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Fire Safety Webinar: how the new building safety regime is impacting social landlords

|Date: 24 August, 2023

Fire Safety Webinar: how the new building safety regime is impacting social landlords

Social landlords are being invited to attend two free webinars on 5th and 6th September 2023 to receive a ...

Social landlords are being invited to attend two free webinars on 5th and 6th September 2023 to receive an update on the progress of the Building Safety Act implementation programme and learn about th ...

24 August, 2023
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New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

|Date: 23 August, 2023

New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy ...

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy with the aim of fast-tracking the careers of 230 local retrofitters as the region looks to ram ...

23 August, 2023
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Lovell hand over 47 homes on Acle development to Clarion Housing Group

|Date: 23 August, 2023

Lovell hand over 47 homes on Acle development to Clarion Housing Group

Leading partnership housing developer, Lovell has completed and handed over 47 affordable homes to Clario ...

Leading partnership housing developer, Lovell has completed and handed over 47 affordable homes to Clarion Housing Group at its St Edmund’s Park development in Acle at a ceremony where representatives ...

23 August, 2023
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Plumis | Preventative action

|Date: 22 August, 2023

Plumis | Preventative action

Yusuf Muhammad, Chief Design Officer at British Engineering company and misting manufacturer Plumis, says ...

Yusuf Muhammad, Chief Design Officer at British Engineering company and misting manufacturer Plumis, says it’s time for a fresh approach to fire safety to prevent fire-related deaths. Despite growing ...

22 August, 2023
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Urban Group secures seven-figure home improvement contract from City of York Council

|Date: 22 August, 2023

Urban Group secures seven-figure home improvement contract from City of York Council

Urban Group (York) Ltd has won a £15m contract from the City of York Council to provide home repair and u ...

Urban Group (York) Ltd has won a £15m contract from the City of York Council to provide home repair and upgrades, including energy retrofitting improvements, across its social housing portfolio. Follo ...

22 August, 2023
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Mixed-tenure residential decarbonisation scheme progress commended by West Midlands Mayor

|Date: 21 August, 2023

Mixed-tenure residential decarbonisation scheme progress commended by West Midlands Mayor

Mayor of the West Midlands and Chair of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), Andy Street, recentl ...

Mayor of the West Midlands and Chair of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), Andy Street, recently visited a street in which more than 60 properties have had their energy efficiency improved t ...

21 August, 2023
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Do the decent thing

|Date: 18 August, 2023

Do the decent thing

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the housing affordability crisis, and why we need more social hous ...

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the housing affordability crisis, and why we need more social housing as well as affordable homes. I received the latest research from the House Buyer Bureau in ...

18 August, 2023
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Procure Plus launches £3.6bn frameworks for social housing

|Date: 17 August, 2023

Procure Plus launches £3.6bn frameworks for social housing

Procure Plus announces two UK-wide agreements totalling over £3.6bn designed to support social housing pr ...

Procure Plus announces two UK-wide agreements totalling over £3.6bn designed to support social housing providers to deliver cost savings without compromising on quality. Demonstrating a significant ex ...

17 August, 2023
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ForHousing | Providing an equitable service

|Date: 17 August, 2023

ForHousing | Providing an equitable service

To be truly equitable we have to provide homes with real people in mind, says Nigel Sedman, Executive Dir ...

To be truly equitable we have to provide homes with real people in mind, says Nigel Sedman, Executive Director of Homes at ForHousing. As social landlords when we say that everyone has the right to li ...

17 August, 2023
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Social housing providers say reputational challenges making it harder to recruit

|Date: 15 August, 2023

Social housing providers say reputational challenges making it harder to recruit

People are being put off a career in social housing because of the reputational issues facing the sector, ...

People are being put off a career in social housing because of the reputational issues facing the sector, according to a new report. A survey of 100 senior decisionmakers at housing associations by da ...

15 August, 2023
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