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Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

|Date: 13 March, 2024

Greater Manchester calls for a repair revolution as research suggests residents lose £1.2bn a year on binning and replacing repairable items

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye- ...

Greater Manchester is marking Repair Week 2024 with a rallying call for a ‘repair revolution’, as an eye-opening new survey reveals that more than £1.2bn is potentially lost every year on throwing awa ...

13 March, 2024
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West Midlands Mayor delivers keynote speech at Switchee Summit

|Date: 7 March, 2024

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 ...

7 March, 2024
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The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

|Date: 21 February, 2024

The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents ...

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents had no or only partial floor coverings in their new home when they moved in, with 75% of these ...

21 February, 2024
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Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

|Date: 5 February, 2024

Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. T ...

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. The announcement was made at the council’s inaugural Housing Roundtable, which took place at Old ...

5 February, 2024
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INCA calls on government to optimise effective nationwide retrofit programme

|Date: 29 January, 2024

INCA calls on government to optimise effective nationwide retrofit programme

A built environment trade association representing the External Wall Insulation (EWI) industry is marking ...

A built environment trade association representing the External Wall Insulation (EWI) industry is marking the start of the new year with the launch of three Core Messages to lobby government. The Insu ...

29 January, 2024
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Two in five social housing residents in the UK living with unresolved maintenance issues

|Date: 8 January, 2024

Two in five social housing residents in the UK living with unresolved maintenance issues

According to findings from research undertaken by Plentific, 38% of UK social housing residents are livin ...

According to findings from research undertaken by Plentific, 38% of UK social housing residents are living with unresolved maintenance issues in their homes which is impacting their physical and menta ...

8 January, 2024
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Boroughs warn 2024 will see ‘continuing budget gaps and squeeze on services’, as funding package unveiled

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Boroughs warn 2024 will see ‘continuing budget gaps and squeeze on services’, as funding package unveiled

London Councils has warned that boroughs will continue to face enormous and unsustainable budget pressure ...

London Councils has warned that boroughs will continue to face enormous and unsustainable budget pressures next year, despite government plans to increase funding. Responding to the publication of the ...

20 December, 2023
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JELD-WEN | The importance of secure door design

|Date: 13 December, 2023

JELD-WEN | The importance of secure door design

Glyn Hauser, R&D Senior Group Manager at JELD-WEN explores the importance of secure door design and i ...

Glyn Hauser, R&D Senior Group Manager at JELD-WEN explores the importance of secure door design and its role in helping landlords to better protect tenants. It’s easy to see why security is such a ...

13 December, 2023
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Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

|Date: 12 December, 2023

Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for the ...

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for them to take action to help prevent climate change, new polling commissioned by London Councils re ...

12 December, 2023
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Alpha Living wins UK’s Best Older People’s Landlord Award

|Date: 5 December, 2023

Alpha Living wins UK’s Best Older People’s Landlord Award

Specialist housing provider Alpha Living and its residents are celebrating after winning a prestigious ho ...

Specialist housing provider Alpha Living and its residents are celebrating after winning a prestigious housing accolade for Best Older People’s Landlord across the UK. The multi-award winning Wirral b ...

5 December, 2023
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