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Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shor ...

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shortages could be alleviated by addressing the stigma associated with social housing and increasin ...

8 March, 2024
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How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?

|Date: 10 January, 2024

How can social housing meet the 2025 Future Homes Standard?

When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future H ...

When it comes to decarbonisation, the UK social housing sector is facing a huge undertaking. The Future Homes Standard is set to accelerate progress, but its complexities, scope and timescales can pro ...

10 January, 2024
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Latest findings and analysis from the Regulator of Social Housing: increasing focus on stock condition

|Date: 11 July, 2023

Latest findings and analysis from the Regulator of Social Housing: increasing focus on stock condition

Emma Mahy, CEO of monitoring technology company IoT Solutions Group, discusses the Regulator of Social Ho ...

Emma Mahy, CEO of monitoring technology company IoT Solutions Group, discusses the Regulator of Social Housing’s recent report setting out the key damp and mould findings for social landlords and how ...

11 July, 2023
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Aico host webinar on A Spotlight on Damp and Mould with The Housing Ombudsman

|Date: 5 April, 2023

Aico host webinar on A Spotlight on Damp and Mould with The Housing Ombudsman

Aico recently welcomed the Housing Ombudsman Service to an online event focusing on damp and mould in the ...

Aico recently welcomed the Housing Ombudsman Service to an online event focusing on damp and mould in the housing sector and best practices to keep residents safe. “A Spotlight on Damp and Mould: It’s ...

5 April, 2023
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London Councils responds to Public Accounts Committee report on housebuilding targets

|Date: 8 December, 2022

London Councils responds to Public Accounts Committee report on housebuilding targets

London Councils has responded to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee warning that the Governm ...

London Councils has responded to a new report from the Public Accounts Committee warning that the Government is unlikely to meet its housebuilding targets. Cllr Darren Rodwell, London Councils’ Execut ...

8 December, 2022
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Vent-Axia | Under the spotlight

|Date: 23 February, 2022

Vent-Axia | Under the spotlight

Tom Wodcke, Product Manager at Vent-Axia, looks at the Housing Ombudsman’s recent report ‘Spotlight on Da ...

Tom Wodcke, Product Manager at Vent-Axia, looks at the Housing Ombudsman’s recent report ‘Spotlight on Damp and Mould. It’s not lifestyle’, which calls for landlords to take a ‘zero-tolerance’ approac ...

23 February, 2022
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Young people hit hardest through the lockdowns, survey of social housing residents shows

|Date: 18 February, 2022

Young people hit hardest through the lockdowns, survey of social housing residents shows

Nearly seven in 10 social housing residents surveyed (69%) aren’t hopeful for the future of their local c ...

Nearly seven in 10 social housing residents surveyed (69%) aren’t hopeful for the future of their local community after lockdown, according to the latest output from the Resident Voice Index initiativ ...

18 February, 2022
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Report calls for new pan regional strategy to deliver much needed new homes for Black Country

|Date: 17 February, 2022

Report calls for new pan regional strategy to deliver much needed new homes for Black Country

The West Midlands has successfully delivered housing across its urban areas over the last few years, util ...

The West Midlands has successfully delivered housing across its urban areas over the last few years, utilising brownfield land supported by the targeted release of Green Belt land to assist in meeting ...

17 February, 2022
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Electrical Safety First releases new report on the Future Home

|Date: 24 November, 2021

Electrical Safety First releases new report on the Future Home

Moving to net zero will bring fundamental changes to our homes, with new technologies creating a web of i ...

Moving to net zero will bring fundamental changes to our homes, with new technologies creating a web of interconnected challenges and risks — made more problematic by having the oldest housing stock i ...

24 November, 2021
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Welsh Government’s Warm Homes Programme need to be greener, clearer and more tightly managed

|Date: 23 November, 2021

Welsh Government’s Warm Homes Programme need to be greener, clearer and more tightly managed

Greater clarity needed over the Warm Homes Programme’s purpose, as well as strengthened contract arrangem ...

Greater clarity needed over the Warm Homes Programme’s purpose, as well as strengthened contract arrangements and better alignment with climate change ambitions, says Audit Wales. The Warm Homes Progr ...

23 November, 2021
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