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Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Industry Comment | Budget misses the mark for housing

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor ...

The Budget — another missed opportunity to fix the housing crisis, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH). Forecasts of only sluggish growth for t ...

9 April, 2024
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Ambitious retrofit funding opportunities for local authorities

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Ambitious retrofit funding opportunities for local authorities

Local authorities are being invited to access funding and expertise to help get hundreds of thousands of ...

Local authorities are being invited to access funding and expertise to help get hundreds of thousands of homes insulated and have renewable energy installed, as part of a new pilot scheme. The Local ...

9 April, 2024
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Platform Housing Group publishes gender and ethnicity pay gap report

|Date: 5 April, 2024

Platform Housing Group publishes gender and ethnicity pay gap report

One of the UK’s largest social landlords, Platform Housing Group, has published its annual gender and eth ...

One of the UK’s largest social landlords, Platform Housing Group, has published its annual gender and ethnicity pay gap report. The housing association has announced its 2023 findings with highlights ...

5 April, 2024
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Scottish Government affordable rented housebuilding programme in ‘absolute freefall’ amid ‘national housing emergency’

|Date: 4 April, 2024

Scottish Government affordable rented housebuilding programme in ‘absolute freefall’ amid ‘national housing emergency’

SFHA say government’s affordable homes target ‘all but over’ as number of homes being built by housing as ...

SFHA say government’s affordable homes target ‘all but over’ as number of homes being built by housing associations plummet to 35-year low. The Scottish Government’s programme for building affordable ...

4 April, 2024
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Equivalent of 5,000 homes served by Vattenfall’s Bristol Heat Network

|Date: 3 April, 2024

Equivalent of 5,000 homes served by Vattenfall’s Bristol Heat Network

As part of Bristol City Leap, Vattenfall Heat UK is now serving the equivalent of 5,000 homes with heatin ...

As part of Bristol City Leap, Vattenfall Heat UK is now serving the equivalent of 5,000 homes with heating and hot water via the Bristol Heat Network. Vattenfall Heat UK acquired the Bristol Heat Netw ...

3 April, 2024
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Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

|Date: 27 March, 2024

Hightown opens housing and support project in St Albans

Following extensive re-modelling and refurbishment, Hightown Housing Association has re-opened one of its ...

Following extensive re-modelling and refurbishment, Hightown Housing Association has re-opened one of its housing and support projects for people who were homeless in St Albans. Cllr Jacqui Taylor, Le ...

27 March, 2024
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110 new affordable homes to be built in Poole

|Date: 27 March, 2024

110 new affordable homes to be built in Poole

110 new sustainable and affordable homes will be delivered in Poole by BCP Council and Wates Group, bring ...

110 new sustainable and affordable homes will be delivered in Poole by BCP Council and Wates Group, bringing new investment and generating millions in social value for the local community. The scheme ...

27 March, 2024
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SBS takes two awards at the Oscars of decarbonisation

|Date: 26 March, 2024

SBS takes two awards at the Oscars of decarbonisation

Housing decarbonisation specialist, Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd (SBS) has taken home two accol ...

Housing decarbonisation specialist, Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd (SBS) has taken home two accolades from The Retrofit Academy Awards. Dubbed by many as the ‘Oscars of the decarbonisation sec ...

26 March, 2024
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Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Fire protection is key for new FrameSafe FR membrane

Leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched Protect FrameSafe FR — a new Class A2-s1, d0 flame re ...

Leading manufacturer Glidevale Protect has launched Protect FrameSafe FR — a new Class A2-s1, d0 flame retardant external wall breather membrane offering fire protection across low-, medium- and high- ...

22 March, 2024
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Top UK employer for a sixth year for Home Group

|Date: 22 March, 2024

Top UK employer for a sixth year for Home Group

For the sixth consecutive year, one of the UK’s largest housing associations has ranked among the top 10 ...

For the sixth consecutive year, one of the UK’s largest housing associations has ranked among the top 10 best places to work in the UK. Home Group placed 4th in the UK’s Best Workplaces, as part of th ...

22 March, 2024
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