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Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause?

|Date: 27 October, 2025

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause?

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause? Asks Richard Dudzicki, Founder of R ...

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause? Asks Richard Dudzicki, Founder of RDA Architects and Passivhaus Expert. Awaab Ishak’s death was supposed to be a wake-up call for ...

27 October, 2025
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Is digital capability a core construction skill?

|Date: 23 October, 2025

Is digital capability a core construction skill?

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) recently published a new framework for organisations to assess ...

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) recently published a new framework for organisations to assess their digital capabilities and identify areas for growth. Simon Meyer, Digital Transformation D ...

23 October, 2025
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Procurement with purpose: Supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law

|Date: 22 October, 2025

Procurement with purpose: Supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the importance of procurement with purpose: supp ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the importance of procurement with purpose: supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law. This October, damp and mould will be impossible to igno ...

22 October, 2025
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Tenants, Trust and AI

|Date: 7 October, 2025

Tenants, Trust and AI

Tenants, Trust and AI: What housing leaders need to hear by New Demystifying AI for Social Housing (DASH) ...

Tenants, Trust and AI: What housing leaders need to hear by New Demystifying AI for Social Housing (DASH) expert and L&Q resident Shakirah Akinwale. AI in housing shouldn’t just be about dashboard ...

7 October, 2025
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Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

|Date: 30 September, 2025

Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes d ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes debate. The G15 has raised concerns about proposals to expand the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) to ...

30 September, 2025
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Shining a light on trade careers

|Date: 18 August, 2025

Shining a light on trade careers

To fix the housing crisis, we need to solve the skills shortage, says L&Q's Executive Director of Pro ...

To fix the housing crisis, we need to solve the skills shortage, says L&Q's Executive Director of Property Services, David Lewis. The housing and construction sector has weathered its fair share o ...

18 August, 2025
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Defendable decision-making in retrofit

|Date: 18 August, 2025

Defendable decision-making in retrofit

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says ...

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says Kevin Clarke, Account Delivery Manager at Procure Plus. As the Home Upgrade Grant Wave 2 (HUG2 ...

18 August, 2025
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Delivering smarter, more cost-effective kitchen refurbs

|Date: 15 August, 2025

Delivering smarter, more cost-effective kitchen refurbs

Magnet tells LABM how flexible logistics, people-led delivery and long-term thinking offers the right com ...

Magnet tells LABM how flexible logistics, people-led delivery and long-term thinking offers the right combination for social housing kitchen refurbishments. When budgets are tight and when kitchens re ...

15 August, 2025
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A council housing renaissance?

|Date: 7 August, 2025

A council housing renaissance?

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the Go ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the Government’s new homes target, the Spending Review and the potential to reinvigorate council hous ...

7 August, 2025
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It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

|Date: 8 May, 2024

It’s time for the industry to forget ‘Fabric First’ and focus on real decarbonisation

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First ...

Neil Waite, Director of NetZero Collective argues that it’s time for the industry to forget 'Fabric First' and focus on real decarbonisation. The journey toward net zero, while still in its infancy, h ...

8 May, 2024
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