housing Archives

MORhomes funds 2,233 new homes across England and Wales

|Date: 7 February, 2020

MORhomes funds 2,233 new homes across England and Wales

A new financial borrowing vehicle created by housing associations for housing associations has funded 2,2 ...

A new financial borrowing vehicle created by housing associations for housing associations has funded 2,233 new homes across England and Wales in the last year according to MORhomes new Social Impact ...

7 February, 2020
Read more
Mears to appoint independent resident’s board

|Date: 7 February, 2020

Mears to appoint independent resident’s board

Housing company Mears has announced that it is launching an independent scrutiny board, which will have t ...

Housing company Mears has announced that it is launching an independent scrutiny board, which will have the right to question its PLC Board and senior managers. The board, one part of a new resident e ...

7 February, 2020
Read more
Stonewater is working locally to tackle the housing shortage

|Date: 5 February, 2020

Stonewater is working locally to tackle the housing shortage

Leading housing provider Stonewater has kick-started 2020 by getting work at its site in Chard underway, ...

Leading housing provider Stonewater has kick-started 2020 by getting work at its site in Chard underway, with the support of local contractors and council. Supported by South Somerset District Council ...

5 February, 2020
Read more
Worcester Bosch reveals new hydrogen-fired boiler

|Date: 5 February, 2020

Worcester Bosch reveals new hydrogen-fired boiler

Worcester Bosch believes hydrogen gas is the solution for reducing carbon emissions in heating and unveil ...

Worcester Bosch believes hydrogen gas is the solution for reducing carbon emissions in heating and unveils its new hydrogen boiler prototype. Last year, the UK committed to a target of net zero carbon ...

5 February, 2020
Read more
Mears leading the way for social value in the housing sector

|Date: 3 February, 2020

Mears leading the way for social value in the housing sector

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

Social Value International — the global organisation that promotes and champions social value — has given Mears Group a Level 1 social value certification for their activity. Mears are the first organ ...

3 February, 2020
Read more
White Lion pub in Stockport transformed to create new homes

|Date: 27 January, 2020

White Lion pub in Stockport transformed to create new homes

The White Lion, a Grade II listed building on Great Underbank in Stockport that had been derelict for mor ...

The White Lion, a Grade II listed building on Great Underbank in Stockport that had been derelict for more than 10 years, is now home to 11 one- and two-bedroomed apartments, thanks to a £2.4m investm ...

27 January, 2020
Read more
Housing association Bromford retains top S&P credit rating

|Date: 24 January, 2020

Housing association Bromford retains top S&P credit rating

One of England’s largest housing associations has preserved its leading A+ credit rating after being prai ...

One of England’s largest housing associations has preserved its leading A+ credit rating after being praised for its ‘very strong liquidity’ and ‘exceptional asset quality’ as it continues to pursue i ...

24 January, 2020
Read more
LGA responds to CPRE report on new housing

|Date: 21 January, 2020

LGA responds to CPRE report on new housing

A new report produced by the CPRE with Pace Alliance at UCL highlights the impact of great housing design ...

A new report produced by the CPRE with Pace Alliance at UCL highlights the impact of great housing design – and how much poor housing design is still being approved. The report — A Housing Design Audi ...

21 January, 2020
Read more
Alpha Living eyes autumn completion for Wirral extra care scheme

|Date: 17 January, 2020

Alpha Living eyes autumn completion for Wirral extra care scheme

Alpha Living, one of the North of England's longest-standing specialist housing associations, is on track ...

Alpha Living, one of the North of England's longest-standing specialist housing associations, is on track to deliver its latest assisted living development on Merseyside with the support of a £4.7m fi ...

17 January, 2020
Read more
Government £8m cash boost for vibrant new communities

|Date: 16 January, 2020

Government £8m cash boost for vibrant new communities

Funds allocated to deliver up to 200,000 new homes in garden towns and villages and for councils to suppo ...

Funds allocated to deliver up to 200,000 new homes in garden towns and villages and for councils to support new neighbourhood plans. Communities across England are set to benefit from thousands of new ...

16 January, 2020
Read more