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Shelforce boss backs Prime Minister’s pledge to make people proud of social housing

|Date: 17 October, 2018

Shelforce boss backs Prime Minister’s pledge to make people proud of social housing

Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent pledge to make sure residents are proud to call social housing their ...

Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent pledge to make sure residents are proud to call social housing their home has been backed by the General Manager of a Birmingham-based PVC-U window and door manufac ...

17 October, 2018
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Is social housing one of Scotland’s best kept secrets?

|Date: 18 September, 2018

Is social housing one of Scotland’s best kept secrets?

Soaring tenant satisfaction levels confirm social housing is a great place to live. ‘Social housing is on ...

Soaring tenant satisfaction levels confirm social housing is a great place to live. ‘Social housing is one of Scotland’s best kept secrets’ says SFHA — Scotland’s membership body for housing associati ...

18 September, 2018
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Wates Living Space has housing insulation wrapped up in Sheffield

|Date: 5 September, 2018

Wates Living Space has housing insulation wrapped up in Sheffield

Social housing maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to ...

Social housing maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to deliver a £2.7m contract to install new external wall insulation to homes throughout the city. ...

5 September, 2018
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Bernicia unveils £190m investment plans for North East homes and communities

|Date: 4 September, 2018

Bernicia unveils £190m investment plans for North East homes and communities

North East social housing provider Bernicia has released its ambitious plans to invest £190m into new hom ...

North East social housing provider Bernicia has released its ambitious plans to invest £190m into new homes, existing properties and communities over the next five years. The investment package will d ...

4 September, 2018
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Closomat discusses the need more accessible housing

|Date: 23 August, 2018

Closomat discusses the need more accessible housing

It seems an impossible conundrum: budgets are under growing pressure, yet the number of people requiring ...

It seems an impossible conundrum: budgets are under growing pressure, yet the number of people requiring more accessible housing is on the increase. But is the solution as hard to find as we think? As ...

23 August, 2018
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Construction begins on £6m Salford affordable housing scheme

|Date: 21 August, 2018

Construction begins on £6m Salford affordable housing scheme

Construction work begins on site to create 58 new affordable homes in Salford. Places for People is worki ...

Construction work begins on site to create 58 new affordable homes in Salford. Places for People is working collaboratively with Manchester-based property development company Investar Property Group t ...

21 August, 2018
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Green Paper stimulates debate on the importance and role of social housing

|Date: 15 August, 2018

Green Paper stimulates debate on the importance and role of social housing

Sector welcomes the release of the long-awaited Social Housing Green Paper, but do the proposed changes g ...

Sector welcomes the release of the long-awaited Social Housing Green Paper, but do the proposed changes go far enough? Stonewater Nicholas Harris, Chief Executive, Stonewater said: “We welcome measure ...

15 August, 2018
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Government releases Social Housing Green Paper: a ‘new deal’ for social housing

|Date: 14 August, 2018

Government releases Social Housing Green Paper: a ‘new deal’ for social housing

The aim of the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper is to rebalance the relationship between landlords ...

The aim of the Government’s Social Housing Green Paper is to rebalance the relationship between landlords and residents, tackle stigma and ensure social housing can act as a stable base and support so ...

14 August, 2018
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Social housing success for CMS Window Systems with Scottish Procurement Alliance appointment

|Date: 13 August, 2018

Social housing success for CMS Window Systems with Scottish Procurement Alliance appointment

Window, door and curtain walling manufacturer and installer CMS Window Systems has secured a place on Sco ...

Window, door and curtain walling manufacturer and installer CMS Window Systems has secured a place on Scotland’s widely used public sector procurement framework, the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA ...

13 August, 2018
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SFHA welcomes government decision on Supported Housing

|Date: 10 August, 2018

SFHA welcomes government decision on Supported Housing

UK government abandons plans to take funding for temporary supported housing out of the benefit system. T ...

UK government abandons plans to take funding for temporary supported housing out of the benefit system. The decision concludes a controversy that was initiated in 2015 when the then Chancellor George ...

10 August, 2018
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