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ForHousing has successfully completed a major refinancing exercise with NatWest and Barclays, strengthening its financial position and enabling increased investment in new and existing homes. The refinancing totals £215 million, comprising £75 million in revolving credit facilities and £140 million... View Article

National Retrofit Hub and Arup set out practical steps for using real-world performance data to strengthen planning, policy and delivery. The National Retrofit Hub, working with Arup and supported by Impact on Urban Health and TrustMark, has published a new... View Article

Seddon has announced the appointment of Mark Walker as Managing Director of its Housing Partnerships company. Mark, who has worked at Seddon for almost seven years and has held the role of Commercial Director for the past three, will lead... View Article

A former railway depot in central Gloucester is making way for 113 affordable homes for local families. Bromford, part of housing provider Bromford Flagship, acquired the southern phase of Gloucester’s Great Western Yard site earlier in 2025. Construction has now... View Article

Beech Grove Homes and Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association, both part of Sanctuary Group, have submitted a pre-application notice to Glasgow City Council, signalling its intention to bring forward a revised planning application for the final phase of its flagship masterplan development... View Article

Forty-eight households will soon have affordable housing in Norwich after councillors unanimously backed plans for a historic shoe factory site. Flagship Homes – part of Bromford Flagship – plans to build 35 one-bedroom and 13 two-bedroom flats across two blocks... View Article

A new study from Loughborough University, published in Energy and Buildings, looks at the importance of considering fuel poverty when retrofitting UK homes to cut carbon emissions. Fuel poverty, when a household cannot afford to heat their home to an adequate... View Article

Leading housing association VIVID is proud to share that the Regulator of Social Housing has reaffirmed its highest ratings for governance (G1) and financial viability (V1) in its latest review, published today (17 December 2025). This continues VIVID’s track record... View Article

Platform Housing Group is proud to announce that two of its talented apprentices have been named Apprentice of the Year at the Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College Awards.  This recognition highlights their hard work, dedication and outstanding contributions in their respective fields. Macualey Williams received... View Article

Homes in Redcar are benefitting from a major investment programme as part of a wider £6m investment programme from Karbon Homes. Through the programme, being delivered by contractor Straightline NE, 50 homes in the town are set to be modernised with a variety of upgrades, including window and door upgrades, kitchen and... View Article

A deal has been agreed to provide a large development of affordable housing for people in Nottinghamshire as part of the regeneration of a heritage mining site. Work has begun that will bring 126 affordable homes to the village of... View Article

Local councillors in Southampton visited VIVID’s upcoming affordable housing development on Archery Road to see how the long-standing vacant site is being transformed into much-needed homes in the community. Fresh from completing new homes on the former Eastpoint Centre site... View Article

24 new affordable homes built to Passivhaus standards in Harpurhey MSV, in partnership with Homes England and Manchester City Council, has welcomed new residents to its new affordable housing development – capped at the Manchester Living Rent – on Parkmount Road in... View Article

Council tenants have shared their stories as Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) announces the successful rehoming of over 300 families from outdated, poor-quality homes into some of the 1,000 new high-quality, sustainable homes built by CIP since 2017. Formed in 2017... View Article

Platform Housing Group is celebrating after Cookley Works in the West Midlands was named Best Affordable Housing Development 2025 at the prestigious Inside Housing Development Awards. The award recognises a transformative project that turned a derelict five acre brownfield site... View Article

Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association is celebrating the continued success of its ambitious development programme in Renfrewshire with the completion of the first phase of the Paisley West End regeneration.  The 35 new homes have been built on the site of... View Article

Platform Housing Group has been recognised with a Gold Environment Award at the international Green Apple Awards for Environmental Best Practice, celebrating its commitment to improving the energy efficiency of their homes across the Midlands. The award recognises Platform’s successful... View Article

Leading affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, has started construction on 272 new homes in the East at Victoria Gardens, a new development in Great Plumstead. At Victoria Gardens, Orbit Homes is delivering 138 affordable homes for social rent and Shared Ownership,... View Article

Emma Watkins appointed to newly created role of Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods Two Rivers Housing is investing in its housing team to provide a more localised neighbourhood management service to its tenants The move follows a service review and feedback... View Article