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Abolishing 201 local councils could grow the economy by £31bn, says ResPublica

|Date: 22 November, 2017

Abolishing 201 local councils could grow the economy by £31bn, says ResPublica

Abolishing 201 local councils in England and giving the rest London-style powers could benefit the econom ...

Abolishing 201 local councils in England and giving the rest London-style powers could benefit the economy by £31bn over five years, a report by think tank ResPublica has found. ResPublica said the re ...

22 November, 2017
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Stonewater secures £50m AHF loan to build more affordable homes

|Date: 21 November, 2017

Stonewater secures £50m AHF loan to build more affordable homes

Stonewater has secured £50m of 30-year funding from Affordable Housing Finance plc (AHF). The funding wil ...

Stonewater has secured £50m of 30-year funding from Affordable Housing Finance plc (AHF). The funding will help finance Stonewater’s affordable housebuilding programme which aims to deliver 2,765 new ...

21 November, 2017
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Councillors treated to preview of Warwickshire affordable housing development

|Date: 21 November, 2017

Councillors treated to preview of Warwickshire affordable housing development

Local councillors have been treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of Warwickshire’s first Passivhaus afford ...

Local councillors have been treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of Warwickshire’s first Passivhaus affordable housing development. Stratford-on-Avon District Councillor Simon Lawton, Chairman of Woott ...

21 November, 2017
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Midlands firm bridges skills gap with investment in management trainees and apprentices

|Date: 20 November, 2017

Midlands firm bridges skills gap with investment in management trainees and apprentices

Midlands housing developer Lovell has recruited six new management trainees and apprentices to help deliv ...

Midlands housing developer Lovell has recruited six new management trainees and apprentices to help deliver its growing portfolio of projects across the region. The Halesowen-based company has taken o ...

20 November, 2017
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Suffolk Housing property offers “new start” to local family

|Date: 17 November, 2017

Suffolk Housing property offers “new start” to local family

A mother-of-two has said “there are not enough words” to describe the huge difference which moving into a ...

A mother-of-two has said “there are not enough words” to describe the huge difference which moving into a Suffolk Housing property in the village where she has spent her life has made to her family. Z ...

17 November, 2017
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Retrofitting renewables in rural areas

|Date: 17 November, 2017

Retrofitting renewables in rural areas

South Shropshire Housing Association and Kensa Heat Pumps have completed an off-gas heating retrofit prog ...

South Shropshire Housing Association and Kensa Heat Pumps have completed an off-gas heating retrofit programme featuring ground source heat pumps in rural properties in Cleobury, Shropshire. The rural ...

17 November, 2017
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DCLG figures show an increase in new homes and government reclassifies housing associations

|Date: 16 November, 2017

DCLG figures show an increase in new homes and government reclassifies housing associations

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and Local Government Association (LGA) respond to the latest hou ...

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and Local Government Association (LGA) respond to the latest housebuilding figures and reclassification of housing associations announcement. New figures from ...

16 November, 2017
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McAvoy completes building installation phase for £8.2m free school academy contract

|Date: 16 November, 2017

McAvoy completes building installation phase for £8.2m free school academy contract

Offsite construction specialist, The McAvoy Group, has craned the final modules into position at the Conc ...

Offsite construction specialist, The McAvoy Group, has craned the final modules into position at the Concordia Academy in Romford for a new £8.2m building to accommodate 630 primary school children. T ...

16 November, 2017
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Stonewater completes five-year affordable housebuilding programme in Poundbury

|Date: 16 November, 2017

Stonewater completes five-year affordable housebuilding programme in Poundbury

Stonewater have completed the final phase of affordable homes in Poundbury’s North East Quadrant. The eve ...

Stonewater have completed the final phase of affordable homes in Poundbury’s North East Quadrant. The event marks the social housing provider’s completion of a five-year housebuilding programme which ...

16 November, 2017
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Waterside campus creates new jobs for Northamptonshire residents

|Date: 16 November, 2017

Waterside campus creates new jobs for Northamptonshire residents

Over 200 new jobs for Northamptonshire residents have been created as a result of the construction of Uni ...

Over 200 new jobs for Northamptonshire residents have been created as a result of the construction of University of Northampton’s Waterside campus. Since Waterside construction began in 2015, 216 peop ...

16 November, 2017
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