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Building work starts on new affordable housing for rural community

|Date: 16 December, 2025

Building work starts on new affordable housing for rural community

A new housing development is taking shape in rural County Durham, creating 32 modern, energy-efficient ho ...

A new housing development is taking shape in rural County Durham, creating 32 modern, energy-efficient homes to help meet the growing need for affordable housing. The scheme, delivered by Adderstone L ...

16 December, 2025
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Pipeline of more than 2,000 affordable new homes created through national rural housing support scheme

|Date: 30 September, 2025

Pipeline of more than 2,000 affordable new homes created through national rural housing support scheme

A network of independent advisors working to tackle England’s rural housing crisis has paved the way for ...

A network of independent advisors working to tackle England’s rural housing crisis has paved the way for potentially more than 2,000 affordable homes to be built across the country. Action with Commun ...

30 September, 2025
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Local MP visits new homes taking shape in Bellingham

|Date: 8 September, 2025

Local MP visits new homes taking shape in Bellingham

Hexham MP Joe Morris has commended progress made on the delivery of 63 new affordable homes in Bellingham ...

Hexham MP Joe Morris has commended progress made on the delivery of 63 new affordable homes in Bellingham. The MP met with the developers of the scheme Karbon Homes and the construction partners Esh C ...

8 September, 2025
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Vast majority of rural councils have no targets for social housing, new report reveals

|Date: 21 July, 2025

Vast majority of rural councils have no targets for social housing, new report reveals

A comprehensive new report examining housing provision across England's 84 rural local authorities has re ...

A comprehensive new report examining housing provision across England's 84 rural local authorities has revealed a concerning picture of under-supply and inadequate planning for social housing. The rep ...

21 July, 2025
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Hastoe to mark Rural Housing Week 2025 with host of events making the case for affordable rural homes

|Date: 7 July, 2025

Hastoe to mark Rural Housing Week 2025 with host of events making the case for affordable rural homes

This Rural Housing Week (7-11th July), Hastoe is joining the National Housing Federation (NHF) and other ...

This Rural Housing Week (7-11th July), Hastoe is joining the National Housing Federation (NHF) and other rural housing associations in shining a spotlight on the social and economic benefits affordabl ...

7 July, 2025
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Local MP commends ‘vital’ development for North Yorkshire village

|Date: 26 June, 2025

Local MP commends ‘vital’ development for North Yorkshire village

Rishi Sunak MP visited Magna Rise, a new affordable housing scheme under construction in the North Yorksh ...

Rishi Sunak MP visited Magna Rise, a new affordable housing scheme under construction in the North Yorkshire village of East Cowton, commending it as a vital project for ensuring that people can conti ...

26 June, 2025
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RPS Group secures £6.2m retrofit contract with Broadacres Housing Association

|Date: 14 May, 2025

RPS Group secures £6.2m retrofit contract with Broadacres Housing Association

RPS Group, one of the UK’s leading low carbon and renewable contractors, has been appointed to deliver Br ...

RPS Group, one of the UK’s leading low carbon and renewable contractors, has been appointed to deliver Broadacres Housing Association’s £6.2m retrofit programme. The programme will be funded by the Go ...

14 May, 2025
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Construction for energy-efficient and affordable homes begins in the heart of Ashcott

|Date: 25 January, 2024

Construction for energy-efficient and affordable homes begins in the heart of Ashcott

Work is set to start on building 25 affordable homes in the small Somerset village of Ashcott. The larges ...

Work is set to start on building 25 affordable homes in the small Somerset village of Ashcott. The largest housing association in the South West, LiveWest, has partnered with construction organisation ...

25 January, 2024
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LiveWest outline plans to invest in rural homes over next two years

|Date: 4 July, 2023

LiveWest outline plans to invest in rural homes over next two years

A leading housing association has pledged to build around 560 homes in rural areas across the South West ...

A leading housing association has pledged to build around 560 homes in rural areas across the South West over the next two years. LiveWest has outlined its plans to invest in rural economies as the ho ...

4 July, 2023
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Higgins Group announces financial results for the year ending 31st July 2025

£3bn investment to end postcode lottery for children with SEND

Santander agrees £310m refinancing package with Peabody

‘More than 100,000 homeless children in capital this Christmas’ — highest-ever number of London children living in temporary accommodation

What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

Lovell launches Renew Central to strengthen refurbishment and retrofit delivery across the Midlands

Sero and SNG strengthen partnership to deliver independent Retrofit Co-ordination for £36.5m Wave 3 Warm Homes Project

Stepnell completes sustainable new primary school in the heart of Sherwood Forest

24 new affordable homes built to Passivhaus standards in Harpurhey

VIVID welcomes David Ball as Chief Financial Officer

Local MP visits new homes taking shape in Bellingham

Local MP visits new homes taking shape in Bellingham

Hastoe to mark Rural Housing Week 2025 with host of events making the case for affordable rural homes

Hastoe to mark Rural Housing Week 2025 with host of events making the case for affordable rural homes

Local MP commends ‘vital’ development for North Yorkshire village

Local MP commends ‘vital’ development for North Yorkshire village

Construction for energy-efficient and affordable homes begins in the heart of Ashcott

Construction for energy-efficient and affordable homes begins in the heart of Ashcott

LiveWest outline plans to invest in rural homes over next two years

LiveWest outline plans to invest in rural homes over next two years