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LACE Housing Unveils New Development for Over 55s

|Date: 16 September, 2019

LACE Housing Unveils New Development for Over 55s

Lincolnshire-based LACE Housing has officially opened the doors to Brighton Place – its £4.4m development ...

Lincolnshire-based LACE Housing has officially opened the doors to Brighton Place – its £4.4m development of affordable housing for older people in Washingborough. A group of seven pupils from Washing ...

16 September, 2019
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Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

|Date: 13 September, 2019

Poor housing set to contribute to almost one million more older people suffering falls-related injuries

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every ...

New report authored by former Treasury economist calls for 30,000 additional homes for later living every year to boost mental and physical health of older people. The NHS could be overwhelmed by near ...

13 September, 2019
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Major fair payment and mental health initiative launches

|Date: 12 September, 2019

Major fair payment and mental health initiative launches

A major new payment and mental health survey has been launched by 27 bodies in the UK construction indust ...

A major new payment and mental health survey has been launched by 27 bodies in the UK construction industry, to understand how poor payment practices are impacting mental health and business wellbeing ...

12 September, 2019
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Social houses in Wrexham set for spruce up

|Date: 12 September, 2019

Social houses in Wrexham set for spruce up

Social housing tenants in Wrexham are set to benefit from more modern accommodation following the awardin ...

Social housing tenants in Wrexham are set to benefit from more modern accommodation following the awarding of £500,000 worth of works to contractor Novus Property Solutions by Wrexham County Borough C ...

12 September, 2019
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Mayor of London and Unite join forces to boost the capital’s construction standards

|Date: 11 September, 2019

Mayor of London and Unite join forces to boost the capital’s construction standards

In a major boost to employment standards for construction workers in London, the Mayor of London has sign ...

In a major boost to employment standards for construction workers in London, the Mayor of London has signed up to Unite the Union's pioneering Construction Charter. The charter combines the Greater Lo ...

11 September, 2019
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Low Carbon Homes event in Manchester will tackle existing housing retrofit challenges

|Date: 11 September, 2019

Low Carbon Homes event in Manchester will tackle existing housing retrofit challenges

UK’s specialist domestic energy efficiency event comes to Manchester in November to support 2038 zero car ...

UK’s specialist domestic energy efficiency event comes to Manchester in November to support 2038 zero carbon ambition. On November 14th 2018, Manchester City Council adopted new science-based climate ...

11 September, 2019
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Plans approved for 118 new homes in Bolton

|Date: 10 September, 2019

Plans approved for 118 new homes in Bolton

Housing providers Bolton at Home and Irwell Valley Homes have been granted planning permission for 118 ne ...

Housing providers Bolton at Home and Irwell Valley Homes have been granted planning permission for 118 new affordable homes close to Bolton town centre. The homes will revitalise a derelict former car ...

10 September, 2019
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City of York sign new contracts to repair and maintain council homes

|Date: 10 September, 2019

City of York sign new contracts to repair and maintain council homes

New contracts have been signed by City of York Council to help improve and maintain the 7,520 homes of th ...

New contracts have been signed by City of York Council to help improve and maintain the 7,520 homes of their tenants. Following a rigorous procurement process, seven contractors have been secured to d ...

10 September, 2019
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Local dementia scheme residents escape to a virtual world

|Date: 10 September, 2019

Local dementia scheme residents escape to a virtual world

Local housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group, is using virtual reality (VR) to transport residents l ...

Local housing provider, Grand Union Housing Group, is using virtual reality (VR) to transport residents living in a specialist dementia care scheme in Bletchley to another world, all from the safety o ...

10 September, 2019
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Award-winning Byker Estate listed buildings undergo renovation

|Date: 9 September, 2019

Award-winning Byker Estate listed buildings undergo renovation

Work is underway to renew roofs on the Grade II-listed Byker Estate in a £3.5m project. Esh Living, the s ...

Work is underway to renew roofs on the Grade II-listed Byker Estate in a £3.5m project. Esh Living, the social housing division of Esh Construction, was recently awarded the contract to replace the or ...

9 September, 2019
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