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Langley | Increasing social housing in London through roof top development

|Date: 19 May, 2020

Langley | Increasing social housing in London through roof top development

Enfield Council has used a large-scale upgrade and refurbishment of the Lytchet Way Estate in Enfield, as ...

Enfield Council has used a large-scale upgrade and refurbishment of the Lytchet Way Estate in Enfield, as a cost-effective means of adding much needed new homes to its housing stock. Through the innov ...

19 May, 2020
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Vent-Axia | Improving IAQ to make homes healthy

|Date: 14 May, 2020

Vent-Axia | Improving IAQ to make homes healthy

Following the introduction of the Homes Act, social housing landlords are increasingly aware of the impor ...

Following the introduction of the Homes Act, social housing landlords are increasingly aware of the importance of effective ventilation and good indoor air quality (IAQ) in their housing stock. Additi ...

14 May, 2020
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Marley | Tackling condensation in housing with effective roof ventilation

|Date: 13 May, 2020

Marley | Tackling condensation in housing with effective roof ventilation

Tom Woodhouse, Site Services Manager at Marley, discusses the challenge of condensation in social housing ...

Tom Woodhouse, Site Services Manager at Marley, discusses the challenge of condensation in social housing developments and gives advice on how to prevent it through more effective roof ventilation. Co ...

13 May, 2020
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Lincolnshire housing association retains S&P credit rating

|Date: 4 May, 2020

Lincolnshire housing association retains S&P credit rating

One of Lincolnshire’s largest housing associations has preserved its leading A+ credit rating after being ...

One of Lincolnshire’s largest housing associations has preserved its leading A+ credit rating after being praised for its ‘asset quality’ and ‘rent collection’, as it continues to pursue core business ...

4 May, 2020
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New crisis funding launched for communities

|Date: 28 April, 2020

New crisis funding launched for communities

believe housing has announced new crisis funding support for projects tackling isolation and financial ha ...

believe housing has announced new crisis funding support for projects tackling isolation and financial hardship during the coronavirus outbreak. At least £10,000 has been allocated to the Seaham-based ...

28 April, 2020
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Smart social homes accelerating to an intelligent future

|Date: 24 April, 2020

Smart social homes accelerating to an intelligent future

Following a recent survey of housing managers on their perceptions of the Internet of Things in social ho ...

Following a recent survey of housing managers on their perceptions of the Internet of Things in social homes, Andrew Frohock, Applications Engineer M&C at Secure Meters UK, deciphers some of the k ...

24 April, 2020
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Shakespeare Martineau | What can RPs do if they need an AGM?

|Date: 22 April, 2020

Shakespeare Martineau | What can RPs do if they need an AGM?

With traditional AGMs not possible due to a ban on mass gatherings, Rachel Gwynne, Legal Director in the ...

With traditional AGMs not possible due to a ban on mass gatherings, Rachel Gwynne, Legal Director in the social housing team at law firm Shakespeare Martineau, offers advice to RPs on how essential de ...

22 April, 2020
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COVID or Compliance Campaign calls on government to support gas service extension

|Date: 22 April, 2020

COVID or Compliance Campaign calls on government to support gas service extension

The Association of Safety and Compliance Professionals (ASCP) has joined forces with CORGI Technical Serv ...

The Association of Safety and Compliance Professionals (ASCP) has joined forces with CORGI Technical Services to launch a nationwide campaign, in a bid to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus acros ...

22 April, 2020
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Augmented video solution helps housing association enhance support to residents

|Date: 17 April, 2020

Augmented video solution helps housing association enhance support to residents

East Lothian Housing Association and MCP Property Services are using augmented video technology from Tota ...

East Lothian Housing Association and MCP Property Services are using augmented video technology from Totalmobile to enhance support for residents and reduce unnecessary face-to-face contact during the ...

17 April, 2020
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Strong future construction pipeline provides light amidst the gloom

|Date: 7 April, 2020

Strong future construction pipeline provides light amidst the gloom

The latest figures released by Glenigan show that despite 25% of all on-site construction projects being ...

The latest figures released by Glenigan show that despite 25% of all on-site construction projects being suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a significant increase in planning ap ...

7 April, 2020
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