Cardiff Council is soon to complete a new state-of-the-art affordable housing scheme for over-55s, which ...
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Cardiff residents to benefit from innovative energy management solution in new affordable development
|Cardiff residents to benefit from innovative energy management solution in new affordable development
Cardiff Council is soon to complete a new state-of-the-art affordable housing scheme for over-55s, which includes groundbreaking net zero technology. Addison House is a 44-apartment community living s ...
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Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales
|Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales
The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shor ...
The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shortages could be alleviated by addressing the stigma associated with social housing and increasin ...
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West Midlands Mayor delivers keynote speech at Switchee Summit
|West Midlands Mayor delivers keynote speech at Switchee Summit
Andy Street, Mayor for the West Midlands, gives keynote speech at Switchee Summit to call for change to t ...
Andy Street, Mayor for the West Midlands, gives keynote speech at Switchee Summit to call for change to the future of social housing. One in 11 UK households are in the grip of fuel poverty, according ...
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Popular public art prize opens for entries
|Popular public art prize opens for entries
An annual competition is once again on the hunt for the country’s best artists to provide their ideas for ...
An annual competition is once again on the hunt for the country’s best artists to provide their ideas for an art installation at a new affordable housing development. Following two hugely popular comp ...
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Official ‘affordable rent’ schemes fail to help low-income tenants — new report
|Official ‘affordable rent’ schemes fail to help low-income tenants — new report
Fewer than one in four people believe that the official definition of ‘affordable housing’ lives up to it ...
Fewer than one in four people believe that the official definition of ‘affordable housing’ lives up to its name, according to an opinion poll. The finding from polling commissioned by the leading thin ...
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Housing association receives go-ahead for new affordable homes
|Housing association receives go-ahead for new affordable homes
Lichfield’s biggest housing association is making preparations to start work on a new affordable housing ...
Lichfield’s biggest housing association is making preparations to start work on a new affordable housing development after gaining planning permission from the local authority. Bromford received the g ...
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Platform agree deal for new homes in Desborough
|Platform agree deal for new homes in Desborough
Construction has begun on new affordable housing in Desborough with the first dwellings set to be availab ...
Construction has begun on new affordable housing in Desborough with the first dwellings set to be available in the Spring. Platform Housing Group are delivering the 140 homes across the next few years ...
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Showerwall | Low maintenance, long lifecycle bathrooms
|Showerwall | Low maintenance, long lifecycle bathrooms
Bathrooms are one of the most frequently used rooms in a property, so making sure they perform well and o ...
Bathrooms are one of the most frequently used rooms in a property, so making sure they perform well and offer long-term value for money can be a challenge for affordable housing providers. Here, Steph ...
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“If I could have moved in there and then, I would have…”
|“If I could have moved in there and then, I would have…”
Elaine Downes, 44, had been living in her one-bedroom apartment at Hanover Court in Cambridge for five ye ...
Elaine Downes, 44, had been living in her one-bedroom apartment at Hanover Court in Cambridge for five years. With an established community and her sister living close by, she was slightly apprehensiv ...
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How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?
|How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?
When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future H ...
When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future Homes Standard is set to accelerate progress, but its complexities, scope and timescales can pro ...