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A Midlands based housing association, Platform Housing Group, is proud to announce its commitment to the Homes for Nature initiative, an industry leading campaign developed by the Future Homes Hub. This bold, voluntary pledge aims to embed wildlife supportive features... View Article

NHBC was pleased to support the Association for Rental Living (ARL) in the delivery of a recent webinar, which examined the processes and challenges associated with brownfield site development. Unlocking brownfield sites for mixed tenure development attracted a broad mix of industry... View Article

Leading housing association Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has secured planning permission to redevelop its Windmill Court site in Mortimer Common, near Reading, into 24 high-quality affordable homes. The scheme will transform the former over-55’s accommodation, which had become outdated, into... View Article

Families have just moved into their new affordable homes in a new 40-home neighbourhood in a Norfolk village. Flagship Homes, part of Bromford Flagship, has celebrated finishing the project off Chalk Lane in Narborough, between Swaffham and King’s Lynn. The homes... View Article

Plans for 211 new supported housing apartments at the heart of the Seaham Garden Village have been submitted for approval. The new homes, designed to help people with differing levels of care and support needs to live well and independently,... View Article

A national campaign aimed at tackling the scourge of damp and mould in people’s homes has received formal recognition from the UK and Scottish Governments, as the housing sector prepares for the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Damp & Mould Action... View Article

Lovell has been shortlisted for an important award for its work with homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing. The national partnership housing specialist will find out later this month (October) if its team in the North East has won the accolade for Best Social Value Project... View Article

Hillingdon Council is celebrating the completion of 30 much-needed affordable homes, as part of the first phase of its Hayes estates redevelopment project. The new block, Cherwell Court, on Avondale Drive Estate was officially opened on Wednesday 1 October by... View Article

A £2million investment programme is bringing upgrades to homes at a supported housing scheme in Blyth. Karbon Homes is working in partnership with Novus Property Solutions to deliver a suite of improvements to the 35 flats at Athlone Court, as well... View Article

Jonathan Cooper has been appointed the new Director of Asset Investment and Fire Remediation at Peabody, the not-for-profit housing association. He joined the organisation today . Jonathan will take the lead on looking after residents’ homes, including planning and delivering... View Article

Orbit has announced the appointment of two internal promotions to its Executive Team who will drive its People and Reputation strategies. Lisa Astle, previously Director of Communications and Brand for Orbit, has been promoted to Chief Reputation Officer, while Catrinel Stanila,... View Article

Thirty families have moved into their new homes just minutes from the Norfolk coast. Flagship Homes, part of Bromford Flagship, has finished building Ashcroft, a development of 30 homes for affordable rent off Estcourt Road in Great Yarmouth. Lowestoft-based Fox... View Article

VIVID’s charitable arm, VIVID Plus, is celebrating a successful first year of partnership with Housing​ Perks, a collaboration that has helped thousands of customers ease the pressure of everyday costs​ through a dedicated discount app. The app provides savings of up to... View Article

Living Space has secured a major agreement with leading housing association Stonewater, which will purchase all 127 homes being delivered across its Bath Road development in Worcester. This follows Stonewater’s acquisition of the entire first phase of the scheme, and... View Article

Planning Approved for 378 New Homes at Somerleyton Road, Brixton In partnership with the London Borough of Lambeth, Higgins Partnerships is delighted to announce that approval was received at planning committee for the delivery of 378 new homes at Somerleyton... View Article

Cardo Group has acquired CTS as part of its growth strategy to expand its footprint and deliver building maintenance and improvement services across the island of Ireland. CTS delivers maintenance services to over 65,000 properties in Northern Ireland and the... View Article

Between seven and nine fire service vehicles were deployed during more than 2,000 callouts On 6,631 occasions, the alarm was found to be faulty, damaged, poorly maintained or incorrectly positioned The number of false fire alarms in medium and high-rise... View Article