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Construction starts on over affordable homes in Leicestershire

|Date: 19 November, 2024

Construction starts on over affordable homes in Leicestershire

Leading social housing provider Stonewater has started the construction of 91 much-needed affordable home ...

Leading social housing provider Stonewater has started the construction of 91 much-needed affordable homes in Leicestershire. The mix of affordable rent and shared ownership homes will be built by bui ...

19 November, 2024
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EDAROTH starts work on Raven Housing Trust affordable housing scheme

|Date: 12 November, 2024

EDAROTH starts work on Raven Housing Trust affordable housing scheme

Affordable and social housing developer EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis) has begun wor ...

Affordable and social housing developer EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of AtkinsRéalis) has begun work on a multiple-site scheme in Surrey to deliver sustainable affordable homes in partnership wi ...

12 November, 2024
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Equans to deliver major green upgrades to social housing in Scunthorpe

|Date: 21 October, 2024

Equans to deliver major green upgrades to social housing in Scunthorpe

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, will soon start work on a multi-million-pound project, on beh ...

Energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, will soon start work on a multi-million-pound project, on behalf of social housing provider Ongo Homes, which will drastically reduce carbon emissions and t ...

21 October, 2024
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Novus completes significant SHDF upgrades for long term client Places for People

|Date: 10 October, 2024

Novus completes significant SHDF upgrades for long term client Places for People

Novus Property Solutions has completed a £4.5 million major works programme for long term client Places f ...

Novus Property Solutions has completed a £4.5 million major works programme for long term client Places for People as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) scheme. The contractor comp ...

10 October, 2024
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Sixteen historic World War 2 bungalows modernised and brought back into use

|Date: 25 September, 2024

Sixteen historic World War 2 bungalows modernised and brought back into use

Birmingham City Council has refurbished and preserved sixteen historic Phoenix prefabricated homes dating ...

Birmingham City Council has refurbished and preserved sixteen historic Phoenix prefabricated homes dating back to World War 2, bringing them back into use for social housing. The Wake Green bungalows ...

25 September, 2024
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Innovative fire alarm system helps save life of resident in serious house fire

|Date: 3 September, 2024

Innovative fire alarm system helps save life of resident in serious house fire

An interlinked fire and carbon monoxide alarm system played a vital role in saving the life of a tenant l ...

An interlinked fire and carbon monoxide alarm system played a vital role in saving the life of a tenant living in a social housing property in Scotland. Neighbours were alerted to the fire in Dalkeith ...

3 September, 2024
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Bedford set for new social housing through £16m scheme

|Date: 22 August, 2024

Bedford set for new social housing through £16m scheme

Work has completed on a new social housing scheme in Bedford, which will see the area benefit from 75 aff ...

Work has completed on a new social housing scheme in Bedford, which will see the area benefit from 75 affordable homes. The Saxon Park site, located on Dovecote Drive in Biddenham, provides prospectiv ...

22 August, 2024
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Wates to retrofit over 400 Orbit homes

|Date: 21 August, 2024

Wates to retrofit over 400 Orbit homes

Wates has been appointed by one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, Orbit, to undertake a ...

Wates has been appointed by one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, Orbit, to undertake a retrofit programme for 410 homes over two years, marking the start of a long-term partnership ...

21 August, 2024
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London’s social housing sector raises alarm of critical labour shortages

|Date: 23 July, 2024

London’s social housing sector raises alarm of critical labour shortages

The London Homes Coalition – a partnership of major housing associations, contractors and specialist supp ...

The London Homes Coalition – a partnership of major housing associations, contractors and specialist suppliers in London – has launched the ‘Building Skills for the Future’ report, which identifies th ...

23 July, 2024
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Wates grows net zero portfolio with £4.3m SHDF Wave 2.1 contract

|Date: 19 July, 2024

Wates grows net zero portfolio with £4.3m SHDF Wave 2.1 contract

Wates has been appointed to deliver a £4.3m Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 contract ...

Wates has been appointed to deliver a £4.3m Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 contract on behalf of The Hyde Group, further strengthening its position as a leader in social housing r ...

19 July, 2024
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