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Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

|Date: 7 June, 2023

Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry pane ...

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry panel discussion at Innovation Zero 2023 concluded. The panel, entitled Retrofitting the Built Envi ...

7 June, 2023
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New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

|Date: 6 March, 2023

New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help prop ...

Construction industry organisations have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to help propel retrofit rollout in the UK’s existing homes. The initiative, launched at the Building Centre ...

6 March, 2023
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National contractor invests in the future of construction with latest apprenticeship drive

|Date: 30 September, 2021

National contractor invests in the future of construction with latest apprenticeship drive

Growing demand for entry-level routes into the construction industry has seen national contractor, Seddon ...

Growing demand for entry-level routes into the construction industry has seen national contractor, Seddon, take on 17 new apprentices after receiving more than 350 applications. Following two successf ...

30 September, 2021
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RetrofitWorks | Working together for a Green Recovery

|Date: 14 September, 2021

RetrofitWorks | Working together for a Green Recovery

Russell Smith, Director of RetrofitWorks, the growing, not-for-profit co-operative, established to improv ...

Russell Smith, Director of RetrofitWorks, the growing, not-for-profit co-operative, established to improve the UK’s existing housing stock in an environmentally-friendly way through Trustmark accredit ...

14 September, 2021
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Only emergency construction work should continue says FMB

|Date: 26 March, 2020

Only emergency construction work should continue says FMB

Only emergency and critical construction work should be allowed to continue and help extended to SME buil ...

Only emergency and critical construction work should be allowed to continue and help extended to SME building firms and the self-employed in order to protect the health and livelihoods of the industry ...

26 March, 2020
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Labour will scrap developer ‘get-out clause’ which has led to the loss of over 10,000 affordable homes

|Date: 24 April, 2019

Labour will scrap developer ‘get-out clause’ which has led to the loss of over 10,000 affordable homes

Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP, has announced that the next Labour Government will scrap ‘permi ...

Shadow Housing Secretary, John Healey MP, has announced that the next Labour Government will scrap ‘permitted development’ rules for new homes, ending a get-out clause which allows developers to dodge ...

24 April, 2019
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Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

|Date: 14 March, 2019

Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

The £3bn Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme is welcome, however there are calls for a new longer-term ‘inf ...

The £3bn Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme is welcome, however there are calls for a new longer-term ‘infrastructure style’ funding model to be introduced for affordable housing to address the housing ...

14 March, 2019
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Housing & Regeneration: Frame of Mind

|Date: 19 November, 2018

Housing & Regeneration: Frame of Mind

Cardiff Community Housing Association is experiencing the benefits of timber frame construction on its la ...

Cardiff Community Housing Association is experiencing the benefits of timber frame construction on its latest development in Cardiff Bay. LABM has all the details It’s no secret that the skills shorta ...

19 November, 2018
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Social Housing: Cap It All Off

|Date: 8 November, 2018

Social Housing: Cap It All Off

Since August the Government has released its Social Housing Green Paper, announced £2bn funding for housi ...

Since August the Government has released its Social Housing Green Paper, announced £2bn funding for housing associations over the next decade to build more homes and plans to scrap the council borrowi ...

8 November, 2018
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Tenants take up new homes at Dundee development

Kier appointed by Cambridgeshire County Council to provide facilities management services across corporate estate

Regional regeneration and investment opportunities to be unlocked at new West Midlands event

Life-changing military veterans’ self-build project reaches completion

Construction starts on over affordable homes in Leicestershire

Work starts on site for new rural homes in East Cowton

David Wilson Homes launches next phase of affordable properties in Stirling

Work begins to build new, affordable homes in South Normanton

Construction begins on £31m Extra Care housing project in Hebburn

EDAROTH starts work on Raven Housing Trust affordable housing scheme

New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

New National Retrofit Hub to propel greener homes

National contractor invests in the future of construction with latest apprenticeship drive

National contractor invests in the future of construction with latest apprenticeship drive

Only emergency construction work should continue says FMB

Only emergency construction work should continue says FMB

Labour will scrap developer ‘get-out clause’ which has led to the loss of over 10,000 affordable homes

Labour will scrap developer ‘get-out clause’ which has led to the loss of over 10,000 affordable homes

Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

Sector welcomes Affordable Homes Guarantee Scheme but calls for new longer-term funding deal

Housing & Regeneration: Frame of Mind

Housing & Regeneration: Frame of Mind