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Equans secures new 10-year contract with Birmingham City Council

|Date: 30 January, 2026

Equans secures new 10-year contract with Birmingham City Council

Equans has landed a new 10-year contract with Birmingham City Council to provide repairs, maintenance, an ...

Equans has landed a new 10-year contract with Birmingham City Council to provide repairs, maintenance, and planned investment work to homes across the city. As part of the new contract — which has the ...

30 January, 2026
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84 new homes move closer to completion as CIP’s Fanshawe Road development tops out

|Date: 28 January, 2026

84 new homes move closer to completion as CIP’s Fanshawe Road development tops out

Construction of 45 new council homes and 39 market sale homes on Fanshawe Road, near Coleridge Recreation ...

Construction of 45 new council homes and 39 market sale homes on Fanshawe Road, near Coleridge Recreation Ground in Cambridge, has reached a key milestone, marked by a topping out ceremony to celebrat ...

28 January, 2026
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Winckworth Sherwood unlock social rent homes at Battersea Power Station

|Date: 20 January, 2026

Winckworth Sherwood unlock social rent homes at Battersea Power Station

The law firm Winckworth Sherwood had advised Wandsworth Council in a new partnership with Battersea Power ...

The law firm Winckworth Sherwood had advised Wandsworth Council in a new partnership with Battersea Power Station that will see the development of at least 200 council-owned homes at social rent level ...

20 January, 2026
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Barnsley Council progresses £4.8m area-based retrofit scheme

|Date: 15 January, 2026

Barnsley Council progresses £4.8m area-based retrofit scheme

More than 200 properties in Barnsley are now receiving energy efficiency upgrades and low carbon heating ...

More than 200 properties in Barnsley are now receiving energy efficiency upgrades and low carbon heating works through a project led by principal retrofit contractor Sustainable Building Services Ltd ...

15 January, 2026
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Cambridge Investment Partnership submits plans for 134 new homes at Ekin Road, Cambridge

|Date: 13 January, 2026

Cambridge Investment Partnership submits plans for 134 new homes at Ekin Road, Cambridge

Cambridge City Council and housebuilder The Hill Group’s plans to build 134 new homes on Ekin Road in the ...

Cambridge City Council and housebuilder The Hill Group’s plans to build 134 new homes on Ekin Road in the Abbey ward of Cambridge continue to progress as their joint venture — Cambridge Investment Par ...

13 January, 2026
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Equans to lead Warmer Homes project on the Coldfall Estate

|Date: 12 December, 2025

Equans to lead Warmer Homes project on the Coldfall Estate

Equans has been appointed by the London Borough of Haringey to lead a major retrofit project on the Coldf ...

Equans has been appointed by the London Borough of Haringey to lead a major retrofit project on the Coldfall Estate. Haringey’s homes account for around half of the borough’s carbon footprint, and thi ...

12 December, 2025
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Sector tackles rising ‘no access’ challenge as new safety laws tighten the pressure

|Date: 12 December, 2025

Sector tackles rising ‘no access’ challenge as new safety laws tighten the pressure

New research published on Thursday 11th November shows that the approach of many council and ALMO landlor ...

New research published on Thursday 11th November shows that the approach of many council and ALMO landlords to difficult ‘no access’ cases is undergoing a sea-change, driven by a wide range of factor ...

12 December, 2025
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London boroughs seek ‘funding firepower’ to tackle housing crisis through investment in existing estates

|Date: 17 November, 2025

London boroughs seek ‘funding firepower’ to tackle housing crisis through investment in existing estates

Regenerating council estates to boost social housing provision must be a “core” part of efforts to tackle ...

Regenerating council estates to boost social housing provision must be a “core” part of efforts to tackle London’s housing crisis, London boroughs have declared. A Decade of Renewal: the Contribution ...

17 November, 2025
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Barnet Council’s social housing awarded highest grading by regulator

|Date: 6 November, 2025

Barnet Council’s social housing awarded highest grading by regulator

Barnet Council has received a ‘C1’ grading from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), the highest possib ...

Barnet Council has received a ‘C1’ grading from the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH), the highest possible result for landlords of social housing. Barnet is one of a small number of London councils t ...

6 November, 2025
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North East Derbyshire District Council’s housing service awarded highest grade by Regulator of Social Housing

|Date: 5 November, 2025

North East Derbyshire District Council’s housing service awarded highest grade by Regulator of Social Housing

North East Derbyshire District Council’s housing service has been upgraded to a C1 by the Regulator of So ...

North East Derbyshire District Council’s housing service has been upgraded to a C1 by the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH). The judgement means that work undertaken by Rykneld Homes, the council owne ...

5 November, 2025
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From Apprentice to Head of Service: Livv celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

1.5 million new homes is unachievable according to public sector survey

“Too old to start” — Over half of construction workers believe myth that’s blocking the industry’s talent pipeline

believe housing welcomes four new recruits to its Board Trainee Programme

Centre for Sustainable Energy to support delivery of innovative project connecting energy efficiency upgrades with flexibility markets

National Apprenticeship Week 2026: Stepping towards a brighter future

South Yorkshire charity buys first home to help homeless veterans

Delivering retrofit at scale: Lessons from 26,000+ multi-measure installations

Harnessing lived experience: ForHousing launches Tenant Talent Pool

National Apprenticeship Week: Evolve Facility Services hires over 200 apprentices

Equans secures new 10-year contract with Birmingham City Council

Equans secures new 10-year contract with Birmingham City Council

84 new homes move closer to completion as CIP’s Fanshawe Road development tops out

84 new homes move closer to completion as CIP’s Fanshawe Road development tops out

Barnsley Council progresses £4.8m area-based retrofit scheme

Barnsley Council progresses £4.8m area-based retrofit scheme

Cambridge Investment Partnership submits plans for 134 new homes at Ekin Road, Cambridge

Cambridge Investment Partnership submits plans for 134 new homes at Ekin Road, Cambridge

Equans to lead Warmer Homes project on the Coldfall Estate

Equans to lead Warmer Homes project on the Coldfall Estate