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Half a million on brink of homelessness due to pandemic, councils warn

|Date: 12 May, 2020

Half a million on brink of homelessness due to pandemic, councils warn

Almost half a million households are at high risk of becoming homeless as a result of the economic impact ...

Almost half a million households are at high risk of becoming homeless as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, new analysis for the District Councils’ Network has revealed. The D ...

12 May, 2020
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LGA responds to PM’s address to the nation on Coronavirus

|Date: 11 May, 2020

LGA responds to PM’s address to the nation on Coronavirus

Responding to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address on the road map for reopening society, Cllr James Ja ...

Responding to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s address on the road map for reopening society, Cllr James Jamieson, Chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “It is encouraging that we are now ...

11 May, 2020
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Housing association volunteers boost community response to COVID-19

|Date: 6 May, 2020

Housing association volunteers boost community response to COVID-19

Organisations in Stafford providing support for vulnerable members of the community during the coronaviru ...

Organisations in Stafford providing support for vulnerable members of the community during the coronavirus outbreak have received a welcome boost thanks to employees from the area's leading provider o ...

6 May, 2020
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Engineering services bodies issue coronavirus site safety guides

|Date: 5 May, 2020

Engineering services bodies issue coronavirus site safety guides

Leading engineering services sector bodies ECA and BESA have jointly developed two new guides to help con ...

Leading engineering services sector bodies ECA and BESA have jointly developed two new guides to help contractors to manage coronavirus-related issues on site. The new guides will be freely available ...

5 May, 2020
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Online CPD seminars covering flat roof refurbishment for local authorities’ estate

|Date: 5 May, 2020

Online CPD seminars covering flat roof refurbishment for local authorities’ estate

Professionals are required to keep up-to-date with knowledge and skills to support the delivery of a high ...

Professionals are required to keep up-to-date with knowledge and skills to support the delivery of a high-quality service that safeguards the public. To offer flexibility and convenience to groups and ...

5 May, 2020
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Grahame Park masterplan gets green light from GLA

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Grahame Park masterplan gets green light from GLA

A masterplan for more than 2,000 homes at Barnet’s largest housing estate has passed its final hurdle aft ...

A masterplan for more than 2,000 homes at Barnet’s largest housing estate has passed its final hurdle after being agreed by the Greater London Authority (GLA). The ambitious transformation of Grahame ...

4 May, 2020
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Housing associations complete on 731-home stock transfer

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Housing associations complete on 731-home stock transfer

Social housing provider Stonewater has completed on a tenanted stock transfer of 731 homes in Wiltshire, ...

Social housing provider Stonewater has completed on a tenanted stock transfer of 731 homes in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire from Southern Housing Group. Despite the current pandemic, the two ho ...

4 May, 2020
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Lincolnshire housing association retains S&P credit rating

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Lincolnshire housing association retains S&P credit rating

One of Lincolnshire’s largest housing associations has preserved its leading A+ credit rating after being ...

One of Lincolnshire’s largest housing associations has preserved its leading A+ credit rating after being praised for its ‘asset quality’ and ‘rent collection’, as it continues to pursue core business ...

4 May, 2020
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Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

|Date: 1 May, 2020

Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase b ...

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase both the supply and quality of new homes. This update sets out immediate, short and medium term ...

1 May, 2020
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New council bungalows are ‘the best thing that could have happened to us’

|Date: 1 May, 2020

New council bungalows are ‘the best thing that could have happened to us’

Residents living in new bungalows built by City of York Council are delighted with the quality of the pro ...

Residents living in new bungalows built by City of York Council are delighted with the quality of the properties and being able to live independently in their own communities. The five, one-bedroomed ...

1 May, 2020
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