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Tackling Condensation & Mould with The Dwelling Doctors | Importance of effective ventilation

|Date: 21 February, 2024

Tackling Condensation & Mould with The Dwelling Doctors | Importance of effective ventilation

Given that many condensation, damp and mould issues are often caused by inadequate ventilation, it is no ...

Given that many condensation, damp and mould issues are often caused by inadequate ventilation, it is no surprise that the UK Government is cracking down on landlords to implement improved preventativ ...

21 February, 2024
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Industry Comment | Making Awaab’s Law work

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Industry Comment | Making Awaab’s Law work

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses Awaab’s Law and the consultation surrounding the new mandatory timescales for social landlords to car ...

13 February, 2024
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District Council approves two new policies to ensure the continued safety of tenants

|Date: 3 January, 2024

District Council approves two new policies to ensure the continued safety of tenants

Two policies, Building Safety in the Home and Damp and Mould, approved by Newark and Sherwood District Co ...

Two policies, Building Safety in the Home and Damp and Mould, approved by Newark and Sherwood District Council, will ensure the continued safety of tenants in their homes by providing a customer-centr ...

3 January, 2024
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Tackling Condensation & Mould with The Dwelling Doctors

|Date: 3 November, 2023

Tackling Condensation & Mould with The Dwelling Doctors

Condensation within the home is very common, but condensation in social housing is even more so. The topi ...

Condensation within the home is very common, but condensation in social housing is even more so. The topic is important, now more than ever, with the UK Government sitting under remarkable pressure to ...

3 November, 2023
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Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the challenging environment social landlords face and says only through open, honest and full dialogu ...

13 April, 2022
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Government to introduce new national residents’ panel and empower Regulator to name and shame underperforming RPs

|Date: 30 March, 2022

Government to introduce new national residents’ panel and empower Regulator to name and shame underperforming RPs

The Government has published a package of new measures to improve social housing quality, almost five yea ...

The Government has published a package of new measures to improve social housing quality, almost five years after the devasting Grenfell Tower fire. These measures build on the Social Housing White Pa ...

30 March, 2022
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Airtech helps landlords meet their Duty of Care and tackle condensation and mould

|Date: 21 September, 2021

Airtech helps landlords meet their Duty of Care and tackle condensation and mould

Airtech Solutions can help social housing providers rid their properties of mould permanently. And as we ...

Airtech Solutions can help social housing providers rid their properties of mould permanently. And as we enter condensation and mould season, now is the time to address any existing problems or put in ...

21 September, 2021
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Discussing the possibility of a Housing Ombudsman for all tenants

|Date: 14 June, 2018

Discussing the possibility of a Housing Ombudsman for all tenants

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association for Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the possibility of one Ombudsman for all tenants. Spurred in part by evidence that tenants’ concerns ...

14 June, 2018
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