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Late payment still major issue in construction industry

|Date: 6 January, 2017

Late payment still major issue in construction industry

The latest research figures show that the construction industry continues to suffer from late payment. Fi ...

The latest research figures show that the construction industry continues to suffer from late payment. Figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show that UK businesses ...

6 January, 2017
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Portakabin Group joins southern modular framework

|Date: 5 January, 2017

Portakabin Group joins southern modular framework

Off-site construction specialist, the Portakabin Group, has been appointed to the Southern Modular Buildi ...

Off-site construction specialist, the Portakabin Group, has been appointed to the Southern Modular Building Framework – a new framework which has been launched to facilitate the procurement of modular ...

5 January, 2017
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Pilot scheme launched to unblock housebuilding

|Date: 4 January, 2017

Pilot scheme launched to unblock housebuilding

A new government backed pilot scheme has been launched to unblock infrastructure hold ups that are delayi ...

A new government backed pilot scheme has been launched to unblock infrastructure hold ups that are delaying the building of new homes. The scheme has been set up by The Housing & Finance Institute ...

4 January, 2017
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Lovell selected for £1.2m housing transformation programme

|Date: 4 January, 2017

Lovell selected for £1.2m housing transformation programme

Housing regeneration specialist Lovell has been appointed by Kettering Borough Council to remodel and ref ...

Housing regeneration specialist Lovell has been appointed by Kettering Borough Council to remodel and refurbish an outdated 1920s block of flats, creating 16 modern one- and two-bedroom apartments. Pi ...

4 January, 2017
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Office block transformation into affordable homes begins

|Date: 3 January, 2017

Office block transformation into affordable homes begins

Work has started on a new Hightown Housing Association scheme which will create much-needed affordable ne ...

Work has started on a new Hightown Housing Association scheme which will create much-needed affordable new homes for rent on the site of an empty office block in Hemel Hempstead. The attractive develo ...

3 January, 2017
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Council partnerships to deliver thousands of Starter Homes

|Date: 3 January, 2017

Council partnerships to deliver thousands of Starter Homes

Housing Minister Gavin Barwell confirms 2017 will see the first Starter Homes being built on brownfield s ...

Housing Minister Gavin Barwell confirms 2017 will see the first Starter Homes being built on brownfield sites across the country. Thousands of new homes backed with financial support will help more fi ...

3 January, 2017
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Our survey says — housing company a hit with tenants

|Date: 16 December, 2016

Our survey says — housing company a hit with tenants

Tenants give Housing Gateway an overwhelming thumbs up in a satisfaction survey asking them what they tho ...

Tenants give Housing Gateway an overwhelming thumbs up in a satisfaction survey asking them what they thought of the services they received. Enfield Council set up the independent company in 2014 to b ...

16 December, 2016
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Gold Standard for rejuvenation of Greenwich homes

|Date: 16 December, 2016

Gold Standard for rejuvenation of Greenwich homes

Forty five families at 381 to 403 Well Hall Road in Eltham now live in warmer, safer and modern homes tha ...

Forty five families at 381 to 403 Well Hall Road in Eltham now live in warmer, safer and modern homes thanks to £1.5m of investment by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. As part of a borough-wide effort ...

16 December, 2016
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Speed of action vital for joint ventures in social housing

|Date: 6 December, 2016

Speed of action vital for joint ventures in social housing

A leading law firm welcomes government plans to relax restrictions to allow providers to deliver a mix of ...

A leading law firm welcomes government plans to relax restrictions to allow providers to deliver a mix of homes for affordable rent and low cost ownership, but warns that boards must be able to react ...

6 December, 2016
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First of its kind renewable heating upgrade wins award

|Date: 5 December, 2016

First of its kind renewable heating upgrade wins award

Coastline Housing and Cornish manufacturer Kensa Heat Pumps receive industry acclaim with an award for th ...

Coastline Housing and Cornish manufacturer Kensa Heat Pumps receive industry acclaim with an award for their recent renewable heating upgrade project in Constantine, the first of its kind in Cornwall. ...

5 December, 2016
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