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Work starts on former Cherry Garden School site

|Date: 18 October, 2021

Work starts on former Cherry Garden School site

Work has started to build 56 new homes on the former site of Cherry Garden School in Bermondsey, South Lo ...

Work has started to build 56 new homes on the former site of Cherry Garden School in Bermondsey, South London. As part of the scheme Higgins Partnerships will be delivering 26 new council homes, comp ...

18 October, 2021
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Structherm | Whole house approach to retrofit

|Date: 15 October, 2021

Structherm | Whole house approach to retrofit

The deep retrofit of Renfrewshire Council’s Blackstoun Oval properties, which are almost 100 years old, i ...

The deep retrofit of Renfrewshire Council’s Blackstoun Oval properties, which are almost 100 years old, involved a holistic approach to energy efficiency. Structherm discusses the project and the bene ...

15 October, 2021
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‘London is the epicentre of the housing crisis’ — London Councils responds to new research

|Date: 13 October, 2021

‘London is the epicentre of the housing crisis’ — London Councils responds to new research

The new research report, Building post-pandemic prosperity, produced by Pragmatix Advisory for the Associ ...

The new research report, Building post-pandemic prosperity, produced by Pragmatix Advisory for the Association of Retained Council Housing, Local Government Association and National Federation of ALMO ...

13 October, 2021
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Industry Comment | Decarbonising council housing

|Date: 8 October, 2021

Industry Comment | Decarbonising council housing

'Is this the best way to decarbonise council housing?' asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Asso ...

'Is this the best way to decarbonise council housing?' asks Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Among the manifesto commitments the Conservative go ...

8 October, 2021
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New homes dedicated to much loved local councillor

|Date: 23 September, 2021

New homes dedicated to much loved local councillor

Residents in Top Valley came together with Nottingham City Homes and Nottingham City Council to celebrate ...

Residents in Top Valley came together with Nottingham City Homes and Nottingham City Council to celebrate their new homes and the naming of them in honour of the late Councillor Alan Clark. These 20 n ...

23 September, 2021
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19 new council properties for Whaley Thorns receive planning approval

|Date: 20 September, 2021

19 new council properties for Whaley Thorns receive planning approval

Nineteen new council properties are set to be built in Whaley Thorns after they received planning permiss ...

Nineteen new council properties are set to be built in Whaley Thorns after they received planning permission. Bolsover District Council’s planning committee approved the application at their meeting o ...

20 September, 2021
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Tenants move into new over-55s Greenwich Builds council homes in Greenwich Peninsula

|Date: 14 September, 2021

Tenants move into new over-55s Greenwich Builds council homes in Greenwich Peninsula

Residents at a new council home development in Greenwich Peninsula were visited by Leader of the Royal Bo ...

Residents at a new council home development in Greenwich Peninsula were visited by Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Councillor Danny Thorpe; Member for Housing, Councillor Anthony Okereke and ...

14 September, 2021
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Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £38m Mayor of London grant for council home building scheme

|Date: 7 September, 2021

Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £38m Mayor of London grant for council home building scheme

Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant ...

Royal Borough of Greenwich’s council home building programme, Greenwich Builds, has been awarded a grant of £38m by the Mayor of London, as part of the first round of the new Affordable Homes Programm ...

7 September, 2021
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Industry Comment | Is planning really a problem?

|Date: 3 August, 2021

Industry Comment | Is planning really a problem?

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), looks at the iss ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), looks at the issues surrounding planning and argues that councils need more powers to incentivise developers to ...

3 August, 2021
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Five more new properties completed in multi-million pound council housebuilding scheme

|Date: 23 July, 2021

Five more new properties completed in multi-million pound council housebuilding scheme

Progress on the multi-million pound Bolsover Homes scheme is picking up pace as another five new properti ...

Progress on the multi-million pound Bolsover Homes scheme is picking up pace as another five new properties have been handed over to Bolsover District Council. What was an overgrown and under-used pie ...

23 July, 2021
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BBA certification for Sto external wall insulation

A smart balance: how connected tech is transforming our energy reuse remit

Local authorities must be empowered to plan for a low carbon future, says RTPI

Tony Juniper joins all-star line-up for ACO’s final Habitat Matters webinar

New smart TEC brings extra care home

Home carbon footprint reduction pilot launched with Southdown Housing Association

Andy Carter MP visits affordable homes scheme in Latchford

Specification tool to help social housing providers comply with Homes Act

Sensory gardens, wildflower meadows and tree planting — landscape works progress at the YMCA Village in Newark

Breathing new life: Secondment aids in major upgrade at live hospital site

Work starts on former Cherry Garden School site

Work starts on former Cherry Garden School site

Structherm | Whole house approach to retrofit

Structherm | Whole house approach to retrofit

Industry Comment | Decarbonising council housing

Industry Comment | Decarbonising council housing

New homes dedicated to much loved local councillor

New homes dedicated to much loved local councillor

19 new council properties for Whaley Thorns receive planning approval

19 new council properties for Whaley Thorns receive planning approval

Tenants move into new over-55s Greenwich Builds council homes in Greenwich Peninsula

Tenants move into new over-55s Greenwich Builds council homes in Greenwich Peninsula

Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £38m Mayor of London grant for council home building scheme

Royal Borough of Greenwich secures £38m Mayor of London grant for council home building scheme

Industry Comment | Is planning really a problem?

Industry Comment | Is planning really a problem?

Five more new properties completed in multi-million pound council housebuilding scheme

Five more new properties completed in multi-million pound council housebuilding scheme