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National Housing Bank: Finance unlocks opportunity — but skills and standards must follow

|Date: 19 June, 2025

National Housing Bank: Finance unlocks opportunity — but skills and standards must follow

Housing Bank unlocks finance — MEDITE SMARTPLY highlights next steps for delivery. The UK Government has ...

Housing Bank unlocks finance — MEDITE SMARTPLY highlights next steps for delivery. The UK Government has announced a new £16bn National Housing Bank to help unlock over 500,000 new homes and speed up ...

19 June, 2025
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L&Q launches 2025 apprenticeship campaign to tackle trades skills shortage

|Date: 22 May, 2025

L&Q launches 2025 apprenticeship campaign to tackle trades skills shortage

L&Q has launched a new apprenticeship campaign, offering 20 aspiring tradespeople the opportunity to ...

L&Q has launched a new apprenticeship campaign, offering 20 aspiring tradespeople the opportunity to kickstart their careers — with more places expected to open later this year. The lhousing ass ...

22 May, 2025
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Major programme of new school buildings delivered

|Date: 20 May, 2025

Major programme of new school buildings delivered

Since 2014, every local authority in Wales has benefitted from a huge investment in new school and colleg ...

Since 2014, every local authority in Wales has benefitted from a huge investment in new school and college buildings, with £3.6bn invested in over 330 projects. The sustainable communities for learnin ...

20 May, 2025
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Work starts on state-of-the-art sports facility following £9.91m investment

|Date: 30 July, 2024

Work starts on state-of-the-art sports facility following £9.91m investment

COMPLETE construction partner Stepnell has started work on a highly anticipated teaching and sports facil ...

COMPLETE construction partner Stepnell has started work on a highly anticipated teaching and sports facility at Loughborough College, following a £9.91million investment from the Department for Educat ...

30 July, 2024
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Housing association helping to find homes for military veterans

|Date: 30 April, 2024

Housing association helping to find homes for military veterans

Housing association LiveWest is providing homes for at least 60 military veterans across Devon as part of ...

Housing association LiveWest is providing homes for at least 60 military veterans across Devon as part of a targeted programme to tackle the issue of homelessness. With funding from the Office for Vet ...

30 April, 2024
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Platform Housing Group issues £250m sustainability bond

|Date: 9 April, 2024

Platform Housing Group issues £250m sustainability bond

Platform Housing Group, the largest housing association in the Midlands, has issued a second sustainabili ...

Platform Housing Group, the largest housing association in the Midlands, has issued a second sustainability bond from its £1bn EMTN programme. The £250m bond has a 26-year maturity and was priced at G ...

9 April, 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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Sector responds to Spring Budget

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Sector responds to Spring Budget

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public se ...

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public sector to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024. Councils need greater funding certainty th ...

7 March, 2024
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JV North builds its 10,000th home and passes £1bn investment mark with Homes England

|Date: 1 March, 2024

JV North builds its 10,000th home and passes £1bn investment mark with Homes England

Social housebuilding consortium JV North has built its 10,000th home with the redevelopment of the Liverp ...

Social housebuilding consortium JV North has built its 10,000th home with the redevelopment of the Liverpool fire station immortalised in The Beatles classic Penny Lane. The Station Mews scheme delive ...

1 March, 2024
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Novus’ Sustain service awarded significant Bradford contract

|Date: 24 January, 2024

Novus’ Sustain service awarded significant Bradford contract

Novus Property Solutions has successfully supported Manningham Housing Association in its Wave 2.1 Social ...

Novus Property Solutions has successfully supported Manningham Housing Association in its Wave 2.1 Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) bid, whereby the residents of Bradford will benefit from o ...

24 January, 2024
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