A leading law firm welcomes government plans to relax restrictions to allow providers to deliver a mix of ...
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Speed of action vital for joint ventures in social housing
|Speed of action vital for joint ventures in social housing
A leading law firm welcomes government plans to relax restrictions to allow providers to deliver a mix of homes for affordable rent and low cost ownership, but warns that boards must be able to react ...
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First of its kind renewable heating upgrade wins award
|First of its kind renewable heating upgrade wins award
Coastline Housing and Cornish manufacturer Kensa Heat Pumps receive industry acclaim with an award for th ...
Coastline Housing and Cornish manufacturer Kensa Heat Pumps receive industry acclaim with an award for their recent renewable heating upgrade project in Constantine, the first of its kind in Cornwall. ...
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Willerby pioneers modular homes for garages and infill sites
|Willerby pioneers modular homes for garages and infill sites
As the UK faces up to the reality of the current housing shortage; which local authorities and housing as ...
As the UK faces up to the reality of the current housing shortage; which local authorities and housing associations are striving to address; Willerby is introducing a new solution to this problem — th ...
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Housing providers urged to consider alternative ventilation approach
|Housing providers urged to consider alternative ventilation approach
With outside temperatures plummeting and ‘condensation season’ well and truly upon us, John Bradley, head ...
With outside temperatures plummeting and ‘condensation season’ well and truly upon us, John Bradley, head of residential sales at Elta Group Building Services, argues that despite their established st ...
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Regeneration project to create 50 affordable homes in Cambridge
|Regeneration project to create 50 affordable homes in Cambridge
Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell begin construction work on major regeneration project for charit ...
Iceni Homes and housing developer Lovell begin construction work on major regeneration project for charitable housing association Hundred Houses Society in Cambridge. Cambridge City councillor Kevin P ...
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The benefits of PU foam insulation for hard-to-treat homes
|The benefits of PU foam insulation for hard-to-treat homes
Leonie Onslow discusses how the UK’s neglected ‘hard-to-treat’ social housing could be tackled with PU fo ...
Leonie Onslow discusses how the UK’s neglected ‘hard-to-treat’ social housing could be tackled with PU foam. ...
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Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes
|Ventilation strategies for tackling condensation and mould in homes
As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor ...
As properties become increasingly airtight, more homes are being blighted by condensation, mould and poor air quality, and the associated health and maintenance problems they bring. However, as Jenny ...
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End of Right to Buy in Scotland
|End of Right to Buy in Scotland
Zhan McIntyre, policy lead at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), discusses why the e ...
Zhan McIntyre, policy lead at the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), discusses why the end of Right to Buy in Scotland was not a moment too soon. The Scottish Federation of Housing As ...
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Off-site savings
|Off-site savings
Off-site manufacture means on-site savings, says John Fisher, managing director of the Central Housing In ...
Off-site manufacture means on-site savings, says John Fisher, managing director of the Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC), which helps social housing providers to buy better and build more. ...
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Lightweight renovating plaster
|Lightweight renovating plaster
Plaster is one of the most extensively used materials, yet compromising quality over cost can lead to lon ...
Plaster is one of the most extensively used materials, yet compromising quality over cost can lead to long-term property maintenance issues. Iain Spence puts forward the case for alternative plaster u ...