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Landlords spending 26% more on Decent Homes works ahead of new Decent Homes 2, says Procure Plus

|Date: 22 July, 2025

Landlords spending 26% more on Decent Homes works ahead of new Decent Homes 2, says Procure Plus

Landlords are already stepping up to meet the ambitions of the Government’s consultation on the new Decen ...

Landlords are already stepping up to meet the ambitions of the Government’s consultation on the new Decent Homes 2 standard, with investment in improvement works up 26% in the last year, according to ...

22 July, 2025
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SME firms celebrate success in £94m social housing framework

|Date: 18 July, 2025

SME firms celebrate success in £94m social housing framework

More than 50 contractors have won their bids for work in a new £94m asbestos, demolition and water hygien ...

More than 50 contractors have won their bids for work in a new £94m asbestos, demolition and water hygiene framework hosted by leading regional procurement specialist EN:Procure. Of the 54 celebratin ...

18 July, 2025
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Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

|Date: 18 July, 2025

Redesigning the relationship between housing needs and housing delivery

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, ...

Are we building homes for the sake of building? Dr Anna Pagani, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, discusses how a housebuilding moratorium could provide the homes we actually need. The severit ...

18 July, 2025
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Local young person taking first steps into career in housing as inaugural recipient of WSHA’s Irene Robertson Qualification Fund

|Date: 17 July, 2025

Local young person taking first steps into career in housing as inaugural recipient of WSHA’s Irene Robertson Qualification Fund

Tia Coutts, 22, has been chosen as the first recipient of West of Scotland Housing Association’s Irene Ro ...

Tia Coutts, 22, has been chosen as the first recipient of West of Scotland Housing Association’s Irene Robertson Qualification Fund — established last year in memory of WSHA’s long-serving and much-lo ...

17 July, 2025
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City Plumbing and Help me Fix partner to help housing providers meet new regulatory demands

|Date: 11 July, 2025

City Plumbing and Help me Fix partner to help housing providers meet new regulatory demands

Plumbing and heating merchant, City Plumbing, is partnering with property-technology specialist Help me F ...

Plumbing and heating merchant, City Plumbing, is partnering with property-technology specialist Help me Fix to support social housing providers under pressure to improve repairs, meet new legal obliga ...

11 July, 2025
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Cardo Group comments on the Government’s new Decent Homes Standard consultation

|Date: 9 July, 2025

Cardo Group comments on the Government’s new Decent Homes Standard consultation

Alana McCarthy, Director of Partnerships at Cardo Group, comments on the launch of Government's consultat ...

Alana McCarthy, Director of Partnerships at Cardo Group, comments on the launch of Government's consultation on a new Decent Homes Standard for social and private rented homes, welcoming the opportuni ...

9 July, 2025
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Report warns Scotland ill-equipped to meet housing needs of ageing population

|Date: 8 July, 2025

Report warns Scotland ill-equipped to meet housing needs of ageing population

A new report warns MSPs that too many of Scotland’s homes are unfit for an ageing population and has call ...

A new report warns MSPs that too many of Scotland’s homes are unfit for an ageing population and has called for politicians to create a national strategy for housing the elderly and people with disabi ...

8 July, 2025
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Plentific launches tech-led scorecards supporting digital readiness for Awaab’s Law

|Date: 8 July, 2025

Plentific launches tech-led scorecards supporting digital readiness for Awaab’s Law

Digital innovator Plentific has launched new readiness scorecards to support resident safety and the UK h ...

Digital innovator Plentific has launched new readiness scorecards to support resident safety and the UK housing sector to prepare for the implementation of Awaab’s Law in October. With Phase 1 of the ...

8 July, 2025
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Greater Manchester puts Housing First as Good Landlord Charter reaches half of all rented homes

|Date: 7 July, 2025

Greater Manchester puts Housing First as Good Landlord Charter reaches half of all rented homes

More than half of all rented homes in Greater Manchester are now covered by the UK’s first ever Good Land ...

More than half of all rented homes in Greater Manchester are now covered by the UK’s first ever Good Landlord Charter — a key pillar of the city-region's Housing First ambition to increase supply, dri ...

7 July, 2025
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New figures show rough sleeping in London doubles in just over a decade

|Date: 4 July, 2025

New figures show rough sleeping in London doubles in just over a decade

New figures show rough sleeping in London has doubled in just over a decade — concerning to see entrenche ...

New figures show rough sleeping in London has doubled in just over a decade — concerning to see entrenched rough sleeping rise by 27% year-on-year. John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support ...

4 July, 2025
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