council housing Archives - Page 9 of 19

UK’s largest Passivhaus development reaches a high point

|Date: 11 July, 2022

UK’s largest Passivhaus development reaches a high point

Construction at Agar Grove in Camden has reached a new milestone with the ‘topping out’ of the latest pha ...

Construction at Agar Grove in Camden has reached a new milestone with the ‘topping out’ of the latest phase of 125 homes. Representatives from Camden Council and The Hill Group took part in the event ...

11 July, 2022
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Cabinet members approve delivery of further 125 new council homes

|Date: 29 June, 2022

Cabinet members approve delivery of further 125 new council homes

Cabinet members at Doncaster Council have approved plans to build an additional 125 new homes across seve ...

Cabinet members at Doncaster Council have approved plans to build an additional 125 new homes across seven existing sites. The plans – which form phase 2 of the Council’s 5-year Housing Delivery plan ...

29 June, 2022
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Works starts on over 120 new council homes in Nottingham

|Date: 28 June, 2022

Works starts on over 120 new council homes in Nottingham

The diggers are on site and work has kicked off in Bestwood, Nottingham, to build 129 new council homes. ...

The diggers are on site and work has kicked off in Bestwood, Nottingham, to build 129 new council homes. The homes, which are being built on land off Beckhampton Road, will consist of one-, two- and t ...

28 June, 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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