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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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Novus continues North Wales winning streak

|Date: 14 August, 2023

Novus continues North Wales winning streak

National contractor Novus Property Solutions has further expanded its presence in North Wales with a £1.4 ...

National contractor Novus Property Solutions has further expanded its presence in North Wales with a £1.45m refurbishment contract with Adra. This latest contract win with Adra follows a series of suc ...

14 August, 2023
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Two Rivers Housing appoints Hayley Selway as its next Chief Executive

|Date: 14 August, 2023

Two Rivers Housing appoints Hayley Selway as its next Chief Executive

Two Rivers Housing has appointed Hayley Selway as its next Chief Executive. Hayley joins Two Rivers Housi ...

Two Rivers Housing has appointed Hayley Selway as its next Chief Executive. Hayley joins Two Rivers Housing from Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA), where she has held the position of Chief ...

14 August, 2023
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New figures reveal need for ongoing cost of living support

|Date: 10 August, 2023

New figures reveal need for ongoing cost of living support

Calls to support social housing tenants in Scotland as housing association survey shows many struggling w ...

Calls to support social housing tenants in Scotland as housing association survey shows many struggling with essential bills. A survey of over 700 social housing tenants has shown that the cost-of-liv ...

10 August, 2023
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EDAROTH white paper shows true potential for slashing social housing waiting lists — by building on brownfield sites

|Date: 10 August, 2023

EDAROTH white paper shows true potential for slashing social housing waiting lists — by building on brownfield sites

EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Atkins) has laid bare the extent of the current UK housing crisis i ...

EDAROTH (a wholly owned subsidiary of Atkins) has laid bare the extent of the current UK housing crisis in its latest white paper — New Approach, Better Homes, Brighter Future. The report demonstrates ...

10 August, 2023
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