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Topping out celebration marks high point for Woolwich development

|Date: 1 December, 2016

Topping out celebration marks high point for Woolwich development

A roof-level ‘topping out’ event marked a high point for a 1,500-home regeneration programme in Woolwich, ...

A roof-level ‘topping out’ event marked a high point for a 1,500-home regeneration programme in Woolwich, south-east London. During the ceremony, councillor Denise Hyland, leader of the Royal Borough ...

1 December, 2016
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Weighing up the costs: housing vs health

|Date: 30 November, 2016

Weighing up the costs: housing vs health

John Moss, head of social housing at EnviroVent, looks at how whole house ventilation can have a positive ...

John Moss, head of social housing at EnviroVent, looks at how whole house ventilation can have a positive impact on health. Since Victorian times, the relationship between poor housing and poor health ...

30 November, 2016
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Energy management in social housing

|Date: 30 November, 2016

Energy management in social housing

Managing ‘big data’ from Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) can bring even greater energy efficiency ...

Managing ‘big data’ from Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) can bring even greater energy efficiency for social housing, explains Stuart Fairlie, head of technical for Elmhurst Energy. Housing ass ...

30 November, 2016
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Willerby pioneers modular homes for garages and infill sites

|Date: 25 November, 2016

Willerby pioneers modular homes for garages and infill sites

As the UK faces up to the reality of the current housing shortage; which local authorities and housing as ...

As the UK faces up to the reality of the current housing shortage; which local authorities and housing associations are striving to address; Willerby is introducing a new solution to this problem — th ...

25 November, 2016
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Greater freedom for industry to build homes of all tenure

|Date: 25 November, 2016

Greater freedom for industry to build homes of all tenure

Kier Living welcomes the Government announcement to invest £2.3bn through the Housing Infrastructure Fund ...

Kier Living welcomes the Government announcement to invest £2.3bn through the Housing Infrastructure Fund that will allow projects to deliver new roads and water connections to support the constructio ...

25 November, 2016
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Scottish RSLs pledge homes for Vulnerable Syrian Families

|Date: 25 November, 2016

Scottish RSLs pledge homes for Vulnerable Syrian Families

Housing associations and co-operatives across Scotland have shown an overwhelming act of solidarity and h ...

Housing associations and co-operatives across Scotland have shown an overwhelming act of solidarity and humanity as they pledge up to 350 homes for vulnerable families being relocated to the UK as par ...

25 November, 2016
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Go-ahead for Birmingham’s ambitious homes and jobs plan

|Date: 24 November, 2016

Go-ahead for Birmingham’s ambitious homes and jobs plan

The Birmingham Development Plan (BDP) setting out a 15-year strategy to deliver thousands of new homes an ...

The Birmingham Development Plan (BDP) setting out a 15-year strategy to deliver thousands of new homes and jobs can be formally adopted and approved by Birmingham City Council, the Government has conf ...

24 November, 2016
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Partnerships which blend best of public and private are key

|Date: 24 November, 2016

Partnerships which blend best of public and private are key

Civica says more attention is needed if we are truly to deliver a housing market that works for everyone. ...

Civica says more attention is needed if we are truly to deliver a housing market that works for everyone. Commenting on yesterday’s Autumn Statement announcement, Wayne Story, CEO at Civica said: “In ...

24 November, 2016
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177 new ‘Homes for Life’ to be built at Pennywell scheme

|Date: 24 November, 2016

177 new ‘Homes for Life’ to be built at Pennywell scheme

Urban Union starts work on Phase 2 of Pennywell, adding 177 new apartments and houses to its regeneration ...

Urban Union starts work on Phase 2 of Pennywell, adding 177 new apartments and houses to its regeneration development in north Edinburgh. The Pennywell development is one of Scotland's largest housing ...

24 November, 2016
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Affordable tenures vital to help alleviate housing crisis

|Date: 24 November, 2016

Affordable tenures vital to help alleviate housing crisis

Aster Group encouraged by government's recognition of the role affordable tenures need to play in tacklin ...

Aster Group encouraged by government's recognition of the role affordable tenures need to play in tackling the housing crisis. Commenting on the Autumn Statement, Amanda Williams, ‎group development d ...

24 November, 2016
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