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Work starts on £5.1m housing schemes in Salford

|Date: 23 March, 2018

Work starts on £5.1m housing schemes in Salford

City West Housing Trust has started work on the £5.1m development of 54 much needed new-build homes for a ...

City West Housing Trust has started work on the £5.1m development of 54 much needed new-build homes for affordable rent in Little Hulton and Walkden, in Salford. The social landlord, which is part of ...

23 March, 2018
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Working in partnership

|Date: 21 March, 2018

Working in partnership

James Duncan from law firm Winckworth Sherwood discusses public/private partnerships, the potential issue ...

James Duncan from law firm Winckworth Sherwood discusses public/private partnerships, the potential issues, and the opportunities for boosting housing delivery. A lot happened in the final months of 2 ...

21 March, 2018
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Bioregional develops a potential solution to the energy performance gap

|Date: 16 March, 2018

Bioregional develops a potential solution to the energy performance gap

Not-for-profit sustainability champion Bioregional is taking a lead in helping the UK to ‘green’ its late ...

Not-for-profit sustainability champion Bioregional is taking a lead in helping the UK to ‘green’ its latest generation of houses. The ‘energy performance gap’ is the difference between predicted and a ...

16 March, 2018
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Shropshire rural renewable programme makes the most of ground source heat pumps

|Date: 15 March, 2018

Shropshire rural renewable programme makes the most of ground source heat pumps

A rural new-build development straddling England and Wales is the fourth project by Shropshire Rural Hous ...

A rural new-build development straddling England and Wales is the fourth project by Shropshire Rural Housing Association (SRHA) to feature ground source heat pumps, delivering on its commitment to pro ...

15 March, 2018
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Norwich housing developer urges more women to consider a career in construction on International Women’s Day

|Date: 8 March, 2018

Norwich housing developer urges more women to consider a career in construction on International Women’s Day

As International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on women’s achievements, Norwich partnership homes develo ...

As International Women’s Day puts the spotlight on women’s achievements, Norwich partnership homes developer Lovell is urging more girls and women to consider construction careers. Lovell, which has w ...

8 March, 2018
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Changing attitudes to deliver better social housing

|Date: 7 March, 2018

Changing attitudes to deliver better social housing

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the ne ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the need for a change in attitude to deliver social housing we can all be proud of. As part of its re ...

7 March, 2018
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Housing sector responds to PM’s speech on housing

|Date: 5 March, 2018

Housing sector responds to PM’s speech on housing

Theresa May has given a speech to the National Planning Conference, setting out the new National Planning ...

Theresa May has given a speech to the National Planning Conference, setting out the new National Planning Policy Framework. Here’s how the sector responded: Speaking on BBC news, Catherine Ryder, Head ...

5 March, 2018
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A natural solution for thermally-efficient social housing

|Date: 23 February, 2018

A natural solution for thermally-efficient social housing

Fintan Wallace from Ecological Building Systems discusses the benefits of addressing airtightness and the ...

Fintan Wallace from Ecological Building Systems discusses the benefits of addressing airtightness and thermal bridging with natural insulation as part of social housing upgrades. One of the huge chall ...

23 February, 2018
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New partnership between YHN and Q-Bot could benefit 360,000 properties in the North of England

|Date: 23 February, 2018

New partnership between YHN and Q-Bot could benefit 360,000 properties in the North of England

Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) has become the first official partner of London-based robotics company, Q-Bot, ...

Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) has become the first official partner of London-based robotics company, Q-Bot, bringing its energy-efficient insulation solutions to the North of England. The ALMO responsib ...

23 February, 2018
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£45m funding boost to support councils unlock land for thousands of homes

|Date: 16 February, 2018

£45m funding boost to support councils unlock land for thousands of homes

Housing Minister Dominic Raab announces a £45m cash injection into key community projects will help kick- ...

Housing Minister Dominic Raab announces a £45m cash injection into key community projects will help kick-start the building of thousands of new homes. As part of government’s drive to get Britain buil ...

16 February, 2018
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