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Westminster homes cheaper to run after Major Works retrofit programme

|Date: 2 October, 2025

Westminster homes cheaper to run after Major Works retrofit programme

Residents in a West London housing block are set to benefit from more energy-efficient homes as part of L ...

Residents in a West London housing block are set to benefit from more energy-efficient homes as part of L&Q’s Major Works Investment Programme (MWIP). The works at Steve Biko Court in Westminster, ...

2 October, 2025
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SFHA says housebuilding in ‘desperate situation’ as lowest number of social homes started since 1997

|Date: 1 October, 2025

SFHA says housebuilding in ‘desperate situation’ as lowest number of social homes started since 1997

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for urgent action on the housing emerge ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has called for urgent action on the housing emergency after figures showed the number of social homes started in Scotland fell to the lowest leve ...

1 October, 2025
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Fourth winner crowned in annual public art prize

|Date: 1 October, 2025

Fourth winner crowned in annual public art prize

The winning design for this year’s Blunden Prize, a public art competition organised by affordable housin ...

The winning design for this year’s Blunden Prize, a public art competition organised by affordable housing provider Stonewater, has been announced. London-based artist and sustainability specialist, A ...

1 October, 2025
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Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

|Date: 30 September, 2025

Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes d ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes debate. The G15 has raised concerns about proposals to expand the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) to ...

30 September, 2025
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EDAROTH answers government’s ‘call to arms’ by demonstrating scalable social and affordable housing solution

|Date: 29 September, 2025

EDAROTH answers government’s ‘call to arms’ by demonstrating scalable social and affordable housing solution

Following the ‘call to arms’ from the Government to get Britain building faster, social and affordable ho ...

Following the ‘call to arms’ from the Government to get Britain building faster, social and affordable housing developer EDAROTH (Everybody Deserves a Roof Over Their Head) opened its factory doors to ...

29 September, 2025
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One in 10 social rented homes still fail basic standards as Awaab’s Law looms

|Date: 29 September, 2025

One in 10 social rented homes still fail basic standards as Awaab’s Law looms

New analysis from Inventory Base reveals that one in 10 social rented homes in England continues to fall ...

New analysis from Inventory Base reveals that one in 10 social rented homes in England continues to fall below the Government’s Decent Homes Standard — the equivalent of nearly 430,000 properties. Thi ...

29 September, 2025
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Fortem, part of the Willmott Dixon Group Company, awarded We invest in people Gold accreditation

|Date: 24 September, 2025

Fortem, part of the Willmott Dixon Group Company, awarded We invest in people Gold accreditation

Investors in People are delighted to award Fortem, leading property solutions provider for social housing ...

Investors in People are delighted to award Fortem, leading property solutions provider for social housing and part of the Willmott Dixon Group, We invest in people, gold accreditation. Gold accreditat ...

24 September, 2025
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Cardo Group secures 12-lot win on Greener Futures Partnership DPS

|Date: 24 September, 2025

Cardo Group secures 12-lot win on Greener Futures Partnership DPS

Cardo Group has been appointed to 12 lots on Greener Futures Partnership’s (GFP) Dynamic Purchasing Syste ...

Cardo Group has been appointed to 12 lots on Greener Futures Partnership’s (GFP) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), strengthening its role in delivering energy efficiency and decarbonisation upgrades to ...

24 September, 2025
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Housing association named among UK’s best charities for second year

|Date: 22 September, 2025

Housing association named among UK’s best charities for second year

A North East housing association has been named one of the UK’s best charity and not-for-profit workplace ...

A North East housing association has been named one of the UK’s best charity and not-for-profit workplaces for the second year in a row. Home Group was listed among 17 large UK businesses named as 202 ...

22 September, 2025
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APS selects Propeller to overhaul workforce management

|Date: 19 September, 2025

APS selects Propeller to overhaul workforce management

Propeller has rolled out a cloud-based workforce management system for Arthington Property Services (APS) ...

Propeller has rolled out a cloud-based workforce management system for Arthington Property Services (APS), streamlining planned maintenance operations for more than 1,000 properties each year. Establi ...

19 September, 2025
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