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Waterstons tech consultancy marks a decade in partnership with London housing association

|Date: 19 January, 2022

Waterstons tech consultancy marks a decade in partnership with London housing association

Global business and IT consultancy Waterstons is celebrating a 10-year partnership with Gateway Housing, ...

Global business and IT consultancy Waterstons is celebrating a 10-year partnership with Gateway Housing, a well established community-based housing association in East London. Gateway Housing Associat ...

19 January, 2022
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Housing Safety and Wellbeing Taskforce launched

|Date: 18 January, 2022

Housing Safety and Wellbeing Taskforce launched

The Housing Safety and Wellbeing Taskforce launched online on the 13th January 2022. Sir Peter Bottomley ...

The Housing Safety and Wellbeing Taskforce launched online on the 13th January 2022. Sir Peter Bottomley MP introduced the initiative and paid tribute to the late Sir David Amess MP, who had lent valu ...

18 January, 2022
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Novus expands client services following bumper year

|Date: 17 January, 2022

Novus expands client services following bumper year

Leading maintenance and compliance contractor Novus Property Solutions has launched two new dedicated ser ...

Leading maintenance and compliance contractor Novus Property Solutions has launched two new dedicated services — Interiors, specialising in fast-track high quality fit-outs, and Sustain, a housing ret ...

17 January, 2022
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New Swindon Borough Council and CityFibre agreement set to bring Full Fibre connectivity to tenants

|Date: 13 January, 2022

New Swindon Borough Council and CityFibre agreement set to bring Full Fibre connectivity to tenants

The rollout of a town-wide full fibre network in Swindon has taken a major leap forward thanks to a new a ...

The rollout of a town-wide full fibre network in Swindon has taken a major leap forward thanks to a new agreement between CityFibre and Swindon Borough Council. Over 10,000 homes managed by Swindon Bo ...

13 January, 2022
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Methven | Bathrooms designed sustainably

|Date: 11 January, 2022

Methven | Bathrooms designed sustainably

When specifying building products for social housing projects, ensuring that residents’ needs are fulfill ...

When specifying building products for social housing projects, ensuring that residents’ needs are fulfilled as well as meeting budgetary requirements can often feel like a balancing act. In addition, ...

11 January, 2022
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Fibo | Specifying wall panels for bathroom renovations

|Date: 10 January, 2022

Fibo | Specifying wall panels for bathroom renovations

Selecting the right building products and materials for the job can be a challenge on major social housin ...

Selecting the right building products and materials for the job can be a challenge on major social housing refurbishment projects, with many factors to consider. Here, Scott Beattie, Managing Director ...

10 January, 2022
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What are the six factors facing the social housing sector in 2022?

|Date: 6 January, 2022

What are the six factors facing the social housing sector in 2022?

It is no secret that the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda will be one of the dominant th ...

It is no secret that the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda will be one of the dominant themes for the built environment sector over the next year. And whilst the social housing sector ...

6 January, 2022
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New report highlights the impact of retrofit programmes on social housing customers

|Date: 4 January, 2022

New report highlights the impact of retrofit programmes on social housing customers

A new report launched by housing provider, Orbit, details how the decarbonisation retrofit programme will ...

A new report launched by housing provider, Orbit, details how the decarbonisation retrofit programme will impact Orbit’s customers, both during the retrofit works and post-works, with a particular foc ...

4 January, 2022
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MBE for social housing champion Joyce Ward

|Date: 4 January, 2022

MBE for social housing champion Joyce Ward

Joyce Ward, a former English teacher from just outside Wantage, Oxfordshire has been awarded an MBE in th ...

Joyce Ward, a former English teacher from just outside Wantage, Oxfordshire has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list thanks to her tireless efforts in championing the rights of social ho ...

4 January, 2022
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Artistic flair to make a house a home

|Date: 21 December, 2021

Artistic flair to make a house a home

Public artwork is a crucial element of Stonewater’s commitment to building not just new and much-needed a ...

Public artwork is a crucial element of Stonewater’s commitment to building not just new and much-needed affordable developments, but communities, says Jonathan Layzell, Executive Director – Developmen ...

21 December, 2021
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