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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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Mears Ranked as a Top 75 employer in 2021 for Social Mobility

|Date: 29 November, 2021

Mears Ranked as a Top 75 employer in 2021 for Social Mobility

For the third year running, Mears has been ranked as one of the top employers in the Social Mobility Empl ...

For the third year running, Mears has been ranked as one of the top employers in the Social Mobility Employer Index, the leading authority on employer best practice, for its commitment and advocacy su ...

29 November, 2021
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Mears first to achieve Level 2 Social Value Certification in the housing sector

|Date: 3 November, 2021

Mears first to achieve Level 2 Social Value Certification in the housing sector

Social Value International — the global organisation that promotes and champions social value — has award ...

Social Value International — the global organisation that promotes and champions social value — has awarded Mears Group a Level 2 social value management certification, recognising their social value ...

3 November, 2021
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New research analysing how the shift to homeworking will impact the lowest earners in society

|Date: 7 October, 2021

New research analysing how the shift to homeworking will impact the lowest earners in society

A major new research project has been launched that will examine the impact of the Covid pandemic and the ...

A major new research project has been launched that will examine the impact of the Covid pandemic and the ‘new normal’ on low-paid remote workers in the UK. The research is being funded by leading hou ...

7 October, 2021
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Stonewater acquires Bromford homes in Midlands stock transfer

|Date: 12 July, 2021

Stonewater acquires Bromford homes in Midlands stock transfer

Stonewater, one of the country’s leading social housing providers, has strengthened its presence in the M ...

Stonewater, one of the country’s leading social housing providers, has strengthened its presence in the Midlands as part of the organisation’s continued expansion, adding a further 186 properties to i ...

12 July, 2021
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The story so far: believe housing hits six months of automated chat

|Date: 17 June, 2021

The story so far: believe housing hits six months of automated chat

2020 saw a flurry of digital transformation activity across the housing sector, and for some social landl ...

2020 saw a flurry of digital transformation activity across the housing sector, and for some social landlords, the first brave steps with automated messaging. Six months after supporting believe housi ...

17 June, 2021
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The housing sector needs to take scrutiny more seriously

|Date: 12 May, 2021

The housing sector needs to take scrutiny more seriously

Mears Executive Director Alan Long, shares his thoughts on why the housing sector needs to take scrutiny ...

Mears Executive Director Alan Long, shares his thoughts on why the housing sector needs to take scrutiny more seriously. Scrutiny is a word often bandied about — people say more of it is needed and co ...

12 May, 2021
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