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Bracknell Forest and Town Councillors were this week shown around two Abri sites which are being regenerated to provide 57 social rented homes for the local community. Abri is redeveloping two existing sites at Barn Close and Bay House, both... View Article

Karbon Homes’ commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its operations and housing management has been formally recognised, with the association being awarded the Gold accreditation by SHIFT, the housing sector’s leading sustainability standard. From its latest SHIFT (sustainable homes... View Article

Edgefield Green site includes six research and development units aimed at reducing energy costs for residents Your Housing Group welcomed a delegation from Homes England and Manchester City Council to celebrate the completion of a 216-home development, transforming a former... View Article

Over half (53.1%) of senior housing sector employees reported gaps in the training and resources available to support implementation of the new Procurement Act which came into force in February. A new survey commissioned by Commercial Services Group, a provider... View Article

Calvay Housing Association has marked its 40th anniversary with the completion of a milestone project which has transformed more than 250 homes in Barlanark, making them warmer and cheaper to heat. The Glasgow-based housing association has invested more than £5million... View Article

Higgins Partnerships has been appointed by Milton Keynes City Council to deliver 66 new council homes at the former Cripps Lodge sheltered housing site in Netherfield, Buckinghamshire. The development will transform the former care facility into a high-quality, sustainable residential... View Article

Homefinder UK, the national housing mobility scheme run by Home Connections, has released its 2024/25 Impact Report, showcasing the scale and significance of its work to tackle the UK’s housing crisis. Amid record-breaking waiting lists and a chronic shortage of affordable... View Article

Retrofitting housing stock will continue to remain high on the agenda with local authorities and developers under pressure to improve the energy efficiency and appearance of older social housing. Render systems, particularly when used with external wall insulation, offer a... View Article

Dean Asher, Head of Technical Sales at Polypipe Building Products discusses scalability challenges and the need for standardisation in retrofitting efforts to meet housing targets. Currently, heating the country’s homes accounts for 18% of all UK greenhouse gas emissions, and... View Article

Sigma Homes has submitted an outline planning application to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for a new residential development on land to the south-west of Ashford Hill Road in Ashford Hill. The planning application is for 45 new homes, 40%... View Article

Orbit has unveiled its refreshed Net Zero Carbon Roadmap, reaffirming its long-term commitment to tackling climate change and placing customers at the heart of its journey toward sustainability. The revised roadmap sets out Orbit’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in its... View Article

The Property Care Association is marking its 95th year as a national trade body by widening the scope and scale of its conference programme to offer greater insight and opportunities for delegates. Over the years, the Association’s annual conferences – three... View Article

Gloucestershire-based housing association Two Rivers Housing has appointed Debbie Innes-Turnill as a Non-executive Director as part of its plans to strengthen its Board. Debbie is a safeguarding expert with a background in education. She is the Director of Debbie Innes... View Article

Speaking with SFG20, Dame Judith calls for a culture of competence, rigour and accountability – and urges professionals to make and stand by their expert decisions. I’d like to begin by discussing some of the findings from the Phase Two report of the... View Article

Plans to deliver nearly 2,000 new homes as part of one of East London’s largest estate regeneration schemes have been approved by Tower Hamlets Council. The project will see the complete transformation of the Teviot Estate in Poplar, replacing outdated... View Article

A transformative project to deliver more than 200 modern apartments has been completed within the regenerated Civic Campus in Hammersmith. The exciting joint venture by housing association A2Dominion and Hammersmith & Fulham Council forms part of a renewal project on... View Article

Cromwood Housing has unveiled its first social housing developments in London.   The £5.2m scheme is delivering 14 homes in Hounslow, West London on former garage sites with six homes now ready and the remainder expected to be completed over... View Article

Shortly after a series of significant Government housing announcements, Southampton Itchen’s Member of Parliament, Darren Paffey, was welcomed by leading housing association, VIVID, to its latest development in Thornhill for a tour and progress update.  The redevelopment of the former... View Article