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“Every social home is a chance to tackle poverty” but target on affordable homes “at real risk”, hears SFHA conference

|Date: 17 March, 2023

“Every social home is a chance to tackle poverty” but target on affordable homes “at real risk”, hears SFHA conference

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said it has “never been more important to addr ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said it has “never been more important to address the urgent need for housing” during its Development Conference in Glasgow on 15th March. ...

17 March, 2023
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Completed: £15.2m Watford development scheme of 56 homes for social rent

|Date: 15 March, 2023

Completed: £15.2m Watford development scheme of 56 homes for social rent

The final development to be completed as part of Watford Community Housing and Watford Borough Council’s ...

The final development to be completed as part of Watford Community Housing and Watford Borough Council’s social rent programme, Thistley House, is now home to 13 two-bedroom apartments for social rent ...

15 March, 2023
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Trio of zero carbon award wins for Wates

|Date: 14 March, 2023

Trio of zero carbon award wins for Wates

Fresh off a successful year delivering retrofit improvements to nearly 900 social housing properties acro ...

Fresh off a successful year delivering retrofit improvements to nearly 900 social housing properties across the country in 2022, Wates has been honoured with three leading zero carbon industry awards ...

14 March, 2023
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ForHousing | Redefining standards for new homes

|Date: 10 March, 2023

ForHousing | Redefining standards for new homes

Embracing new technology needs to be at the heart of redefining standards for new-build homes, urges Nige ...

Embracing new technology needs to be at the heart of redefining standards for new-build homes, urges Nigel Sedman, Executive Director of Homes at ForHousing. Despite the amazing potential of innovativ ...

10 March, 2023
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Social housing managers must now obtain qualifications

|Date: 9 March, 2023

Social housing managers must now obtain qualifications

Social housing qualifications ‘no silver bullet’, says law firm Winckworth Sherwood. The Department for L ...

Social housing qualifications ‘no silver bullet’, says law firm Winckworth Sherwood. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has confirmed that social housing managers must now obtain ...

9 March, 2023
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AceOn Energy | Putting energy into green improvements

|Date: 9 March, 2023

AceOn Energy | Putting energy into green improvements

The cost-of-living crisis is pushing more households into fuel poverty than ever before. With a further i ...

The cost-of-living crisis is pushing more households into fuel poverty than ever before. With a further increase in the Energy Price Guarantee looming, Richard Partington, Managing Director at renewab ...

9 March, 2023
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Worcester Bosch | Supporting social housing providers

|Date: 8 March, 2023

Worcester Bosch | Supporting social housing providers

LABM speaks to Simon Tarr, National Projects Director at Worcester Bosch, about how the organisation work ...

LABM speaks to Simon Tarr, National Projects Director at Worcester Bosch, about how the organisation works with social housing providers, the solutions it offers, decarbonisation and the future of hea ...

8 March, 2023
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Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

|Date: 7 March, 2023

Cruden Group | Building for the future with Passivhaus principles

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement t ...

Steven Simpson, Managing Director of the Cruden Group, discusses the Scottish Government’s announcement that Passivhaus will become the minimum standard for new housing from the end of 2024, and Crude ...

7 March, 2023
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Domus Ventilation | Changes to Part F of the Building Regulations

|Date: 6 March, 2023

Domus Ventilation | Changes to Part F of the Building Regulations

Paul Williams, Product Manager at Domus Ventilation, discusses the revised Building Regulations Part F, h ...

Paul Williams, Product Manager at Domus Ventilation, discusses the revised Building Regulations Part F, highlighting what specifiers should be doing differently and why. The world is a very different ...

6 March, 2023
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Sustainable success at Thurrock as first Kensa ground source heat pump switched on

|Date: 6 March, 2023

Sustainable success at Thurrock as first Kensa ground source heat pump switched on

Kensa Contracting and Thurrock Council celebrated an important milestone as the first energy and carbon s ...

Kensa Contracting and Thurrock Council celebrated an important milestone as the first energy and carbon saving ground source heat pump was switched on. It is one of over 270 residences benefiting from ...

6 March, 2023
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