• 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

    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

    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

    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 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

    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 ...

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  • Making a house a home

    LABM speaks to owner and founder of void refurbishment specialist, SCS, Sarah Southworth, about how the v ...

    LABM speaks to owner and founder of void refurbishment specialist, SCS, Sarah Southworth, about how the void process works and how the company has developed a model that meets the varied needs of hous ...

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  • BIM housing model

    Thurrock Council is using BIM Level 2 to deliver the new Argent Street affordable housing development in ...

    Thurrock Council is using BIM Level 2 to deliver the new Argent Street affordable housing development in Grays. ECD Architects designed the scheme and are working with Thurrock to bring the project to ...

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  • Taking extra care

    The construction phase of One Housing Group’s latest extra care scheme in north London is well underway. ...

    The construction phase of One Housing Group’s latest extra care scheme in north London is well underway. Resident involvement and feedback from the local community has been instrumental in influencing ...

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  • Local legacy

    When it comes to creating a successful formula for new social housing, A1 Housing and Bassetlaw District ...

    When it comes to creating a successful formula for new social housing, A1 Housing and Bassetlaw District Council may just have cracked it. Claire Clutten reports on a new development in Harworth that ...

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