affordable housing Archives - Page 9 of 20

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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Top directors join Home Group

|Date: 22 December, 2023

Top directors join Home Group

One of the UK’s largest housing associations has secured the services of two leading directors. Home Grou ...

One of the UK’s largest housing associations has secured the services of two leading directors. Home Group has appointed Hannah Howard-Jones as Director of Asset Management and Monika Lee as Director ...

22 December, 2023
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Hightown secures £125m investment with UK and US investors

|Date: 18 December, 2023

Hightown secures £125m investment with UK and US investors

Hightown Housing Association has completed on a £125m secured green private placement with six investors ...

Hightown Housing Association has completed on a £125m secured green private placement with six investors to fund its ongoing housebuilding programme. The Hertfordshire based housing association launch ...

18 December, 2023
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First ever Birmingham Housing Week chance for young people and communities ‘to shape city’s blueprint’

|Date: 14 December, 2023

First ever Birmingham Housing Week chance for young people and communities ‘to shape city’s blueprint’

Young people and communities are being urged to use the first-ever Birmingham Housing Week to “look beyon ...

Young people and communities are being urged to use the first-ever Birmingham Housing Week to “look beyond the hard hats and bricks” and explore the raft of housing sector career opportunities as part ...

14 December, 2023
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