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REHAU Building Solutions | Fire safety considerations on entry level

|Date: 6 May, 2020

REHAU Building Solutions | Fire safety considerations on entry level

Fire safety measures are important to a building’s design and construction, particularly in high-rise and ...

Fire safety measures are important to a building’s design and construction, particularly in high-rise and multiple occupancy developments. Though contractors consider acoustic performance when install ...

6 May, 2020
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Even in these unprecedented times, fire safety needs to stay on the agenda

|Date: 5 May, 2020

Even in these unprecedented times, fire safety needs to stay on the agenda

The work to make buildings safe has always been essential and even during these unprecedented times we cu ...

The work to make buildings safe has always been essential and even during these unprecedented times we currently find ourselves in, when so much has changed, the need to prioritise fire safety remains ...

5 May, 2020
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Grahame Park masterplan gets green light from GLA

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Grahame Park masterplan gets green light from GLA

A masterplan for more than 2,000 homes at Barnet’s largest housing estate has passed its final hurdle aft ...

A masterplan for more than 2,000 homes at Barnet’s largest housing estate has passed its final hurdle after being agreed by the Greater London Authority (GLA). The ambitious transformation of Grahame ...

4 May, 2020
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Housing associations complete on 731-home stock transfer

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Housing associations complete on 731-home stock transfer

Social housing provider Stonewater has completed on a tenanted stock transfer of 731 homes in Wiltshire, ...

Social housing provider Stonewater has completed on a tenanted stock transfer of 731 homes in Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire from Southern Housing Group. Despite the current pandemic, the two ho ...

4 May, 2020
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Lincolnshire housing association retains S&P credit rating

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Lincolnshire housing association retains S&P credit rating

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

One of Lincolnshire’s largest housing associations has preserved its leading A+ credit rating after being praised for its ‘asset quality’ and ‘rent collection’, as it continues to pursue core business ...

4 May, 2020
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Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

|Date: 1 May, 2020

Government urged to stimulate housing market and support Homes for Heroes

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase b ...

The Housing Forum has prepared an extension of its manifesto which in 2019 set out a vision to increase both the supply and quality of new homes. This update sets out immediate, short and medium term ...

1 May, 2020
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New council bungalows are ‘the best thing that could have happened to us’

|Date: 1 May, 2020

New council bungalows are ‘the best thing that could have happened to us’

Residents living in new bungalows built by City of York Council are delighted with the quality of the pro ...

Residents living in new bungalows built by City of York Council are delighted with the quality of the properties and being able to live independently in their own communities. The five, one-bedroomed ...

1 May, 2020
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Keyline Civils Specialist finds optimism in the construction sector

|Date: 30 April, 2020

Keyline Civils Specialist finds optimism in the construction sector

In a recent survey, Keyline Civils Specialist asked how the construction industry is facing up to the cha ...

In a recent survey, Keyline Civils Specialist asked how the construction industry is facing up to the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. The results show a sense of optimism from an industry that has ...

30 April, 2020
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New temporary accommodation for homeless opens its doors

|Date: 29 April, 2020

New temporary accommodation for homeless opens its doors

An exciting new development of 57 apartments in York is now being furnished ready to give homeless househ ...

An exciting new development of 57 apartments in York is now being furnished ready to give homeless households additional high-quality accommodation and support, to help them transition from becoming h ...

29 April, 2020
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ALMOs ready to meet post-pandemic explosion in housing need

|Date: 28 April, 2020

ALMOs ready to meet post-pandemic explosion in housing need

Council-owned housing companies ramped up their new-build housing targets by more than 70% in the space o ...

Council-owned housing companies ramped up their new-build housing targets by more than 70% in the space of just 12 months, a survey published by the National Federation of ALMOS (NFA) reveals. “While ...

28 April, 2020
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