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Homes in Oldham set to benefit from energy efficiency improvements

|Date: 1 May, 2024

Homes in Oldham set to benefit from energy efficiency improvements

Northwest housing association Onward Homes has partnered with a leading national contractor to deliver en ...

Northwest housing association Onward Homes has partnered with a leading national contractor to deliver energy efficiency measures to 47 homes in Oldham. Working with consultant Michael Dyson Associate ...

1 May, 2024
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Work starts on Laystall Street apartment scheme

|Date: 26 April, 2024

Work starts on Laystall Street apartment scheme

Great Places Housing Group has started work on its £20m apartment scheme at Laystall Street just off Grea ...

Great Places Housing Group has started work on its £20m apartment scheme at Laystall Street just off Great Ancoats Street, in Manchester city centre. The new nine-storey residential development, being ...

26 April, 2024
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ForHousing to build 38 urgently needed homes across two new sites in Salford

|Date: 2 April, 2024

ForHousing to build 38 urgently needed homes across two new sites in Salford

Social housing landlord ForHousing has begun building on two sites in Swinton and Irlam to bring 38 much- ...

Social housing landlord ForHousing has begun building on two sites in Swinton and Irlam to bring 38 much-needed affordable homes to Salford. With the demand for social housing outstripping supply, the ...

2 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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Transforming Stockport: Interchange Opening marks milestone in £1bn town centre regeneration

|Date: 21 March, 2024

Transforming Stockport: Interchange Opening marks milestone in £1bn town centre regeneration

Stockport’s new multi-million-pound, state-of-the-art transport interchange and rooftop park has opened t ...

Stockport’s new multi-million-pound, state-of-the-art transport interchange and rooftop park has opened to the public in a historic and landmark moment for the town. The modern and attractive transpor ...

21 March, 2024
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Sector responds to Spring Budget

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Sector responds to Spring Budget

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public se ...

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public sector to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024. Councils need greater funding certainty th ...

7 March, 2024
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Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

|Date: 1 March, 2024

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are hel ...

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are helping to bring an end to entrenched rough sleeping — despite intense continued pressure on local ...

1 March, 2024
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1,000 social homes in Greater Manchester made energy-efficient so far through new fund

|Date: 20 December, 2023

1,000 social homes in Greater Manchester made energy-efficient so far through new fund

A major milestone has been passed as energy saving home upgrades have now been made to over 1,000 social ...

A major milestone has been passed as energy saving home upgrades have now been made to over 1,000 social homes across Greater Manchester, helping make them warmer, cheaper to heat and less harmful to ...

20 December, 2023
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Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfree ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance, an investment of £110m over this year and next to deliver high qu ...

23 November, 2023
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New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

|Date: 14 September, 2023

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compar ...

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compared to two years ago, according to a new report by Energy Systems Catapult. Sixty-six local coun ...

14 September, 2023
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