Decent Homes Standard Archives

Cardo Group comments on the Government’s new Decent Homes Standard consultation

|Date: 9 July, 2025

Cardo Group comments on the Government’s new Decent Homes Standard consultation

Alana McCarthy, Director of Partnerships at Cardo Group, comments on the launch of Government's consultat ...

Alana McCarthy, Director of Partnerships at Cardo Group, comments on the launch of Government's consultation on a new Decent Homes Standard for social and private rented homes, welcoming the opportuni ...

9 July, 2025
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JPS and George Boyd partner on kitchens and bathrooms offering

|Date: 10 January, 2024

JPS and George Boyd partner on kitchens and bathrooms offering

Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS) has collaborated with its sister brand George Boyd to deliver kitchen ...

Jewson Partnership Solutions (JPS) has collaborated with its sister brand George Boyd to deliver kitchen and bathroom solutions for social housing providers. Renowned in the industry as an ironmongery ...

10 January, 2024
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Fusion21 names suppliers appointed to £346m Building Improvements Framework

|Date: 8 January, 2024

Fusion21 names suppliers appointed to £346m Building Improvements Framework

Procurement experts Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Building ...

Procurement experts Fusion21 has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Building Improvements Framework worth up to £346m over a four-year period. Following a competitive tende ...

8 January, 2024
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Industry Comment | The next government’s housing policy

|Date: 11 December, 2023

Industry Comment | The next government’s housing policy

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), considers what w ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), considers what we can expect from the next government in terms of housing policy and dissects the proposals of ...

11 December, 2023
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Landlords urged to use innovative framework of experts to future-proof homes from damp and mould

|Date: 22 November, 2023

Landlords urged to use innovative framework of experts to future-proof homes from damp and mould

A national procurement expert is urging landlords to utilise its innovative framework of specialist damp ...

A national procurement expert is urging landlords to utilise its innovative framework of specialist damp experts to ensure their properties don’t breach increasingly stringent regulations. The rallyin ...

22 November, 2023
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Industry Comment | Implementing Awaab’s Law

|Date: 26 October, 2023

Industry Comment | Implementing Awaab’s Law

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the implementation of Awaab’s Law and the proposed changes to the Housing Health and Safety Rating Sy ...

26 October, 2023
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Do the decent thing

|Date: 18 August, 2023

Do the decent thing

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the housing affordability crisis, and why we need more social hous ...

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the housing affordability crisis, and why we need more social housing as well as affordable homes. I received the latest research from the House Buyer Bureau in ...

18 August, 2023
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Industry Comment | A new Decent Homes Standard

|Date: 8 August, 2023

Industry Comment | A new Decent Homes Standard

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor for the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the need to update the Decent Homes Standard. Early in 2021, the Government invited ARCH and other s ...

8 August, 2023
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Mayor sets out new deal for renters in Greater Manchester with trailblazing package of housing measures

|Date: 28 June, 2023

Mayor sets out new deal for renters in Greater Manchester with trailblazing package of housing measures

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, set out a new deal for renters in Greater Manchester and his i ...

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, set out a new deal for renters in Greater Manchester and his intention to make the city-region the first in the country where every rented home must be above ...

28 June, 2023
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Industry Comment | Tenant Satisfaction Measures — the challenge ahead

|Date: 7 June, 2023

Industry Comment | Tenant Satisfaction Measures — the challenge ahead

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Adviser at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the new tenant satisfaction measures, which are being introduced by The Regulator of Social Housing a ...

7 June, 2023
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