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Build for the future, rediscover the past in Oxford

|Date: 2 August, 2021

Build for the future, rediscover the past in Oxford

Preparatory work for a £10.9m Oxford City Council housing development has unearthed fascinating glimpses ...

Preparatory work for a £10.9m Oxford City Council housing development has unearthed fascinating glimpses into Oxford’s past. Council housing company Oxford City Housing Ltd (OCHL) and preferred princi ...

2 August, 2021
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Chubb | Are you ready for the shift to digital telecare?

|Date: 2 August, 2021

Chubb | Are you ready for the shift to digital telecare?

Charlotte Rathbone, Product Account Manager at Chubb, examines the ongoing transformation of the UK telec ...

Charlotte Rathbone, Product Account Manager at Chubb, examines the ongoing transformation of the UK telecommunications industry and how the shift to digital technology will affect telecare provision f ...

2 August, 2021
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Over 99% of Caerphilly Council homes now meet Welsh Housing Quality Standard

|Date: 30 July, 2021

Over 99% of Caerphilly Council homes now meet Welsh Housing Quality Standard

Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed that 99.02% of its total housing stock is now compliant w ...

Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed that 99.02% of its total housing stock is now compliant with the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS). The WHQS is a set of standards introduced by Wel ...

30 July, 2021
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Nottingham City Homes trials pioneering ventilation system

|Date: 29 July, 2021

Nottingham City Homes trials pioneering ventilation system

Nottingham City Homes has installed the UK’s first ever offsite-manufactured Ventive Home heating and ene ...

Nottingham City Homes has installed the UK’s first ever offsite-manufactured Ventive Home heating and energy pod system on one of its properties. The system, part of an innovative whole house retrofit ...

29 July, 2021
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The importance of building strong relationships with housing associations

|Date: 29 July, 2021

The importance of building strong relationships with housing associations

Thermatic Homes are a national M&E contractor based in Greater Manchester that provides a one-stop so ...

Thermatic Homes are a national M&E contractor based in Greater Manchester that provides a one-stop solution for housing associations, from mechanical and electrical services, to build and renewabl ...

29 July, 2021
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Swindon Borough Council increases fire protection for vulnerable residents

|Date: 26 July, 2021

Swindon Borough Council increases fire protection for vulnerable residents

Swindon Borough Council has increased fire protection for residents with limited mobility by installing i ...

Swindon Borough Council has increased fire protection for residents with limited mobility by installing innovative fire suppression system Automist. As part of its ‘pathway homes’ programme, which inv ...

26 July, 2021
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Five more new properties completed in multi-million pound council housebuilding scheme

|Date: 23 July, 2021

Five more new properties completed in multi-million pound council housebuilding scheme

Progress on the multi-million pound Bolsover Homes scheme is picking up pace as another five new properti ...

Progress on the multi-million pound Bolsover Homes scheme is picking up pace as another five new properties have been handed over to Bolsover District Council. What was an overgrown and under-used pie ...

23 July, 2021
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Watmos Community Homes secures multi-million-pound funding

|Date: 22 July, 2021

Watmos Community Homes secures multi-million-pound funding

Watmos Community Homes, headquartered in Walsall with a London base, will drive forward plans to upgrade ...

Watmos Community Homes, headquartered in Walsall with a London base, will drive forward plans to upgrade more than 1,000 homes by 2024, after securing funding from NatWest. The organisation will use t ...

22 July, 2021
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Modular housebuilder secures council framework appointment

|Date: 21 July, 2021

Modular housebuilder secures council framework appointment

Lewes District Council has appointed Boutique Modern to a four-year framework agreement (value up to £110 ...

Lewes District Council has appointed Boutique Modern to a four-year framework agreement (value up to £110m) to deliver hundreds of council homes across the district and more widely in East and West Su ...

21 July, 2021
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Construction starts on new affordable council homes in Nottingham

|Date: 20 July, 2021

Construction starts on new affordable council homes in Nottingham

Work to build 36 new affordable rent council apartments has started in Clifton, after Nottingham City Hom ...

Work to build 36 new affordable rent council apartments has started in Clifton, after Nottingham City Homes was granted planning to build the one-bedroom apartments on the site of the former Southchur ...

20 July, 2021
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