council housing Archives

Show Preview: Housing 2022

|Date: 15 June, 2022

Show Preview: Housing 2022

The Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference and exhibition — Housing 2022 — returns to Manches ...

The Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference and exhibition — Housing 2022 — returns to Manchester Central later this month. Here we provide a guide to what housing professionals can look fo ...

15 June, 2022
Read more
Five years after Grenfell, work continues to make sure residents in tall buildings are safe

|Date: 14 June, 2022

Five years after Grenfell, work continues to make sure residents in tall buildings are safe

Five years on from the Grenfell disaster, Nottingham City Council is continuing to take action to support ...

Five years on from the Grenfell disaster, Nottingham City Council is continuing to take action to support residents living in tall and multi-occupied buildings in the city. The council is working with ...

14 June, 2022
Read more
Legal Update | RTB receipts drive resurgence in council housing

|Date: 13 June, 2022

Legal Update | RTB receipts drive resurgence in council housing

Local authorities are increasingly using right to buy receipts to purchase rather than build council hous ...

Local authorities are increasingly using right to buy receipts to purchase rather than build council housing, says Charlotte Cook, Partner in the Social Housing team at Winckworth Sherwood. Local auth ...

13 June, 2022
Read more
Industry Comment | Decent Homes Standard review

|Date: 10 June, 2022

Industry Comment | Decent Homes Standard review

Government is reviewing the Decent Homes Standard (in two parts) to identify the case for change and cons ...

Government is reviewing the Decent Homes Standard (in two parts) to identify the case for change and consider how decency should be defined. Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Ret ...

10 June, 2022
Read more
Green home transformations happening in Nottingham

|Date: 10 June, 2022

Green home transformations happening in Nottingham

Work is underway to transform 77 council homes in Radford, Nottingham into super green and energy-efficie ...

Work is underway to transform 77 council homes in Radford, Nottingham into super green and energy-efficient properties. The 28 bungalows and 49 houses on five streets are benefitting from improvement ...

10 June, 2022
Read more
Minister’s visit recognises social and environmental benefits of government funded decarbonisation programme

|Date: 20 May, 2022

Minister’s visit recognises social and environmental benefits of government funded decarbonisation programme

Lord Callanan, Business and Energy Minister, visited residents in Northampton on the 18th May, where over ...

Lord Callanan, Business and Energy Minister, visited residents in Northampton on the 18th May, where over £9m has been allocated to carry out major works to decarbonise council homes. Representatives ...

20 May, 2022
Read more
Sector responds to Queen’s Speech

|Date: 10 May, 2022

Sector responds to Queen’s Speech

Key features of the Queen’s Speech included a Levelling up and Regeneration Bill intended to support loca ...

Key features of the Queen’s Speech included a Levelling up and Regeneration Bill intended to support local growth to empower local leaders to regenerate areas, an Energy Security Bill to support the t ...

10 May, 2022
Read more
Showcasing good examples of council housing

|Date: 9 May, 2022

Showcasing good examples of council housing

As part of the Local Government Association's council housing campaigning work, it is putting a focus on ...

As part of the Local Government Association's council housing campaigning work, it is putting a focus on how building more council housing is vital to achieving government's 300,000 homes a year targe ...

9 May, 2022
Read more
PRP appointed to work with residents to develop the Central Hill Masterplan

|Date: 19 April, 2022

PRP appointed to work with residents to develop the Central Hill Masterplan

Following a competitive tender process, Homes for Lambeth has appointed PRP to work with residents to del ...

Following a competitive tender process, Homes for Lambeth has appointed PRP to work with residents to deliver a community led masterplan for Central Hill Estate. Central Hill which is located near Cry ...

19 April, 2022
Read more
Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the challenging environment social landlords face and says only through open, honest and full dialogu ...

13 April, 2022
Read more