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RetrofitWorks endorses National Retrofit Strategy

|Date: 16 February, 2021

RetrofitWorks endorses National Retrofit Strategy

RetrofitWorks, the not-for-profit co-operative that offers an easily adopted model for improving the UK’s ...

RetrofitWorks, the not-for-profit co-operative that offers an easily adopted model for improving the UK’s housing stock through greener repairs, maintenance and improvements (RMI), has been campaignin ...

16 February, 2021
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Legal Update | Modern Methods of Construction

|Date: 9 February, 2021

Legal Update | Modern Methods of Construction

Ruby Giblin, Partner in the Housing Finance and Social Housing team at Winckworth Sherwood, puts forward ...

Ruby Giblin, Partner in the Housing Finance and Social Housing team at Winckworth Sherwood, puts forward seven reasons why Modern Methods of Construction is coming to you in 2021. As we move into 2021 ...

9 February, 2021
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Post-Brexit compliance in procurement: what will change?

|Date: 18 January, 2021

Post-Brexit compliance in procurement: what will change?

The end of the Brexit transition period has passed, and with it many rules and regulations are changing a ...

The end of the Brexit transition period has passed, and with it many rules and regulations are changing across the board for many industries — including construction. Jonathan Oram, National Framework ...

18 January, 2021
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Metropolitan Thames Valley urges government to extend Help to Buy scheme

|Date: 13 January, 2021

Metropolitan Thames Valley urges government to extend Help to Buy scheme

Housing Association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher MP t ...

Housing Association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher MP to request that the current Help to Buy scheme is extended to prevent first time buyer sales col ...

13 January, 2021
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Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

|Date: 5 January, 2021

Pagabo | Procurement needs a gold standard

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construct ...

Recent government reports have pinpointed the procurement sector as a key driver to support the construction industry and solve the challenges faced by the public sector. Gerard Toplass, Executive Cha ...

5 January, 2021
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Ian Elsey at Liberty calls for greater action to promote mental wellbeing

|Date: 15 December, 2020

Ian Elsey at Liberty calls for greater action to promote mental wellbeing

COVID-19 has had a wide-reaching impact on the property services sector, affecting everything from the wa ...

COVID-19 has had a wide-reaching impact on the property services sector, affecting everything from the way businesses maintain and deliver services, to workplace mental health and wellbeing. Ian Elsey ...

15 December, 2020
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Construction Playbook reaction: Procurement adaptation central to driving change

|Date: 9 December, 2020

Construction Playbook reaction: Procurement adaptation central to driving change

Those in the public sector working on procurement will need to radically adapt and change the way they wo ...

Those in the public sector working on procurement will need to radically adapt and change the way they work to support change in the construction industry and respond to the challenges faced by the co ...

9 December, 2020
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Industry Comment | Let’s build 100,000 new Council homes

|Date: 24 November, 2020

Industry Comment | Let’s build 100,000 new Council homes

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), highlights new r ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), highlights new research, which makes a strong case for building thousands of new council homes. The Government’ ...

24 November, 2020
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Industry Comment | Setting ambitions for housing

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Industry Comment | Setting ambitions for housing

What kind of post-pandemic stimulus do we need, asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association ...

What kind of post-pandemic stimulus do we need, asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). The Government has spent the last six months in fire-fight ...

13 October, 2020
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Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

|Date: 25 September, 2020

Baxi Heating | MMC — the catalyst for change

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable ...

Government support for the pivotal role of modern methods of construction (MMC) in delivering affordable new homes is both welcome and critical if we are to meet climate and productivity targets, addr ...

25 September, 2020
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