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Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

|Date: 12 March, 2024

Boroughs concerned by decision on Right to Buy rules and emphasise ‘desperate need’ for replacement homes

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local author ...

London Councils has expressed “extreme concern” at the Government’s decision to stop letting local authorities keep all money raised from council house sales, warning that it will undermine efforts to ...

12 March, 2024
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Golding Homes bucks gender pay gap

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Golding Homes bucks gender pay gap

Golding Homes is bucking the trend when it comes to the gender pay gap. The 2024 figures published by the ...

Golding Homes is bucking the trend when it comes to the gender pay gap. The 2024 figures published by the Maidstone-based housing association show that at -8.95%, the average (mean) difference between ...

8 March, 2024
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Charlotte takes opportunity to highlight the importance of gender balance on International Women’s Day

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Charlotte takes opportunity to highlight the importance of gender balance on International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day, Charlotte Pillar, a Land Buyer for LiveWest, addresses the gender imbalanc ...

For International Women’s Day, Charlotte Pillar, a Land Buyer for LiveWest, addresses the gender imbalance across the development and construction sector and highlights LiveWest’s support. After study ...

8 March, 2024
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Caledonia celebrates International Women’s Day

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Caledonia celebrates International Women’s Day

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA), which owns and manages over 8,000 homes, hosted its own #InspireInc ...

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA), which owns and manages over 8,000 homes, hosted its own #InspireInclusion event to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024. Led by Julie Cosgrove, Chief Executiv ...

8 March, 2024
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Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shor ...

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shortages could be alleviated by addressing the stigma associated with social housing and increasin ...

8 March, 2024
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Annual WISH survey highlights gender bias in social housing

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Annual WISH survey highlights gender bias in social housing

More than half of social housing professionals feel that the opinions of women working in the sector get ...

More than half of social housing professionals feel that the opinions of women working in the sector get overlooked in their organisations because of their gender, according to new research released o ...

8 March, 2024
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Support for social landlords and local authorities to navigate retrofit and energy-efficient housing upgrades

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Support for social landlords and local authorities to navigate retrofit and energy-efficient housing upgrades

Social housing providers and local authorities faced with retrofitting housing and building stock to a ne ...

Social housing providers and local authorities faced with retrofitting housing and building stock to a net zero carbon-ready standard can now access a list of approved experts with the diverse skills ...

7 March, 2024
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West Midlands Mayor delivers keynote speech at Switchee Summit

|Date: 7 March, 2024

West Midlands Mayor delivers keynote speech at Switchee Summit

Andy Street, Mayor for the West Midlands, gives keynote speech at Switchee Summit to call for change to t ...

Andy Street, Mayor for the West Midlands, gives keynote speech at Switchee Summit to call for change to the future of social housing. One in 11 UK households are in the grip of fuel poverty, according ...

7 March, 2024
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Sector responds to Spring Budget

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Sector responds to Spring Budget

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public se ...

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public sector to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024. Councils need greater funding certainty th ...

7 March, 2024
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Housing associations look to leaders of the future to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 6 March, 2024

Housing associations look to leaders of the future to tackle housing crisis

Young people encouraged to pursue careers in housing as sector marks Scottish Apprenticeships Week. Young ...

Young people encouraged to pursue careers in housing as sector marks Scottish Apprenticeships Week. Young people have been urged to pursue apprenticeships in housing as the sector looks to put recruit ...

6 March, 2024
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