affordable housing Archives - Page 7 of 18

Popular public art prize opens for entries

|Date: 6 March, 2024

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 ...

6 March, 2024
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Official ‘affordable rent’ schemes fail to help low-income tenants — new report

|Date: 5 March, 2024

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 ...

5 March, 2024
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Housing association receives go-ahead for new affordable homes

|Date: 7 February, 2024

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 ...

7 February, 2024
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Platform agree deal for new homes in Desborough

|Date: 31 January, 2024

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 ...

31 January, 2024
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Showerwall | Low maintenance, long lifecycle bathrooms

|Date: 18 January, 2024

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 ...

18 January, 2024
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“If I could have moved in there and then, I would have…”

|Date: 12 January, 2024

“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 ...

12 January, 2024
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How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?

|Date: 10 January, 2024

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 ...

10 January, 2024
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Livv Homes breaks ground on first Warrington housing development

|Date: 9 January, 2024

Livv Homes breaks ground on first Warrington housing development

Construction work has commenced on Livv Homes’ first affordable housing scheme in Warrington, Cheshire. T ...

Construction work has commenced on Livv Homes’ first affordable housing scheme in Warrington, Cheshire. The £5.2m Parkside Place development on Wilderspool Causeway is set to support local people onto ...

9 January, 2024
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A window on good specification

|Date: 9 January, 2024

A window on good specification

It was recently reported that social landlord A2Dominion had completed more new homes achieving an EPC Ba ...

It was recently reported that social landlord A2Dominion had completed more new homes achieving an EPC Band A rating than any other landlord in the UK. Senior Design & Technical Manager at A2Domin ...

9 January, 2024
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Global Home Warranties | Strengthening communities through structural warranties

|Date: 8 January, 2024

Global Home Warranties | Strengthening communities through structural warranties

Andrew Gunning from Global Home Warranties delves into how local authorities can harness the benefits of ...

Andrew Gunning from Global Home Warranties delves into how local authorities can harness the benefits of structural warranties to ensure safer, well-constructed social housing, and affordable living s ...

8 January, 2024
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