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Affordable bungalows are regeneration firm’s first ever new-build scheme

|Date: 17 May, 2023

Affordable bungalows are regeneration firm’s first ever new-build scheme

A development of modern, affordable bungalows is being built for County Durham-based housing association ...

A development of modern, affordable bungalows is being built for County Durham-based housing association believe housing — representing an exciting first for the scheme’s builder. The 23 homes at Tint ...

17 May, 2023
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One in 10 new Royal Greenwich council homes designed for people who use wheelchairs

|Date: 24 February, 2023

One in 10 new Royal Greenwich council homes designed for people who use wheelchairs

Councillors visited a family in a new wheelchair-adapted home to see how the council's Greenwich Builds p ...

Councillors visited a family in a new wheelchair-adapted home to see how the council's Greenwich Builds programme is transforming lives for residents on the housing waiting list who have a physical di ...

24 February, 2023
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AKW extends its range of bidets to meet market needs

|Date: 1 September, 2022

AKW extends its range of bidets to meet market needs

Following extensive research with occupational therapists, AKW, a leading provider of bathroom accessibil ...

Following extensive research with occupational therapists, AKW, a leading provider of bathroom accessibility solutions, has extended its bidet range to meet end users’ clinical and financial needs. Th ...

1 September, 2022
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Sustainable remodelling of Larwood House begins

|Date: 25 August, 2021

Sustainable remodelling of Larwood House begins

Larwood House, an independent living centre owned by Bassetlaw District Council, is being extensively ref ...

Larwood House, an independent living centre owned by Bassetlaw District Council, is being extensively refurbished to create bright, modern and welcoming apartments. In May, Fortem begun work on the si ...

25 August, 2021
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National Disability Strategy misses golden opportunity on accessible housing say housing experts

|Date: 29 July, 2021

National Disability Strategy misses golden opportunity on accessible housing say housing experts

Habinteg Housing Association has responded to the publication of the National Disability Strategy, saying ...

Habinteg Housing Association has responded to the publication of the National Disability Strategy, saying government has missed a golden opportunity to make immediate changes to the Building Regulatio ...

29 July, 2021
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Handover of the innovative Radyr development catering for those with disabilities

|Date: 21 December, 2020

Handover of the innovative Radyr development catering for those with disabilities

Building firm J.G. Hale Construction has officially handed over the keys to a £4.3m innovative housing de ...

Building firm J.G. Hale Construction has officially handed over the keys to a £4.3m innovative housing development on De Clare Drive (Cwrt Idris) in Radyr, Cardiff, to its partner on the project, Taff ...

21 December, 2020
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Habinteg and Leeds City Council partnership builds six accessible homes for local families

|Date: 17 December, 2020

Habinteg and Leeds City Council partnership builds six accessible homes for local families

Habinteg has partnered with Leeds City Council to develop five bespoke wheelchair accessible bungalows an ...

Habinteg has partnered with Leeds City Council to develop five bespoke wheelchair accessible bungalows and one accessible house to address the shortage of accessible and adaptable family homes for dis ...

17 December, 2020
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First Rent to Buy council homes launch in Newcastle

|Date: 11 December, 2020

First Rent to Buy council homes launch in Newcastle

The team who built the city’s first council Rent to Buy homes are celebrating after handing over the keys ...

The team who built the city’s first council Rent to Buy homes are celebrating after handing over the keys to new residents this week. Newcastle City Council was the first local authority in the UK to ...

11 December, 2020
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AKW | Providing specialist support and advice on bidet specification

|Date: 4 December, 2020

AKW | Providing specialist support and advice on bidet specification

Often taken for granted, the seemingly simple act of using a toilet can become challenging for some resid ...

Often taken for granted, the seemingly simple act of using a toilet can become challenging for some residents. Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, discusses a solution to intimate c ...

4 December, 2020
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£12m Scottish charitable bond for Blackwood Homes

|Date: 5 February, 2020

£12m Scottish charitable bond for Blackwood Homes

Blackwood Homes and Care are delighted that Allia C&C have issued a loan of £12m through the Scottish ...

Blackwood Homes and Care are delighted that Allia C&C have issued a loan of £12m through the Scottish Government’s charitable bonds scheme to enable a build programme of 160 highly accessible home ...

5 February, 2020
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