social housing providers Archives

Housing 2020: MMC expertise on tap for social housing providers

|Date: 2 September, 2020

Housing 2020: MMC expertise on tap for social housing providers

Even while working from home, local authority and housing association development teams can access exclus ...

Even while working from home, local authority and housing association development teams can access exclusive technical advice on how to implement MMC for social housing projects, via LHC’s virtual sta ...

2 September, 2020
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Heat pumps key to London’s net zero ambition says new report

|Date: 2 September, 2020

Heat pumps key to London’s net zero ambition says new report

A new report from the Carbon Trust, ‘Heat pump retrofit in London’, shows how heat pumps will have a crit ...

A new report from the Carbon Trust, ‘Heat pump retrofit in London’, shows how heat pumps will have a critical role in tackling emissions from London’s buildings and delivering the Mayor’s 2030 net zer ...

2 September, 2020
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Gas Tag launches COVID-19 ‘unable to access’ property feature

|Date: 30 March, 2020

Gas Tag launches COVID-19 ‘unable to access’ property feature

Gas Tag has responded to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak by launching a new feature to support housing prov ...

Gas Tag has responded to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak by launching a new feature to support housing providers and compliance contractors. The pandemic is causing issues for providers when attempting ...

30 March, 2020
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Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

|Date: 10 January, 2020

Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the natio ...

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the national conversation. But social housing providers have had to contend with much more. What does 20 ...

10 January, 2020
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LABC backs Hackitt Report for comprehensive improvements to Building Regulations

|Date: 20 December, 2017

LABC backs Hackitt Report for comprehensive improvements to Building Regulations

The Hackitt Review Interim Report provides a comprehensive critique of the Building Regulations system an ...

The Hackitt Review Interim Report provides a comprehensive critique of the Building Regulations system and fire safety. LABC welcomes the report and its seven key recommendations for improvements. Pau ...

20 December, 2017
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Improving customer services at the first point of contact

|Date: 28 November, 2017

Improving customer services at the first point of contact

Peter Graddon, Director of Omfax Systems, discusses customer service solutions for the social housing sec ...

Peter Graddon, Director of Omfax Systems, discusses customer service solutions for the social housing sector. The budget proved that housing is higher up political agenda than ever before. The need fo ...

28 November, 2017
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Stonewater secures £50m AHF loan to build more affordable homes

|Date: 21 November, 2017

Stonewater secures £50m AHF loan to build more affordable homes

Stonewater has secured £50m of 30-year funding from Affordable Housing Finance plc (AHF). The funding wil ...

Stonewater has secured £50m of 30-year funding from Affordable Housing Finance plc (AHF). The funding will help finance Stonewater’s affordable housebuilding programme which aims to deliver 2,765 new ...

21 November, 2017
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Stonewater completes five-year affordable housebuilding programme in Poundbury

|Date: 16 November, 2017

Stonewater completes five-year affordable housebuilding programme in Poundbury

Stonewater have completed the final phase of affordable homes in Poundbury’s North East Quadrant. The eve ...

Stonewater have completed the final phase of affordable homes in Poundbury’s North East Quadrant. The event marks the social housing provider’s completion of a five-year housebuilding programme which ...

16 November, 2017
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The 2017 UK Passivhaus Conference targets social housing providers with dedicated seminar stream

|Date: 29 August, 2017

The 2017 UK Passivhaus Conference targets social housing providers with dedicated seminar stream

The 2017 UK Passivhaus Conference, taking place on the 24th October in London, will focus on the future o ...

The 2017 UK Passivhaus Conference, taking place on the 24th October in London, will focus on the future of Passivhaus. Expanding upon the Trust's Passivhaus Social campaign, this year's proceedings wi ...

29 August, 2017
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Social housing providers have a responsibility to keep tenants gas safe

|Date: 27 February, 2017

Social housing providers have a responsibility to keep tenants gas safe

Unsafe gas appliances put lives at risk, and landlords have a responsibility to keep tenants safe. Mark K ...

Unsafe gas appliances put lives at risk, and landlords have a responsibility to keep tenants safe. Mark Krull, director at Logic4training, provides an overview of what social housing providers need to ...

27 February, 2017
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