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New report reveals industry looking to digital technologies to alleviate shortages

|Date: 25 January, 2024

New report reveals industry looking to digital technologies to alleviate shortages

Almost half (41%) of housing sector organisations say that attracting and retaining staff is the single b ...

Almost half (41%) of housing sector organisations say that attracting and retaining staff is the single biggest challenge they face in 2024 according to Advanced’s Housing Trends Report 2024. The rep ...

25 January, 2024
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LiveWest is not only investing into its retrofit schemes but its colleagues’ futures too

|Date: 5 December, 2023

LiveWest is not only investing into its retrofit schemes but its colleagues’ futures too

LiveWest, the largest housing association in the South West, with over 40,000 homes, continues to take fu ...

LiveWest, the largest housing association in the South West, with over 40,000 homes, continues to take further steps towards making its homes more sustainable whilst offering more environmentally frie ...

5 December, 2023
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Vent-Axia welcomes Government’s latest mould guidance

|Date: 30 October, 2023

Vent-Axia welcomes Government’s latest mould guidance

British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has welcomed the UK Government’s recent guidance ‘Understandin ...

British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has welcomed the UK Government’s recent guidance ‘Understanding and addressing the health risks of damp and mould in the home’. This guidance is a direct res ...

30 October, 2023
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Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

|Date: 8 March, 2023

Figures show extent of workplace sexism and barriers to women’s housing career progress

New figures released on International Women’s Day 2023 (8th March) reveal that 28% of housing professiona ...

New figures released on International Women’s Day 2023 (8th March) reveal that 28% of housing professionals have recently experienced sexism in the workplace whilst a quarter (25%) say there are barri ...

8 March, 2023
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Debunking housing decarbonisation myths

|Date: 17 January, 2023

Debunking housing decarbonisation myths

The stats say it all: Debunking decarbonisation myths with Matt Hodges, Energy and Sustainability Manager ...

The stats say it all: Debunking decarbonisation myths with Matt Hodges, Energy and Sustainability Manager at NetZero Collective. I often hear people questioning the housing sector’s ability to decarbo ...

17 January, 2023
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The Housing Forum publishes ‘Better Procurement for Better Homes Supplementary Guidance’

|Date: 22 November, 2022

The Housing Forum publishes ‘Better Procurement for Better Homes Supplementary Guidance’

The Housing Forum has published ‘Better Procurement for Better Homes Supplementary Guidance’, which offer ...

The Housing Forum has published ‘Better Procurement for Better Homes Supplementary Guidance’, which offers advice on how to procure in a hyperinflationary environment. Inflation is now at a 40 year hi ...

22 November, 2022
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Why training and personal development are central to quality social housing

|Date: 8 July, 2022

Why training and personal development are central to quality social housing

As a sector, we place a high value on both the technical competence and the professional standards of our ...

As a sector, we place a high value on both the technical competence and the professional standards of our people, so when the Government recently launched a consultation on professional standards in t ...

8 July, 2022
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Social housing provider pledges 30% of its land to nature

|Date: 6 June, 2022

Social housing provider pledges 30% of its land to nature

Orbit, leading social housing provider and developer, has announced it will be committing to managing at ...

Orbit, leading social housing provider and developer, has announced it will be committing to managing at least 30% of its huge estate for nature by 2030. The announcement comes as Orbit unveils its ne ...

6 June, 2022
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Fabric first is the wrong approach

|Date: 22 April, 2022

Fabric first is the wrong approach

Duncan Brown, Chief Finance Officer at VIVID, one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the S ...

Duncan Brown, Chief Finance Officer at VIVID, one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the South of England, discusses how sustainable action in the housing sector must be balanced with t ...

22 April, 2022
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Let’s think differently to close the development skills gap

|Date: 6 April, 2022

Let’s think differently to close the development skills gap

Paul Gerrard, Director of ForLiving, encourages the housing sector to think differently about recruiting ...

Paul Gerrard, Director of ForLiving, encourages the housing sector to think differently about recruiting and retaining talent in development teams. I’m sure lots of my peers would agree that working i ...

6 April, 2022
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