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Kitchens & Bathrooms | Accommodating Disabled Children

|Date: 13 December, 2018

Kitchens & Bathrooms | Accommodating Disabled Children

English Housing Survey statistics have shown that the largest percentage of families with disabled childr ...

English Housing Survey statistics have shown that the largest percentage of families with disabled children live in social housing. In fact, 5.6% of housing association properties accommodate a disabl ...

13 December, 2018
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Heating & Plumbing: Design Forum

|Date: 10 December, 2018

Heating & Plumbing: Design Forum

In designing a new boiler specifically for social housing, Potterton invited 50 housing providers to be a ...

In designing a new boiler specifically for social housing, Potterton invited 50 housing providers to be a part of the development process, including L&Q. LABM has all the details. There are approx ...

10 December, 2018
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The Future of Social Homes for Rent: Housebuilding Ambitions

|Date: 6 December, 2018

The Future of Social Homes for Rent: Housebuilding Ambitions

The average local authority in England would like to build 1,800 homes for social rent every year, accord ...

The average local authority in England would like to build 1,800 homes for social rent every year, according to research from public sector procurement specialist Scape Group. This figure is 18 times ...

6 December, 2018
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Industry Comment: Complaints Matter

|Date: 3 December, 2018

Industry Comment: Complaints Matter

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association for Retained Council Housing (ARCH), raises the impo ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association for Retained Council Housing (ARCH), raises the importance of resident complaint handling procedures within social housing organisations. The Socia ...

3 December, 2018
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Doors, Windows & Hardware: Sustainability in Social Housing

|Date: 30 November, 2018

Doors, Windows & Hardware: Sustainability in Social Housing

Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing at Eurocell, discusses the options social housing providers have to increa ...

Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing at Eurocell, discusses the options social housing providers have to increase the long-term sustainability of their developments. Header image: Eurocell supplied the wind ...

30 November, 2018
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Doors, Windows & Hardware: Building for the Future

|Date: 29 November, 2018

Doors, Windows & Hardware: Building for the Future

What is influencing social housing design and build and why is it changing? Epwin Group, a leading manufa ...

What is influencing social housing design and build and why is it changing? Epwin Group, a leading manufacturer and supplier of PVC-U windows, doors and fascia systems, conducted a wide-ranging survey ...

29 November, 2018
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Housing Survey Reveals 12% of Social Housing Residents in England and Wales Affected by Mould and Damp

|Date: 28 November, 2018

Housing Survey Reveals 12% of Social Housing Residents in England and Wales Affected by Mould and Damp

Research carried out across more than 300 local authorities in England and Wales has revealed a 12% tenan ...

Research carried out across more than 300 local authorities in England and Wales has revealed a 12% tenant complaint rate relating to mould, damp and condensation. Through the Freedom of Information A ...

28 November, 2018
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ASCP Safety & Compliance awards open for nominations

|Date: 21 November, 2018

ASCP Safety & Compliance awards open for nominations

The 2019 ASCP Safety & Compliance awards are now for nominations and will close on January 4th, with ...

The 2019 ASCP Safety & Compliance awards are now for nominations and will close on January 4th, with winners announced on April 24th at a gala black tie evening at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport ...

21 November, 2018
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Housing & Regeneration: Water Solution Stacks Up

|Date: 21 November, 2018

Housing & Regeneration: Water Solution Stacks Up

Polypipe's Chris Moyes discusses the complexities of managing drainage systems in social housing and the ...

Polypipe's Chris Moyes discusses the complexities of managing drainage systems in social housing and the benefits of specifying water management solutions built using offsite fabrication. Chris Moyes ...

21 November, 2018
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Scottish Borders Social Housing to Benefit From £2.8m Gas Boiler Installation Programme

|Date: 19 November, 2018

Scottish Borders Social Housing to Benefit From £2.8m Gas Boiler Installation Programme

Work has begun on a £2.8m programme of works to replace inefficient electric storage heating with modern ...

Work has begun on a £2.8m programme of works to replace inefficient electric storage heating with modern gas combination boiler systems in more than 700 social rented homes across the Scottish Borders ...

19 November, 2018
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