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Housing providers urged to consider alternative ventilation approach

|Date: 14 November, 2016

Housing providers urged to consider alternative ventilation approach

With outside temperatures plummeting and ‘condensation season’ well and truly upon us, John Bradley, head ...

With outside temperatures plummeting and ‘condensation season’ well and truly upon us, John Bradley, head of residential sales at Elta Group Building Services, argues that despite their established st ...

14 November, 2016
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Stonewater encouraged by government’s £18m capacity fund

|Date: 11 November, 2016

Stonewater encouraged by government’s £18m capacity fund

Today Housing Minister Gavin Barwell announced a fund to speed up housebuilding on large sites that will ...

Today Housing Minister Gavin Barwell announced a fund to speed up housebuilding on large sites that will provide thousands of new homes where people want to live. Stonewater — a social housing provide ...

11 November, 2016
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£18m fund to create thousands of new homes

|Date: 11 November, 2016

£18m fund to create thousands of new homes

Housing Minister Gavin Barwell announces a new £18m fund to speed up housebuilding on large sites that wi ...

Housing Minister Gavin Barwell announces a new £18m fund to speed up housebuilding on large sites that will provide thousands of new homes where people want to live. From today councils can bid for a ...

11 November, 2016
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Pilot scheme to tackle bad housing and homelessness in Haringey

|Date: 9 November, 2016

Pilot scheme to tackle bad housing and homelessness in Haringey

Shelter and Haringey Council join forces to tackle bad housing and homelessness. An innovative new pilot ...

Shelter and Haringey Council join forces to tackle bad housing and homelessness. An innovative new pilot scheme to prevent homelessness and tackle bad housing is launching this week, thanks to a new p ...

9 November, 2016
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Lyng Community Association completes affordable housing scheme

|Date: 1 November, 2016

Lyng Community Association completes affordable housing scheme

Lyng Community Association (LCA) is celebrating the completion of 200 homes for affordable rent on the Ly ...

Lyng Community Association (LCA) is celebrating the completion of 200 homes for affordable rent on the Lyng estate in West Bromwich. The ambitious redevelopment scheme has spanned more than five years ...

1 November, 2016
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Regeneration project to create 50 affordable homes in Cambridge

|Date: 1 November, 2016

Regeneration project to create 50 affordable homes in Cambridge

Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell begin construction work on major regeneration project for charit ...

Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell begin construction work on major regeneration project for charitable housing association Hundred Houses Society in Cambridge. Cambridge City councillor Kevin P ...

1 November, 2016
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Southampton City Council sources cast iron drainage solution

|Date: 31 October, 2016

Southampton City Council sources cast iron drainage solution

One of the tallest buildings in Southampton has had a complete drainage solution designed and installed w ...

One of the tallest buildings in Southampton has had a complete drainage solution designed and installed without the temporary re-homing of any residents. ...

31 October, 2016
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The benefits of PU foam insulation for hard-to-treat homes

|Date: 24 October, 2016

The benefits of PU foam insulation for hard-to-treat homes

Leonie Onslow discusses how the UK’s neglected ‘hard-to-treat’ social housing could be tackled with PU fo ...

Leonie Onslow discusses how the UK’s neglected ‘hard-to-treat’ social housing could be tackled with PU foam. ...

24 October, 2016
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Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes

|Date: 24 October, 2016

Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes

As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor ...

As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor air quality, and the associated health and maintenance problems they bring. However, as Jenny ...

24 October, 2016
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Sheffield City Council reroofing project

|Date: 24 October, 2016

Sheffield City Council reroofing project

Sheffield City Council is in the midst of a major housing reroofing project, the biggest in its history, ...

Sheffield City Council is in the midst of a major housing reroofing project, the biggest in its history, which includes the installation of a bespoke solution for the rainwater guttering, downpipes, s ...

24 October, 2016
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