More social housing tenants are in rent arrears now than during the Covid-19 pandemic as they struggle wi ...
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More social housing tenants in rent arrears than during the pandemic
|More social housing tenants in rent arrears than during the pandemic
More social housing tenants are in rent arrears now than during the Covid-19 pandemic as they struggle with the cost of living, according to a new report. In a poll of 100 c-suite executives at UK hou ...
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Leeds collaborating with UK business leaders to help unlock green home upgrades
|Leeds collaborating with UK business leaders to help unlock green home upgrades
Leeds City Council is working with some of the country’s biggest firms to address barriers that prevent h ...
Leeds City Council is working with some of the country’s biggest firms to address barriers that prevent households from accessing energy-saving green home upgrades. The council has been part of a majo ...
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Marshalls Bricks & Masonry | Building a concrete future
|Marshalls Bricks & Masonry | Building a concrete future
Fiona Coyle from Marshalls Bricks & Masonry explains how Marshalls’ concrete facing bricks met with t ...
Fiona Coyle from Marshalls Bricks & Masonry explains how Marshalls’ concrete facing bricks met with the performance, sustainability and affordability demands of the aesthetically celebrated North ...
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Structural Timber Association | Low carbon construction with structural timber
|Structural Timber Association | Low carbon construction with structural timber
Housing associations and local authorities face numerous challenges, including the ongoing quest to help ...
Housing associations and local authorities face numerous challenges, including the ongoing quest to help the UK achieve net zero by 2050. Here, Andrew Orriss of the Structural Timber Association, expl ...
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Building opportunities for all!
|Building opportunities for all!
A regeneration partnership committed to helping local communities construct a career in the housing indus ...
A regeneration partnership committed to helping local communities construct a career in the housing industry is launching a construction skills event in Sheffield. Hosted at the Construction Design Ce ...
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Global Home Warranties | Quality control
|Global Home Warranties | Quality control
Affordable quality homes for housing associations — there is a solution, says Global Home Warranties. It ...
Affordable quality homes for housing associations — there is a solution, says Global Home Warranties. It is an inconvenient truth, but some developers do not like to build affordable homes. Many claim ...
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End of Part L grace period
|End of Part L grace period
The Part L grace period ends today (15th June 2023) . Here, MPA Masonry, Zutec, Plan Radar and NBS share ...
The Part L grace period ends today (15th June 2023) . Here, MPA Masonry, Zutec, Plan Radar and NBS share their thoughts on Part L compliance and how the sector should adapt ahead of further tightening ...
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National Retrofit Hub appoints new Co-Directors
|National Retrofit Hub appoints new Co-Directors
The National Retrofit Hub (the Hub) is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachael Owens and Sara Ed ...
The National Retrofit Hub (the Hub) is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachael Owens and Sara Edmonds as Co-Directors who take over from Russell Smith, Interim Director, in mid-July 2023. Rac ...
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CIBSE | Award winning performance
|CIBSE | Award winning performance
Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at thi ...
Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at this year's CIBSE Building Performance Awards for the energy efficiency retrofit of six bungalows. ...
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Frameworx | Rising to the challenge
|Frameworx | Rising to the challenge
David Miller, Director of the new procurement framework, Frameworx, looks at why the required retrofit up ...
David Miller, Director of the new procurement framework, Frameworx, looks at why the required retrofit upgrades to the UK’s housing stock represents the biggest building challenge our sector has ever ...