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Sector publishes guidance on rethinking repairs and maintenance

|Date: 10 May, 2024

Sector publishes guidance on rethinking repairs and maintenance

One year on from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and National Housing Federation (NHF) Better So ...

One year on from the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and National Housing Federation (NHF) Better Social Housing Review (BSHR) action plan a cross sector working group has launched 12 guiding pri ...

10 May, 2024
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Clyde Radiators | Advice on selecting heat emitters for healthcare facilities

|Date: 30 April, 2024

Clyde Radiators | Advice on selecting heat emitters for healthcare facilities

Spencer Clarke, Specification Sales Manager at Clyde Radiators, explores the key considerations when sele ...

Spencer Clarke, Specification Sales Manager at Clyde Radiators, explores the key considerations when selecting heat emitters for hospitals, care homes and other healthcare facilities. He explains why ...

30 April, 2024
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Wates ramps up work to improve UK’s social housing stock with ‘Healthy Homes’ launch

|Date: 23 April, 2024

Wates ramps up work to improve UK’s social housing stock with ‘Healthy Homes’ launch

Wates, which manages repairs and maintenance for over 500,000 homes on behalf of 65 social landlord custo ...

Wates, which manages repairs and maintenance for over 500,000 homes on behalf of 65 social landlord customers, has launched a new dedicated service designed to combat two of the greatest challenges fa ...

23 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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The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

|Date: 21 February, 2024

The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents ...

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents had no or only partial floor coverings in their new home when they moved in, with 75% of these ...

21 February, 2024
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Greatwell Homes appoints Fortem to improve energy efficiency in Wellingborough homes

|Date: 19 February, 2024

Greatwell Homes appoints Fortem to improve energy efficiency in Wellingborough homes

Work is starting this month to deliver major energy efficiency improvements to 66 homes in Wellingborough ...

Work is starting this month to deliver major energy efficiency improvements to 66 homes in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Northants-based housing association, Greatwell Homes, has identified 66 of ...

19 February, 2024
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Industry Comment | Making Awaab’s Law work

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Industry Comment | Making Awaab’s Law work

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses Awaab’ ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses Awaab’s Law and the consultation surrounding the new mandatory timescales for social landlords to car ...

13 February, 2024
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Major milestone reached at Ledbury Estate as redevelopment building works begin

|Date: 9 February, 2024

Major milestone reached at Ledbury Estate as redevelopment building works begin

Southwark Council, Ledbury Estate residents and the council’s development partner Higgins Partnerships ce ...

Southwark Council, Ledbury Estate residents and the council’s development partner Higgins Partnerships celebrated the start of the first phase of building works at Ledbury Estate at a ground breaking ...

9 February, 2024
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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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Social value in action as Purdy helps Peabody residents with a new foodbank

|Date: 21 December, 2023

Social value in action as Purdy helps Peabody residents with a new foodbank

The team at Purdy, part of the Kinovo Group, supported Peabody to set up a foodbank at Darwin Court in Wa ...

The team at Purdy, part of the Kinovo Group, supported Peabody to set up a foodbank at Darwin Court in Walworth, London, and volunteers from the business continue to support it on a regular basis. The ...

21 December, 2023
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