housing quality Archives

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause?

|Date: 27 October, 2025

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause?

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause? Asks Richard Dudzicki, Founder of R ...

Awaab’s Law comes into force but are we still missing the root cause? Asks Richard Dudzicki, Founder of RDA Architects and Passivhaus Expert. Awaab Ishak’s death was supposed to be a wake-up call for ...

27 October, 2025
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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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Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

|Date: 5 February, 2024

Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. T ...

Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. The announcement was made at the council’s inaugural Housing Roundtable, which took place at Old ...

5 February, 2024
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Global Home Warranties | Quality control

|Date: 16 June, 2023

Global Home Warranties | Quality control

Affordable quality homes for housing associations — there is a solution, says Global Home Warranties. It ...

Affordable quality homes for housing associations — there is a solution, says Global Home Warranties. It is an inconvenient truth, but some developers do not like to build affordable homes. Many claim ...

16 June, 2023
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Industry Comment | Tenant Satisfaction Measures — the challenge ahead

|Date: 7 June, 2023

Industry Comment | Tenant Satisfaction Measures — the challenge ahead

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

Matthew Warburton, Policy Adviser at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the new tenant satisfaction measures, which are being introduced by The Regulator of Social Housing a ...

7 June, 2023
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HomeLINK | Connected technology

|Date: 23 February, 2023

HomeLINK | Connected technology

Sam Collier, Sustainability & Ethics Lead for HomeLINK discusses how connected technology can support ...

Sam Collier, Sustainability & Ethics Lead for HomeLINK discusses how connected technology can support the health, safety and wellbeing of social housing residents. Social housing providers are fac ...

23 February, 2023
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London boroughs approve majority of major housing planning applications in the wake of London elections

|Date: 21 February, 2023

London boroughs approve majority of major housing planning applications in the wake of London elections

A new report by BECG (Built Environment Communications Group) has revealed that two-thirds (22) of London ...

A new report by BECG (Built Environment Communications Group) has revealed that two-thirds (22) of London boroughs have approved all major residential applications determined in 2022 — a significant i ...

21 February, 2023
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Tom appointed to turbo-charge VIVID’s asset and sustainability ambitions

|Date: 18 January, 2023

Tom appointed to turbo-charge VIVID’s asset and sustainability ambitions

With the sharp focus on building safety, housing quality and energy efficiency of homes in the UK, VIVID ...

With the sharp focus on building safety, housing quality and energy efficiency of homes in the UK, VIVID has ambitious plans. And to drive this forward Tom Robinson has been appointed as the housing a ...

18 January, 2023
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First Choice Homes Oldham goes live with Totalmobile to strengthen repairs and frontline services for 11,500 homes

What will social housing providers need to address in 2026?

Orbit introduces new Neighbourhood Approach to help realise 2030 ambitions

The key developments that will shape social housing retrofit in 2026

Vent-Axia launches new CIBSE-approved CPD on Overheating in Residential Properties

Fix the UK’s planning system to allow new law to be effective, says social housing expert

Higgins Group announces financial results for the year ending 31st July 2025

£3bn investment to end postcode lottery for children with SEND

Santander agrees £310m refinancing package with Peabody

‘More than 100,000 homeless children in capital this Christmas’ — highest-ever number of London children living in temporary accommodation

Global Home Warranties | Quality control

Global Home Warranties | Quality control

London boroughs approve majority of major housing planning applications in the wake of London elections

London boroughs approve majority of major housing planning applications in the wake of London elections