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Housing association Peabody and partners have transformed the garden of a care home for 12 adults with learning disabilities in Barnsbury Park, Islington. Knowing the sensory and play equipment had come to the end of its life, landscaping experts Bowles... View Article

Construction works are well underway for a new £2million high-spec student accommodation scheme in Northampton town centre. Delivered by nationwide refurbishment contractor, Fortis Vision, Orient House – a purpose-built 41-bed student building on Kettering Road – will provide accommodation where there... View Article

Solving the housing crisis is as much about building communities as it is homes, according to the head of one of the UK’s leading social housing procurement consortiums. Speaking during Housing 2023, Lee Parkinson, chief executive of Efficiency North says... View Article

Leading affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, has announced 108 properties will be coming soon to a brand-new development in East Sussex. The proposed scheme located on Shepham Lane in Polegate, will comprise 100% affordable properties offering 43 social rent and 65... View Article

Housing leaders have renewed a crucial partnership – after revealing the huge successes it has delivered to Scotland’s market for affordable and accessible homes. Since it was launched in 2018 the partnership has seen Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) support and collaborate with... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing has today published a regulatory judgement upgrading Sovereign Housing’s governance rating from G2 to G1. In June 2022 the Regulator downgraded Sovereign to G2, stating that while Sovereign’s governance remained compliant the housing association needed... View Article

NHBC, the UK’s leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes, has brought together some of the leaders of housing association development to share their thoughts on this increasingly very important sector. Available in print and to download, Built.... View Article

Ian Atkinson has joined Two Rivers Housing as its new Corporate Director of Property. The newly created role will see him take the lead on all property related matters including asset management, development, and property services. He will also take... View Article

Social housing providers must make net zero carbon more relevant to customers if they are to meet the challenge of decarbonisation according to new research by Orbit. In its latest report, 2500 Days – Navigating the path to net zero carbon homes... View Article

In a major development for tenants in England, the government plans to introduce a new law that will prohibit landlords from evicting tenants without a valid reason. This reform aims to overhaul the private rental sector and provide better protection... View Article

Launched in 2019 by Sefton Council and housing association Riverside, the Sefton Families Service offers families two- or three-bed furnished Riverside homes near networks of intensive support. All homes supplied through the scheme are furnished, including; sofas, beds, white goods... View Article