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Global Home Warranties | Calculating the cost of time lost

|Date: 18 April, 2023

Global Home Warranties | Calculating the cost of time lost

The UK is in critical need of more affordable housing, and local authorities and local authorities and ho ...

The UK is in critical need of more affordable housing, and local authorities and local authorities and housing associations are carrying out the essential work to provide them. But delays in the const ...

18 April, 2023
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ForHousing | Social model of disability

|Date: 17 April, 2023

ForHousing | Social model of disability

Everybody benefits when we work from the social model of disability, says Nigel Sedman, Executive Directo ...

Everybody benefits when we work from the social model of disability, says Nigel Sedman, Executive Director of Homes at ForHousing. "When we design for disability first, you often stumble upon solution ...

17 April, 2023
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Roofing Insights with A. Proctor Group | Simplifying the roofing detail

|Date: 10 April, 2023

Roofing Insights with A. Proctor Group | Simplifying the roofing detail

In the first in a new series of articles from A. Proctor Group, we look at the true cost of simplifying t ...

In the first in a new series of articles from A. Proctor Group, we look at the true cost of simplifying the roofing detail. Traditionally in pitched roof construction in the UK, a ventilated cavity wa ...

10 April, 2023
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Local councils can change the planet and leave a legacy of improvement through EV charging but there are pitfalls along the way

|Date: 29 March, 2023

Local councils can change the planet and leave a legacy of improvement through EV charging but there are pitfalls along the way

Asif Ghafoor, CEO of national charge network Be.EV, discusses the challenges facing local authorities wan ...

Asif Ghafoor, CEO of national charge network Be.EV, discusses the challenges facing local authorities wanting to install EV chargers and the possible solutions. It’s an exciting time to be in the infr ...

29 March, 2023
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Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

|Date: 28 March, 2023

Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings of research commissioned from Savills by ARCH, the LGA and NFA into Right to Buy, which present ...

28 March, 2023
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ForHousing | Redefining standards for new homes

|Date: 10 March, 2023

ForHousing | Redefining standards for new homes

Embracing new technology needs to be at the heart of redefining standards for new-build homes, urges Nige ...

Embracing new technology needs to be at the heart of redefining standards for new-build homes, urges Nigel Sedman, Executive Director of Homes at ForHousing. Despite the amazing potential of innovativ ...

10 March, 2023
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The importance of town centre living

|Date: 2 March, 2023

The importance of town centre living

Mhairi Donaghy, Associate Director at the Scottish Futures Trust, discusses the benefits and importance o ...

Mhairi Donaghy, Associate Director at the Scottish Futures Trust, discusses the benefits and importance of town centre living. Scottish society was built around towns and villages. From the traditiona ...

2 March, 2023
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Biodiversity Net Gain regulations

|Date: 27 February, 2023

Biodiversity Net Gain regulations

Alice Davidson, Associate Director Boyer (Wokingham), discusses the Government’s consultation response on ...

Alice Davidson, Associate Director Boyer (Wokingham), discusses the Government’s consultation response on Biodiversity Net Gain regulations. The Government’s consultation outcome on Biodiversity Net G ...

27 February, 2023
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Sero | Is fabric first really the best strategy?

|Date: 21 February, 2023

Sero | Is fabric first really the best strategy?

With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate and homes producing 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions, ...

With global temperatures rising at an alarming rate and homes producing 40% of the UK’s carbon emissions, we look at whether a fabric first approach to retrofitting homes is the best strategy. Here, S ...

21 February, 2023
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Action on damp and mould

|Date: 20 February, 2023

Action on damp and mould

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the action being taken on damp and mould, and the issues surrounding the quality of local authority d ...

20 February, 2023
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