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Micro-machines: why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs

|Date: 7 April, 2022

Micro-machines: why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs

Shona Snow, Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region at LHC, discusses why the public sector ne ...

Shona Snow, Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region at LHC, discusses why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs. Traditionally, public sector procurement focuses on businesses that ...

7 April, 2022
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Let’s think differently to close the development skills gap

|Date: 6 April, 2022

Let’s think differently to close the development skills gap

Paul Gerrard, Director of ForLiving, encourages the housing sector to think differently about recruiting ...

Paul Gerrard, Director of ForLiving, encourages the housing sector to think differently about recruiting and retaining talent in development teams. I’m sure lots of my peers would agree that working i ...

6 April, 2022
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Hidden voices in community engagement

|Date: 23 March, 2022

Hidden voices in community engagement

Hidden voices in community engagement — why do we call them hard-to-reach? By Shona Snow, LHC Head of Pro ...

Hidden voices in community engagement — why do we call them hard-to-reach? By Shona Snow, LHC Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region. Anyone working in planning or communications will be f ...

23 March, 2022
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Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare!

|Date: 24 February, 2022

Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare!

Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare says Matt Cowen, an Assoc ...

Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare says Matt Cowen, an Associate in the Social Housing Regulation team at Winckworth Sherwood. Almost five years after the ...

24 February, 2022
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Legal Update | Sustainable finance

|Date: 18 February, 2022

Legal Update | Sustainable finance

Winckworth Sherwood’s Louise Forrest, James Duncan and Lucy Grimwood discuss the road to sustainable fina ...

Winckworth Sherwood’s Louise Forrest, James Duncan and Lucy Grimwood discuss the road to sustainable finance for RPs. Greening Finance: a Roadmap to Sustainable Investing, the UK Government’s policy p ...

18 February, 2022
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Drone Corner: The sky’s the limit for cost savings

|Date: 16 February, 2022

Drone Corner: The sky’s the limit for cost savings

LABM has teamed up with ARPAS-UK — the UK drone trade industry association — and Connected Places Catapul ...

LABM has teamed up with ARPAS-UK — the UK drone trade industry association — and Connected Places Catapult, who provide impartial ‘innovation as a service’ for public bodies, businesses, and infrastru ...

16 February, 2022
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Communication: Net zero will require collaboration, not conflict

|Date: 15 February, 2022

Communication: Net zero will require collaboration, not conflict

Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive at the Structural Timber Association (STA) looks at the recent focus on ...

Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive at the Structural Timber Association (STA) looks at the recent focus on embodied carbon in the built environment and explains why a more positive approach to communic ...

15 February, 2022
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Industry Comment: Can council rents stay affordable?

|Date: 14 February, 2022

Industry Comment: Can council rents stay affordable?

Councils are pressing government to commit to a long-term rent policy that will make long-term planning a ...

Councils are pressing government to commit to a long-term rent policy that will make long-term planning a possibility, particularly with expenditure related to building safety and zero carbon major pr ...

14 February, 2022
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Planning for a greener future

|Date: 31 January, 2022

Planning for a greener future

Increasing numbers of climate emergencies have been declared in recent years, further increasing attentio ...

Increasing numbers of climate emergencies have been declared in recent years, further increasing attention upon the need to mitigate the environmental impact of development. Whilst COP26 has renewed p ...

31 January, 2022
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A winning recipe for making government buildings ‘green’

|Date: 28 January, 2022

A winning recipe for making government buildings ‘green’

In just 13 years’ time, the Government wants to see a 78% reduction in emissions from public sector build ...

In just 13 years’ time, the Government wants to see a 78% reduction in emissions from public sector buildings. But with the clock already ticking to the 2035 deadline, what is the most effective way t ...

28 January, 2022
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