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Pausing housebuilding could counter loss of social homes and associated costs

|Date: 20 May, 2025

Pausing housebuilding could counter loss of social homes and associated costs

Halting the building of new homes could help to address the dramatic decrease in the number and share of ...

Halting the building of new homes could help to address the dramatic decrease in the number and share of social homes, by reallocating resources to upkeep the existing housing stock and preventing its ...

20 May, 2025
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Manchester City Council Leaders visit the latest social housing phase of Great Places’ flagship development in New Islington

|Date: 19 May, 2025

Manchester City Council Leaders visit the latest social housing phase of Great Places’ flagship development in New Islington

Great Places Housing Group has hosted the Leader of Manchester City Council and the council’s Housing Lea ...

Great Places Housing Group has hosted the Leader of Manchester City Council and the council’s Housing Lead on a visit to view the final phase of its £19.4m flagship development in New Islington. Counc ...

19 May, 2025
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Glidevale Protect unveils its new fire rated internal membrane — Protect FrameFoil FR

|Date: 16 May, 2025

Glidevale Protect unveils its new fire rated internal membrane — Protect FrameFoil FR

Glidevale Protect launches Protect FrameFoil FR, a new Class A2 fire rated, reflective air and vapour con ...

Glidevale Protect launches Protect FrameFoil FR, a new Class A2 fire rated, reflective air and vapour control layer (AVCL) and separate FR sealing tape, designed to improve the thermal performance and ...

16 May, 2025
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VIVID and Barclays deliver first ever loan to retrofit social housing under £1.3bn NWF scheme

|Date: 15 May, 2025

VIVID and Barclays deliver first ever loan to retrofit social housing under £1.3bn NWF scheme

VIVID has secured the first loan to be backed by the National Wealth Fund’s £1.3bn social housing retrofi ...

VIVID has secured the first loan to be backed by the National Wealth Fund’s £1.3bn social housing retrofit guarantees. The £50m loan is the largest that can be issued under the guarantee scheme and is ...

15 May, 2025
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Construction sees spring surge as housing powers ahead

|Date: 14 May, 2025

Construction sees spring surge as housing powers ahead

Housing fuels construction growth despite non-residential dip, according to latest data from Glenigan, wh ...

Housing fuels construction growth despite non-residential dip, according to latest data from Glenigan, which has released the May 2025 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three ...

14 May, 2025
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RPS Group secures £6.2m retrofit contract with Broadacres Housing Association

|Date: 14 May, 2025

RPS Group secures £6.2m retrofit contract with Broadacres Housing Association

RPS Group, one of the UK’s leading low carbon and renewable contractors, has been appointed to deliver Br ...

RPS Group, one of the UK’s leading low carbon and renewable contractors, has been appointed to deliver Broadacres Housing Association’s £6.2m retrofit programme. The programme will be funded by the Go ...

14 May, 2025
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Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

|Date: 13 May, 2025

Successful housing project shows best measures to cut carbon emissions

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings ...

A pilot housing partnership in Nottingham has enabled 77 homes to achieve annual combined carbon savings of 19.41 tonnes per year, thanks to a combination of energy efficiency advice and the installat ...

13 May, 2025
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Thousands of social tenants at risk of losing heating and hot water amid RTS switch-off

|Date: 13 May, 2025

Thousands of social tenants at risk of losing heating and hot water amid RTS switch-off

Housing sector warns energy companies must urgently ramp-up meter replacements ahead of 30th June deadlin ...

Housing sector warns energy companies must urgently ramp-up meter replacements ahead of 30th June deadline. Social housing groups have warned that thousands of tenants across Scotland may be left with ...

13 May, 2025
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Survey shows local authority and housing association procurement teams are undertrained, understaffed and under pressure

|Date: 12 May, 2025

Survey shows local authority and housing association procurement teams are undertrained, understaffed and under pressure

A survey of procurement staff working in local authorities and housing associations has found that 47% fe ...

A survey of procurement staff working in local authorities and housing associations has found that 47% feel inadequately resourced and 42% feel insufficiently trained on new public procurement regulat ...

12 May, 2025
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Sustainable Social Housing set for South Tyneside

|Date: 8 April, 2025

Sustainable Social Housing set for South Tyneside

Work is set to get underway on two sustainable council house developments in South Tyneside. A total of 2 ...

Work is set to get underway on two sustainable council house developments in South Tyneside. A total of 29 homes will be built across the two schemes, all of which are for social rent. In Reynolds Ave ...

8 April, 2025
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