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Warm Homes Plan: Long-term commitment to housing decarbonisation

|Date: 22 January, 2026

Warm Homes Plan: Long-term commitment to housing decarbonisation

The £15bn Warm Homes Plan has been unveiled. Through the Plan, government will ‘roll out upgrades to up t ...

The £15bn Warm Homes Plan has been unveiled. Through the Plan, government will ‘roll out upgrades to up to five million homes’, which could potentially ‘save them hundreds on energy bills and help to ...

22 January, 2026
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Major multi-million-pound decarbonisation project announced by North East social housing providers

|Date: 21 January, 2026

Major multi-million-pound decarbonisation project announced by North East social housing providers

Close to 650[1] social housing properties across the North East will benefit from an £8.3m capital inject ...

Close to 650[1] social housing properties across the North East will benefit from an £8.3m capital injection to significantly improve energy efficiency in people’s homes, tackle fuel poverty and help ...

21 January, 2026
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INCA Report: Why Fabric First is Right

|Date: 7 October, 2025

INCA Report: Why Fabric First is Right

Abandoning or deprioritising fabric improvements in government energy efficiency schemes in response to p ...

Abandoning or deprioritising fabric improvements in government energy efficiency schemes in response to poor quality installations would be a mistake, according to a new report from INCA, the trade bo ...

7 October, 2025
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Over £30m to be invested in Bradford homes

|Date: 1 September, 2025

Over £30m to be invested in Bradford homes

Almost 3,000 homes across Bradford, West Yorkshire, are set to benefit from significant investment over t ...

Almost 3,000 homes across Bradford, West Yorkshire, are set to benefit from significant investment over the next three-years. Bradford-based housing provider Incommunities is investing £17.5m, with a ...

1 September, 2025
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Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

|Date: 13 May, 2025

Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings ...

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings of 19.41 tonnes per year, thanks to a combination of energy efficiency advice and the installat ...

13 May, 2025
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Equans to deliver major green upgrades to social housing in Scunthorpe

|Date: 21 October, 2024

Equans to deliver major green upgrades to social housing in Scunthorpe

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, will soon start work on a multi-million-pound project, on beh ...

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, will soon start work on a multi-million-pound project, on behalf of social housing provider Ongo Homes, which will drastically reduce carbon emissions and t ...

21 October, 2024
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Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

|Date: 30 May, 2024

Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sus ...

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sustainable upgrades, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has been named Best Local Authority ...

30 May, 2024
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Kingspan Insulation | Addressing ‘hard to treat’ social housing

|Date: 24 April, 2024

Kingspan Insulation | Addressing ‘hard to treat’ social housing

Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation, considers how social housing provider ...

Jonathan Ducker, Head of Regulatory Affairs at Kingspan Insulation, considers how social housing providers can insulate residents living in ‘hard to treat’ properties from fuel poverty, by ensuring ex ...

24 April, 2024
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Hundreds of Oldham homes given green makeovers to slash bills in first wave of multi-million retrofit of 3,800 properties

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Hundreds of Oldham homes given green makeovers to slash bills in first wave of multi-million retrofit of 3,800 properties

Around 200 homes across Oldham have been given major green makeovers to slash bills and make them more en ...

Around 200 homes across Oldham have been given major green makeovers to slash bills and make them more energy-efficient as part of a trailblazing multi-million-pound retrofit programme to transform 3, ...

22 March, 2024
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Support for social landlords and local authorities to navigate retrofit and energy-efficient housing upgrades

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Support for social landlords and local authorities to navigate retrofit and energy-efficient housing upgrades

Social housing providers and local authorities faced with retrofitting housing and building stock to a ne ...

Social housing providers and local authorities faced with retrofitting housing and building stock to a net zero carbon-ready standard can now access a list of approved experts with the diverse skills ...

7 March, 2024
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