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CIBSE | Award winning performance

|Date: 15 June, 2023

CIBSE | Award winning performance

Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at thi ...

Swansea Council and the Welsh School of Architecture won the Domestic Project of the Year category at this year's CIBSE Building Performance Awards for the energy efficiency retrofit of six bungalows. ...

15 June, 2023
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Haringey continues to tackle homelessness with additional modular homes

|Date: 31 May, 2023

Haringey continues to tackle homelessness with additional modular homes

In a significant advancement towards realising Haringey’s vision to eradicate rough sleeping in the borou ...

In a significant advancement towards realising Haringey’s vision to eradicate rough sleeping in the borough, five modular SoloHaus homes have recently been installed at The Roundway, N17. The SoloHaus ...

31 May, 2023
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Haselbury homes become models of sustainability

|Date: 5 May, 2023

Haselbury homes become models of sustainability

Ten homes in Haselbury ward have undergone a deep retrofit, converting them into warm, affordable and env ...

Ten homes in Haselbury ward have undergone a deep retrofit, converting them into warm, affordable and environmentally-efficient homes. The homes have benefited from the Retrofit Accelerator Programme, ...

5 May, 2023
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Mayor of London visits a street of newly built, four-bed council homes

|Date: 5 May, 2023

Mayor of London visits a street of newly built, four-bed council homes

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, visited a street of newly built, four-bedroom council homes in Brent, me ...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, visited a street of newly built, four-bedroom council homes in Brent, meeting with families as they settled into their new homes. Councillor Muhammed Butt, the Leader ...

5 May, 2023
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New council homes get thumbs-up from tenants

|Date: 5 May, 2023

New council homes get thumbs-up from tenants

Tenants have been moving into new housing built by Renfrewshire Council as part of the ongoing community- ...

Tenants have been moving into new housing built by Renfrewshire Council as part of the ongoing community-led regeneration of Paisley’s Ferguslie Park area. The 101 modern new-build energy-efficient ho ...

5 May, 2023
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Leader of Enfield Council updates on the next delivery stage of Meridian Water

|Date: 25 April, 2023

Leader of Enfield Council updates on the next delivery stage of Meridian Water

Following a meeting of the Cabinet, Enfield Council will proceed with the marketing of four parcels at Me ...

Following a meeting of the Cabinet, Enfield Council will proceed with the marketing of four parcels at Meridian Water to move London’s largest regeneration project to its next phase. The Cabinet agree ...

25 April, 2023
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‘Our tenants deserve better’ — boroughs commit to improving social housing services

|Date: 12 April, 2023

‘Our tenants deserve better’ — boroughs commit to improving social housing services

London boroughs have launched a new shared vision for delivering high-quality landlord services for counc ...

London boroughs have launched a new shared vision for delivering high-quality landlord services for council tenants. Led by the London Housing Directors’ Group with support from London Councils, Deliv ...

12 April, 2023
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Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

|Date: 4 April, 2023

Long-awaited Right to Buy rules changes a ‘shot in the arm’ for council housing

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money ra ...

London Councils has welcomed the new relaxation of restrictions on how local authorities use the money raised through Right to Buy sales. The cross-party group says policy changes announced by the Gov ...

4 April, 2023
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Lampton Services awards £36m materials contract to Travis Perkins Managed Services

|Date: 31 March, 2023

Lampton Services awards £36m materials contract to Travis Perkins Managed Services

The Residential Services division of Lampton Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Borough of ...

The Residential Services division of Lampton Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Borough of Hounslow, has awarded a £36m contract to Travis Perkins Managed Services for the procurement o ...

31 March, 2023
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Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

|Date: 28 March, 2023

Industry Comment | Right to Buy — the case for reform

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing, discusses the findings of research commissioned from Savills by ARCH, the LGA and NFA into Right to Buy, which present ...

28 March, 2023
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