievement follows an in-depth assessment by the regulator and is the highest governance and financial viability rating that can be awarded. Mark Perry, Chief Executive of... View Article

David Hannah – Group Chairman of Cornerstone Tax – comments on how the current landscape isn’t working for tenants and landlords alike Exclusive data from Cornerstone Tax has revealed that 24% of London renters have been forced to move rental... View Article

Construction of 62 new affordable homes – including 20 for Gateshead’s Jewish community – is underway. The Gateshead Regeneration Partnership (GRP) is using finance created from the sale of around 50 houses to be built elsewhere in the borough to part fund... View Article

The UK’s leading door manufacturer, JELD-WEN, has published a new whitepaper that calls for dual certification of doorsets to become a legal requirement within all multi-occupancy developments. The whitepaper, titled “Turning the Key Towards Better Security” has been published in... View Article

Stonewater has completed a transfer of 15 homes from Puttenham & Wanborough Housing Society (PWHS). Following discussions that began last year, 15 homes and their customers in the villages of Puttenham and Wanborough in Surrey have been welcomed by national... View Article

In 2023, Pine Court Housing Association acquired 23 homes on Tunstall Street in a £3.2m deal with Liverpool City Council. The once derelict road in Picton is now home to a vibrant community that is thriving just nine months following... View Article

One area with huge potential for decarbonisation is heating and hot water. While this issue must be tackled in all buildings, there is a huge opportunity for housing associations specifically to take steps to decarbonise as Achilleas Georgiou from Mitsubishi... View Article

Be First, the urban regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, celebrated the start of construction on part of the third phase of Gascoigne East at Gascoigne Neighbourhood with a groundbreaking ceremony held with contractor Wates Group. The latest phase... View Article

The decarbonisation of social housing will have benefits way beyond housing itself, says a new independent think tank report. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) claims that making the nation’s homes more energy efficient – essential to realising the UK’s... View Article