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Engaging with residents for maintenance and refurbishment projects

|Date: 17 April, 2018

Engaging with residents for maintenance and refurbishment projects

Development, refurbishment and maintenance needs to be managed with tenants in mind, says Winckworth Sher ...

Development, refurbishment and maintenance needs to be managed with tenants in mind, says Winckworth Sherwood’s Charlotte Cook. Housing associations and local authority property management teams will ...

17 April, 2018
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NFB: You cannot diversify the housing market with demand-led initiatives

|Date: 23 March, 2018

NFB: You cannot diversify the housing market with demand-led initiatives

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) comments on the importance of supporting efforts to build more ...

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) comments on the importance of supporting efforts to build more council homes, because they contribute to diversifying the housing market. Research by the Char ...

23 March, 2018
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Working in partnership

|Date: 21 March, 2018

Working in partnership

James Duncan from law firm Winckworth Sherwood discusses public/private partnerships, the potential issue ...

James Duncan from law firm Winckworth Sherwood discusses public/private partnerships, the potential issues, and the opportunities for boosting housing delivery. A lot happened in the final months of 2 ...

21 March, 2018
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Changing attitudes to deliver better social housing

|Date: 7 March, 2018

Changing attitudes to deliver better social housing

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the need for a change in attitude to deliver social housing we can all be proud of. As part of its re ...

7 March, 2018
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Checking humidity to help protect against this season’s flu epidemic

|Date: 21 February, 2018

Checking humidity to help protect against this season’s flu epidemic

Ecoair reveals how managing excess moisture can help us stay healthy during the UK’s worst outbreak of fl ...

Ecoair reveals how managing excess moisture can help us stay healthy during the UK’s worst outbreak of flu in decades. The Flu epidemic is a very real threat in the UK. Public Health England’s latest ...

21 February, 2018
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It’s all about Customer Service — lessons learnt from 30 years of Omfax

|Date: 20 February, 2018

It’s all about Customer Service — lessons learnt from 30 years of Omfax

Peter Graddon, Director of Omfax Systems, discusses the importance of customer service in the social hous ...

Peter Graddon, Director of Omfax Systems, discusses the importance of customer service in the social housing sector. The key lesson we have learnt after 30 years of working alongside social landlords ...

20 February, 2018
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SFHA responds to Draft Scottish Budget

|Date: 15 December, 2017

SFHA responds to Draft Scottish Budget

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to today’s Draft Scottish Budget ann ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to today’s Draft Scottish Budget announcement by Finance Secretary Derek Mackay by welcoming the increase of £138.9m for the More H ...

15 December, 2017
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Improving customer services at the first point of contact

|Date: 28 November, 2017

Improving customer services at the first point of contact

Peter Graddon, Director of Omfax Systems, discusses customer service solutions for the social housing sec ...

Peter Graddon, Director of Omfax Systems, discusses customer service solutions for the social housing sector. The budget proved that housing is higher up political agenda than ever before. The need fo ...

28 November, 2017
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Housing associations urged to prioritise renewable and low carbon technologies in heat networks

|Date: 27 November, 2017

Housing associations urged to prioritise renewable and low carbon technologies in heat networks

Although alleviating fuel poverty by reducing bills for end-users and cutting carbon emissions are two of ...

Although alleviating fuel poverty by reducing bills for end-users and cutting carbon emissions are two of the core aims of heat networks, current design practices are putting these ambitions at risk, ...

27 November, 2017
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Autumn Budget 2017: The reactions

|Date: 22 November, 2017

Autumn Budget 2017: The reactions

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the Autumn budget today. There were a variety of implications for the ...

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced the Autumn budget today. There were a variety of implications for the sector. The main points include: £44bn has been pledged to housing over the next five years, w ...

22 November, 2017
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