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Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

|Date: 3 April, 2020

Urgent need to deliver better safety for people’s homes

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Comm ...

Gary Strong FRICS, Global Building Standards Director at RICS, responds to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government's (MHCLG) building safety announcement. RICS has worked closely wi ...

3 April, 2020
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In-building 4G coverage for the public sector

|Date: 1 April, 2020

In-building 4G coverage for the public sector

Stuart Waine at Spry Fox Networks explains why 4G coverage for the public sector is a necessity and not j ...

Stuart Waine at Spry Fox Networks explains why 4G coverage for the public sector is a necessity and not just a nice to have. Ask any public sector organisation about their biggest challenges and they ...

1 April, 2020
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Guest comment | The human touch

|Date: 1 April, 2020

Guest comment | The human touch

Paula Broadbent, Retirement Solutions Director at ENGIE UK discusses the new balance challenge — the huma ...

Paula Broadbent, Retirement Solutions Director at ENGIE UK discusses the new balance challenge — the human touch and invisible technology. As we become older our needs become wider and more diverse. H ...

1 April, 2020
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Industry Comment | Zero carbon future

|Date: 16 March, 2020

Industry Comment | Zero carbon future

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) considers a zero ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) considers a zero carbon future for social housing. In May 2019, Parliament, with the support of MPs from all maj ...

16 March, 2020
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Vivid Homes | Promoting healthier outcomes

|Date: 27 February, 2020

Vivid Homes | Promoting healthier outcomes

Derek Streek, Head of Neighbourhoods at VIVID discusses how the housing association supports its vulnerab ...

Derek Streek, Head of Neighbourhoods at VIVID discusses how the housing association supports its vulnerable customers. When I started my housing career some 35 years ago, anti-social behaviour was dea ...

27 February, 2020
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Modular housing plays a key role in reducing UK development’s carbon footprint

|Date: 19 February, 2020

Modular housing plays a key role in reducing UK development’s carbon footprint

As modular construction could potentially be a key driver in carbon footprint reduction in the UK Develop ...

As modular construction could potentially be a key driver in carbon footprint reduction in the UK Development Sector, Louise Hinley, Senior Planner, Planning, Development and Regeneration at Lambert S ...

19 February, 2020
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First responders key to architects’ fire safety decisions

|Date: 17 February, 2020

First responders key to architects’ fire safety decisions

Architects are being urged to consider the role of first responders in the fire resistance aspects of bui ...

Architects are being urged to consider the role of first responders in the fire resistance aspects of building design, by an industry expert. David Cerquella, Managing Director at Coopers Fire believe ...

17 February, 2020
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View From the supply Chain | Managing gas safety

|Date: 13 February, 2020

View From the supply Chain | Managing gas safety

John Roche, COO at Gas Tag, discusses the pressures of ever increasing regulation in the social housing s ...

John Roche, COO at Gas Tag, discusses the pressures of ever increasing regulation in the social housing sector and how technology can be the answer to reducing risk and achieving compliance. Managing ...

13 February, 2020
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Legal Update | Housing and social care

|Date: 12 February, 2020

Legal Update | Housing and social care

Social housing providers are well-placed to take a lead in delivering and transforming social care. Winck ...

Social housing providers are well-placed to take a lead in delivering and transforming social care. Winckworth Sherwood’s Charlotte Cook explains why. Social care is a political hot potato. Proposals ...

12 February, 2020
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Industry Comment | Maintaining housebuilding momentum

|Date: 11 February, 2020

Industry Comment | Maintaining housebuilding momentum

Without debt caps, councils will build more homes says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Associati ...

Without debt caps, councils will build more homes says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Theresa May’s announcement, at the Conservative Party Co ...

11 February, 2020
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