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SFHA responds to Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan

|Date: 26 November, 2020

SFHA responds to Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s Draft I ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s Draft Infrastructure Investment Plan 2021–2022 to 2025–2026 (1) by welcoming its proposed capital fund ...

26 November, 2020
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Work concludes on 28 new homes in Whiston

|Date: 25 November, 2020

Work concludes on 28 new homes in Whiston

Work has completed on an affordable housing scheme at Lickers Lane in Whiston, bringing much-needed new h ...

Work has completed on an affordable housing scheme at Lickers Lane in Whiston, bringing much-needed new homes to the area. Delivered for Livv Housing Group (formerly Knowsley Housing Trust), the £2.56 ...

25 November, 2020
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Post-coronavirus boom in social housing needed says new report

|Date: 16 November, 2020

Post-coronavirus boom in social housing needed says new report

A post-pandemic building boom of 100,000 new social homes for rent each year would not only meet demand f ...

A post-pandemic building boom of 100,000 new social homes for rent each year would not only meet demand for affordable homes but deliver a £14.5bn boost to the economy — the equivalent to over half of ...

16 November, 2020
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From zero to 300: Dacorum builds new council homes for the next generation

|Date: 12 November, 2020

From zero to 300: Dacorum builds new council homes for the next generation

Dacorum Borough Council is celebrating building its 300th new home at School End Crescent in Hemel Hempst ...

Dacorum Borough Council is celebrating building its 300th new home at School End Crescent in Hemel Hempstead. In 2013, the council published its ‘Building for the Future’ programme and set the target ...

12 November, 2020
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How Lovell has re-mobilised to take on the challenges of COVID

|Date: 10 November, 2020

How Lovell has re-mobilised to take on the challenges of COVID

Stuart Gibbons, Regional Managing Director of Lovell London and Southern, discusses the impact of COVID-1 ...

Stuart Gibbons, Regional Managing Director of Lovell London and Southern, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the housebuilding sector and how being agile as a business has helped the partnership hous ...

10 November, 2020
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Vistry Partnerships breaks ground on three Cheshire West and Chester sites

|Date: 13 October, 2020

Vistry Partnerships breaks ground on three Cheshire West and Chester sites

Vistry Partnerships and Cheshire West and Chester Council are working together to build 189 high-quality, ...

Vistry Partnerships and Cheshire West and Chester Council are working together to build 189 high-quality, affordable homes across three sites as part of a joint effort to boost and rebalance the regio ...

13 October, 2020
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First modular homes unveiled for pan-London homelessness scheme

|Date: 2 October, 2020

First modular homes unveiled for pan-London homelessness scheme

The first batch of modular homes designed as accommodation for homeless Londoners has been assembled on a ...

The first batch of modular homes designed as accommodation for homeless Londoners has been assembled on a test site in Tower Hamlets. The prototype units belong to PLACE (the Pan-London Accommodation ...

2 October, 2020
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NHBC Foundation’s latest guide explores building new homes without gas

|Date: 17 September, 2020

NHBC Foundation’s latest guide explores building new homes without gas

The latest guide from the NHBC Foundation, The Future of Home Heating — life without fossil fuels, explor ...

The latest guide from the NHBC Foundation, The Future of Home Heating — life without fossil fuels, explores the implications of designing and building low-energy homes without gas boilers. Current gov ...

17 September, 2020
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New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

|Date: 15 September, 2020

New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas wil ...

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas will lead to London and the south seeing a housing boom while swathes of the north will see fewer ...

15 September, 2020
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New online construction skills programme for veterans

|Date: 3 September, 2020

New online construction skills programme for veterans

Repairs and maintenance contractor Fortem, working with Stockport-based Project RECCE, are offering a two ...

Repairs and maintenance contractor Fortem, working with Stockport-based Project RECCE, are offering a two-week online housebuilding and property maintenance course in September, to give veterans from ...

3 September, 2020
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