The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published the second edition of its UK professional standard, Secured lending valuation of properties in multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential buildings with cladding, providing updated... View Article

Cardo has been appointed as a delivery partner on L&Q’s Major Works Investment Programme, one of the largest home improvement programmes in the UK housing sector. The 15-year, £3bn programme... View Article

By Matt Jarratt, Operational Lead at Procure Plus The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 is beginning to come into force. It is primarily focused on the private rented sector – abolishing... View Article

Student accommodation providers across the UK are seeing an increase in damp and mould challenges in shared accommodation. With an ever-growing student population, paired with a tightening housing supply and... View Article

PRINCIPAL retrofit contractor Sustainable Building Services Ltd (UK) Ltd (SBS) has been awarded a major new retrofit contract by PA Housing, delivering a comprehensive energy efficiency upgrade programme across more than 3,000 properties spanning the south of England and the midlands. Established in... View Article

Paul Norman joins Healthy Homes Hub as Director, following a move from Clarion Housing Group He will lead a new “Energising Assets” consultancy division to support strategic asset management through large-scale home upgrades... View Article

Two Rivers Housing appoints new Chief Executive Officer  Kevin Bennett has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Two Rivers Housing. Joins from Housing Plus Group where he... View Article

A £20.8 million flagship development on a former shopping centre site is helping address the shortage of high-quality affordable housing for older people, while supporting Trent & Dove’s wider ambition... View Article

Sanctuary Scotland has started construction on 55 new affordable homes at the Edmonstone masterplan development in south-east Edinburgh. Located at the corner of Old Dalkeith Road and The Wisp, the... View Article

Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies, has announced the permanent appointment of George Mosey as Managing Director (MD) for Construction London. Since... View Article

The Housing Network, a specialist housing and homelessness organisation working with local authorities, government and partners to deliver supported housing and accommodation services, has appointed Yvette Carter as its new... View Article

Press Release: National Retrofit Hub publishes practical guidance to support place-based retrofit delivery across the UK The National Retrofit Hub (NRH) has published a new guidance document, Place-Based Retrofit in... View Article

New AI knowledge platform, developed with Healthy Homes Hub, gives housing providers instant, verified guidance on regulation and best practice 30 April 2026 – HousingAI, a new AI-powered knowledge platform... View Article

Two local authorities have received consumer standard upgrades in regulatory judgements published by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) today (Wednesday 29 April 2026). Castle Point Borough Council (Castle Point)... View Article

VIVID is the first housing association to launch a customer-skills credential for all its staff certificated under City & Guilds Assured. The programme highlights the role every team plays in... View Article

One of the largest social housing providers in the Highlands, Albyn Housing Society, recently  completed 27 new homes in Dingwall, with tenants describing their new homes as being ‘life-changing’ and... View Article

Stonewater has completed the combined transfer of 97 homes from Porthove Housing Association Limited and The Rotary Club of Hove Community Housing Society Limited. Following discussions announced last year, the... View Article

Phase one of the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) comes into force on 1 May 2026, and with it brings about the most significant overhaul of the private rental sector in... View Article

Plans have been submitted for approval of 210 affordable homes in Tamworth including designs that would see more than half the site off Browns Lane to be left as open green space for both new... View Article

Karbon Homes has been recognised for its commitment to strengthening communities across the North East, winning the Community Impact Award at the North East BusinessIQ Awards. The accolade formally acknowledges... View Article

Plexus has made significant changes to how it prepares properties between tenancies – a period known as a ‘void.’ This comes after we found severe maladministration in how it handled... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has today (21 April 2026) announced the appointment of Jonathan Walters as its next Chief Executive following an open recruitment process. Jonathan has held several roles at RSH and its predecessor organisations... View Article

New data from Housemark shows social landlords are reporting a sharp increase in emergency hazards, as providers tighten how they record and investigate cases under Awaab’s Law. Housemark’s latest Monthly... View Article