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Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service answered the call from a North East regeneration and development specialist to strike a deal which has improved both site and fire safety. By agreeing a licence for nearly 1.4 acres of unused... View Article

Commenting on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report into social housing, Crispin Truman, chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, said: ‘It has never been more important to deliver better quality and genuinely affordable homes for everyone and... View Article

University of Wolverhampton academics have helped secure funding to accelerate research into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and find solutions to the UK housing crisis. Professor Mohammed Arif, Dr David Heesom, Professor Jack Goulding, Dr Amit Kaushik, Dr Mandeep Saini,... View Article

While sorting out the insulation, don’t forget to pay attention to your property’s ventilation system – from Patrick Mooney, news editor of Housing Management & Maintenance magazine Green sector campaigners were delighted with the Chancellor’s £2 billion boost to make... View Article

Sovereign Housing Association’s building 24 new affordable homes in Shalfleet, on the Isle of Wight. This 100% affordable rural development will build a whole new community at the site, with 13 homes for affordable rent and 11 for shared ownership.... View Article

Leading Housing Association, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH) has announced it has now completed on a £60 million sale of 132 private sale units at its Clapham Park development, a regeneration scheme in south west London.  The deal has been... View Article

Responding to the Summer Economic Update announced by the Chancellor, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “The social and economic challenge we face as a nation cannot be underestimated. We are pleased that the Chancellor has... View Article

Domestic property energy consumption equates to 14% of all UK carbon emissions, and those unable to afford rising energy costs risk falling into fuel poverty – choosing whether to heat or eat. Even before the pandemic, most UK cities were... View Article

High-quality student accommodation provider Alumno has given the green light to Westridge Construction to begin work on a new project in the Falmer district of Brighton and Hove. The new four-storey Falmer Cottages student residence is being built in association... View Article