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Eccles residents score £9m zero carbon social rent development on former rugby clubhouse grounds

|Date: 26 May, 2023

Eccles residents score £9m zero carbon social rent development on former rugby clubhouse grounds

Work has begun on 48 new homes for social rent on the former Salford City Roosters clubhouse site in Eccl ...

Work has begun on 48 new homes for social rent on the former Salford City Roosters clubhouse site in Eccles just as local landlord ForHousing marks 10 years of developing homes in Salford. Made up of ...

26 May, 2023
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New homes being built to help tackle homelessness in Salford

|Date: 13 October, 2022

New homes being built to help tackle homelessness in Salford

Work to build eight new homes to help people who would otherwise be at risk of rough sleeping is underway ...

Work to build eight new homes to help people who would otherwise be at risk of rough sleeping is underway in Salford. The news was announced on World Homeless Day (10th October). Work to build eight n ...

13 October, 2022
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Salford strives for ‘fuel-bill-free’ housing as city is labelled energy crisis hotspot

|Date: 7 October, 2022

Salford strives for ‘fuel-bill-free’ housing as city is labelled energy crisis hotspot

A new Salford-based housing project boasts adapted construction methods to achieve affordable Passivhaus, ...

A new Salford-based housing project boasts adapted construction methods to achieve affordable Passivhaus, at the same time as new research names Salford as an ‘energy crisis hotspot’. Construction has ...

7 October, 2022
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Young women’s cohort of construction trainees launches in Salford on International Women’s Day

|Date: 8 March, 2022

Young women’s cohort of construction trainees launches in Salford on International Women’s Day

A group of construction trainees solely made up of young women is aiming to break down barriers in the ma ...

A group of construction trainees solely made up of young women is aiming to break down barriers in the male-dominated industry as part of International Women’s Day. With an aim to inspire more young ...

8 March, 2022
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£6m Salford social housing scheme completes

|Date: 12 December, 2019

£6m Salford social housing scheme completes

Manchester-based property developer Investar Property Group has celebrated the completion of its £6m affo ...

Manchester-based property developer Investar Property Group has celebrated the completion of its £6m affordable housing scheme in Salford with the handover of 48 apartments. Work began on Melody Garde ...

12 December, 2019
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Key milestone for £6m Salford social housing scheme

|Date: 19 August, 2019

Key milestone for £6m Salford social housing scheme

Manchester-based property developer, Investar Property Group, has marked a key milestone on its £6m affor ...

Manchester-based property developer, Investar Property Group, has marked a key milestone on its £6m affordable housing scheme in Salford with the handover of 10 new homes. Work began on Melody Gardens ...

19 August, 2019
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Pioneering training centre in Salford welcomes its 400th apprentice

|Date: 2 July, 2019

Pioneering training centre in Salford welcomes its 400th apprentice

A training centre that has transformed the lives of hundreds of people across Greater Manchester has cele ...

A training centre that has transformed the lives of hundreds of people across Greater Manchester has celebrated its 10th anniversary by welcoming its 400th apprentice. The Skills Centre in Salford was ...

2 July, 2019
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Council house-building at highest level since 1990, RTPI report finds

|Date: 25 June, 2019

Council house-building at highest level since 1990, RTPI report finds

A study by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has identified at least 9,000 homes directly created ...

A study by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has identified at least 9,000 homes directly created by local authorities in England in 2017-2018. This is based on figures supplied by 83 English c ...

25 June, 2019
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ForLiving to build one of North West’s biggest PRS schemes

|Date: 4 June, 2019

ForLiving to build one of North West’s biggest PRS schemes

Work on one of the North West’s biggest private rental schemes is set to start in Salford later this year ...

Work on one of the North West’s biggest private rental schemes is set to start in Salford later this year. The £48m Dock 5 development is being built by ForLiving. ForLiving offers high quality homes ...

4 June, 2019
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Salford Mayor visits development that will help tackle the city’s need for more affordable homes

|Date: 2 April, 2019

Salford Mayor visits development that will help tackle the city’s need for more affordable homes

The Mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett, joined Great Places Housing Group, Homes England and Countryside on s ...

The Mayor of Salford, Paul Dennett, joined Great Places Housing Group, Homes England and Countryside on site at Reynolds Place, a landmark development that looks to address the need for additional aff ...

2 April, 2019
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