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Video support for tenants as Awaab’s Law comes into force

|Date: 12 November, 2025

Video support for tenants as Awaab’s Law comes into force

National trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has collaborated with housing association Golding ...

National trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has collaborated with housing association Golding Homes to produce an educational video for tenants about ventilation, damp and mould. The short ...

12 November, 2025
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Government publishes Social and Affordable Homes Programme delivery prospectuses

|Date: 10 November, 2025

Government publishes Social and Affordable Homes Programme delivery prospectuses

Sector welcomes the publication of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme delivery prospectuses and ad ...

Sector welcomes the publication of the Social and Affordable Homes Programme delivery prospectuses and additional funding to boost housing development. Here we share opinion from the Chartered Institu ...

10 November, 2025
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Procurement with purpose: Supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law

|Date: 22 October, 2025

Procurement with purpose: Supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the importance of procurement with purpose: supp ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the importance of procurement with purpose: supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law. This October, damp and mould will be impossible to igno ...

22 October, 2025
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PCA Conference to consider impacts of Awaab’s Law

|Date: 14 October, 2025

PCA Conference to consider impacts of Awaab’s Law

The Property Care Association (PCA) is set to discuss the impacts of Awaab’s Law at its annual conference ...

The Property Care Association (PCA) is set to discuss the impacts of Awaab’s Law at its annual conference exactly one month after the regulations come into force. Officially titled the Hazards in Soci ...

14 October, 2025
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Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

|Date: 30 September, 2025

Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes d ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes debate. The G15 has raised concerns about proposals to expand the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) to ...

30 September, 2025
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Landlords spending 26% more on Decent Homes works ahead of new Decent Homes 2, says Procure Plus

|Date: 22 July, 2025

Landlords spending 26% more on Decent Homes works ahead of new Decent Homes 2, says Procure Plus

Landlords are already stepping up to meet the ambitions of the Government’s consultation on the new Decen ...

Landlords are already stepping up to meet the ambitions of the Government’s consultation on the new Decent Homes 2 standard, with investment in improvement works up 26% in the last year, according to ...

22 July, 2025
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Ongoing uncertainty around Government reforms to councils disrupting spending choices

|Date: 17 July, 2025

Ongoing uncertainty around Government reforms to councils disrupting spending choices

Following last week’s publication of the Government’s Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Loca ...

Following last week’s publication of the Government’s Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) and Norse Group have released new research which reveals t ...

17 July, 2025
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Plentific launches tech-led scorecards supporting digital readiness for Awaab’s Law

|Date: 8 July, 2025

Plentific launches tech-led scorecards supporting digital readiness for Awaab’s Law

Digital innovator Plentific has launched new readiness scorecards to support resident safety and the UK h ...

Digital innovator Plentific has launched new readiness scorecards to support resident safety and the UK housing sector to prepare for the implementation of Awaab’s Law in October. With Phase 1 of the ...

8 July, 2025
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London to get up to £11.7bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding

|Date: 3 July, 2025

London to get up to £11.7bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding

Investment in social and affordable housing in the capital will get a long-term boost through the Governm ...

Investment in social and affordable housing in the capital will get a long-term boost through the Government’s Social and Affordable Homes Programme. London will receive up to £11.7bn over 10 years, 3 ...

3 July, 2025
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Combatting damp and mould: A new framework for safer, healthier homes

|Date: 24 June, 2025

Combatting damp and mould: A new framework for safer, healthier homes

NHMF Frameworx, the not-for-profit procurement solution uniquely associated with the National Housing Mai ...

NHMF Frameworx, the not-for-profit procurement solution uniquely associated with the National Housing Maintenance Forum, announces a new framework designed to help tackle the damp and mould challenge ...

24 June, 2025
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