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Social housing residents call for centralised and tech-enabled solutions to improve communication with landlords

|Date: 25 January, 2024

Social housing residents call for centralised and tech-enabled solutions to improve communication with landlords

Communication channels between UK housing providers and their residents need to be remodelled to enhance ...

Communication channels between UK housing providers and their residents need to be remodelled to enhance repairs and maintenance performance, according to new research launched by real-time property s ...

25 January, 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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Two in five social housing residents in the UK living with unresolved maintenance issues

|Date: 8 January, 2024

Two in five social housing residents in the UK living with unresolved maintenance issues

According to findings from research undertaken by Plentific, 38% of UK social housing residents are livin ...

According to findings from research undertaken by Plentific, 38% of UK social housing residents are living with unresolved maintenance issues in their homes which is impacting their physical and menta ...

8 January, 2024
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Reducing fire-related deaths

|Date: 20 December, 2023

Reducing fire-related deaths

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths ...

LABM reports on the National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group’s Fire Safety Event: Reducing fire deaths must be our priority, which took place in October at the Building Centre in London. Speakers i ...

20 December, 2023
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JELD-WEN | The importance of secure door design

|Date: 13 December, 2023

JELD-WEN | The importance of secure door design

Glyn Hauser, R&D Senior Group Manager at JELD-WEN explores the importance of secure door design and i ...

Glyn Hauser, R&D Senior Group Manager at JELD-WEN explores the importance of secure door design and its role in helping landlords to better protect tenants. It’s easy to see why security is such a ...

13 December, 2023
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Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

|Date: 12 December, 2023

Cost of living preventing Londoners from reducing carbon emissions by saving energy

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for the ...

Almost three-quarters of Londoners (73%) say the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult for them to take action to help prevent climate change, new polling commissioned by London Councils re ...

12 December, 2023
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Social housing residents bills slashed by 66% for heating and hot water

|Date: 5 December, 2023

Social housing residents bills slashed by 66% for heating and hot water

Residents in 273 high-rise flats in Thurrock will see significant savings in their heating and hot water ...

Residents in 273 high-rise flats in Thurrock will see significant savings in their heating and hot water bills this winter due to the installation of energy-efficient Kensa ground source heat pumps, h ...

5 December, 2023
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New plan to triple housebuilding delivery and add “billions” to Northern economy

|Date: 10 November, 2023

New plan to triple housebuilding delivery and add “billions” to Northern economy

A “once-in-a-generation” plan to tackle the North of England’s housing crisis and provide more and better ...

A “once-in-a-generation” plan to tackle the North of England’s housing crisis and provide more and better homes for the region has been revealed. Homes for the North’s blueprint will treble the number ...

10 November, 2023
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Mitsubishi Electric | Tackling the skills challenge to acheive Net Zero

|Date: 6 November, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric | Tackling the skills challenge to acheive Net Zero

Mitsubishi Electric discusses the skills gap and the need for more skilled installers to help transform t ...

Mitsubishi Electric discusses the skills gap and the need for more skilled installers to help transform the UK’s social housing and achieve Net Zero. The pursuit of Net Zero has now taken a significan ...

6 November, 2023
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Construction sector understands social value: but needs the tools to make the right choices

|Date: 23 October, 2023

Construction sector understands social value: but needs the tools to make the right choices

More than 100 construction professionals have shared their insight and opinions on social value in the se ...

More than 100 construction professionals have shared their insight and opinions on social value in the sector in a new white paper launched today. The report found that more than a decade since the tr ...

23 October, 2023
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