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Construction begins on 73 new council homes in Stonebridge

|Date: 14 December, 2020

Construction begins on 73 new council homes in Stonebridge

Construction has begun on 73 new council homes, a retail unit and public open space linking two sites, in ...

Construction has begun on 73 new council homes, a retail unit and public open space linking two sites, in Hillside and Milton Avenue, Stonebridge. The project is part of Brent Council’s target to buil ...

14 December, 2020
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Industry Comment | Let’s build 100,000 new Council homes

|Date: 24 November, 2020

Industry Comment | Let’s build 100,000 new Council homes

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), highlights new r ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), highlights new research, which makes a strong case for building thousands of new council homes. The Government’ ...

24 November, 2020
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Vistry Partnerships breaks ground on three Cheshire West and Chester sites

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Vistry Partnerships breaks ground on three Cheshire West and Chester sites

Vistry Partnerships and Cheshire West and Chester Council are working together to build 189 high-quality, ...

Vistry Partnerships and Cheshire West and Chester Council are working together to build 189 high-quality, affordable homes across three sites as part of a joint effort to boost and rebalance the regio ...

13 October, 2020
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Eye-catching public art unveiled at Anstey Way, Cambridge

|Date: 14 July, 2020

Eye-catching public art unveiled at Anstey Way, Cambridge

The first public art, as part of the ‘Resonance-Cambridge’ project, an extensive programme of commissioni ...

The first public art, as part of the ‘Resonance-Cambridge’ project, an extensive programme of commissioning by Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) across its developments, has been unveiled at Anst ...

14 July, 2020
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Cambridge Investment Partnership completes new council homes at Anstey Way

|Date: 8 July, 2020

Cambridge Investment Partnership completes new council homes at Anstey Way

The Cambridge Investment Partnership has marked the completion of its first development of new council ho ...

The Cambridge Investment Partnership has marked the completion of its first development of new council homes and Housing First properties in Cambridge at Anstey Way with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Ans ...

8 July, 2020
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ALMOs ready to meet post-pandemic explosion in housing need

|Date: 28 April, 2020

ALMOs ready to meet post-pandemic explosion in housing need

Council-owned housing companies ramped up their new-build housing targets by more than 70% in the space o ...

Council-owned housing companies ramped up their new-build housing targets by more than 70% in the space of just 12 months, a survey published by the National Federation of ALMOS (NFA) reveals. “While ...

28 April, 2020
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Southwell property celebrated as the oldest council house in the district

|Date: 27 February, 2020

Southwell property celebrated as the oldest council house in the district

A Council property built in 1920 in Southwell has been celebrated as one of the oldest council houses in ...

A Council property built in 1920 in Southwell has been celebrated as one of the oldest council houses in the district. The home on Allenby Road, which has been occupied by two different generations of ...

27 February, 2020
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Pioneering new social housing development in Lambeth

|Date: 25 February, 2020

Pioneering new social housing development in Lambeth

Lambeth Council and EDAROTH — a subsidiary of design, engineering and project management consultancy Atki ...

Lambeth Council and EDAROTH — a subsidiary of design, engineering and project management consultancy Atkins — have officially unveiled a new housing development which promises to provide a blueprint f ...

25 February, 2020
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Cambridge Investment Partnership: Providing more than just housing

|Date: 11 February, 2020

Cambridge Investment Partnership: Providing more than just housing

Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) and Councillors celebrated another successful start on site at Cro ...

Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) and Councillors celebrated another successful start on site at Cromwell Road, Cambridge, in the heart of the city. This is the 11th start on site for the partner ...

11 February, 2020
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Hale Construction secures Powys Council housebuilding contract

|Date: 10 February, 2020

Hale Construction secures Powys Council housebuilding contract

Neath-based construction firm Hale Construction has won a £5.1m contract to build 32 units in Brecon for ...

Neath-based construction firm Hale Construction has won a £5.1m contract to build 32 units in Brecon for Powys County Council. The innovative scheme, comprising a mix of flats and houses, is Hale’s fi ...

10 February, 2020
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