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Legal Update | Investing in modular construction

|Date: 15 July, 2019

Legal Update | Investing in modular construction

Ruby Giblin, Partner in the Housing Finance team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, says it’s time for loca ...

Ruby Giblin, Partner in the Housing Finance team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, says it’s time for local authorities to reap modular construction benefits. Local government finally freed from caps o ...

15 July, 2019
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Industry Comment | Grenfell, two years on

|Date: 9 July, 2019

Industry Comment | Grenfell, two years on

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the progress made by government to make buildings safer following the tragic Grenfell disaster and th ...

9 July, 2019
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Guest Comment | Giving tenants a voice

|Date: 28 June, 2019

Guest Comment | Giving tenants a voice

Jackie Perry, Assistant Director of Communities and Customer Service at Muir Group Housing Association, d ...

Jackie Perry, Assistant Director of Communities and Customer Service at Muir Group Housing Association, discusses the NHF’s ‘Together with Tenants’ initiative and how important it is that tenant’s voi ...

28 June, 2019
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Industry Comment | Public spending priorities

|Date: 17 June, 2019

Industry Comment | Public spending priorities

With still no news on the 2019 Spending Review, Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of R ...

With still no news on the 2019 Spending Review, Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the need for a proper review of public spending prior ...

17 June, 2019
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NFB: Councils plan our communities, not the Government

|Date: 13 June, 2019

NFB: Councils plan our communities, not the Government

Anne Marie Morris MP believes that house building has become “more centralised at national level, taking ...

Anne Marie Morris MP believes that house building has become “more centralised at national level, taking power away from local authorities” and that “a community right to appeal” would be one way to p ...

13 June, 2019
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View From the Supply Chain | Tackling fuel poverty

|Date: 21 May, 2019

View From the Supply Chain | Tackling fuel poverty

Around 2.5 million households in the UK — 10% of our housing stock — meet the criteria for fuel poverty. ...

Around 2.5 million households in the UK — 10% of our housing stock — meet the criteria for fuel poverty. Shaun Hurworth from Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation looks at how modern electric heating ...

21 May, 2019
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Legal Update | Winckworth Sherwood: All together now

|Date: 20 May, 2019

Legal Update | Winckworth Sherwood: All together now

There are many ways to structure a joint venture (JV) and all will have implications on each party’s expo ...

There are many ways to structure a joint venture (JV) and all will have implications on each party’s exposure to risk, funding, tax, the management of relationships, and ultimately the delivery of a s ...

20 May, 2019
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Guest Comment | Social value in the construction industry

|Date: 16 May, 2019

Guest Comment | Social value in the construction industry

Bev Hurley, Chair of the Institute of Economic Development, the UK’s leading professional body representi ...

Bev Hurley, Chair of the Institute of Economic Development, the UK’s leading professional body representing economic development and regeneration practitioners, discusses the importance of social valu ...

16 May, 2019
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Industry Comment | Celebrating council housing

|Date: 15 May, 2019

Industry Comment | Celebrating council housing

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) looks back on 100 ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH) looks back on 100 years of council housing. This July marks the centenary of the passage of the 1919 Housing Act ...

15 May, 2019
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Guest Comment | US investment in social housing

|Date: 9 May, 2019

Guest Comment | US investment in social housing

With two housing associations announcing lucrative private placement deals with North American investors ...

With two housing associations announcing lucrative private placement deals with North American investors within weeks of each other, Bromford’s Head of Treasury Imran Mubeen discusses its significance ...

9 May, 2019
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