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NatWest | Funding sustainable social housing

|Date: 21 June, 2022

NatWest | Funding sustainable social housing

Funding sustainable social housing is crucial to meet net zero targets and increase energy efficiency in ...

Funding sustainable social housing is crucial to meet net zero targets and increase energy efficiency in homes, says Marcos Navarro, Director & Sustainability Lead for Housing Finance at NatWest. ...

21 June, 2022
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New petition launches to action Grenfell Inquiry recommendations for PEEPs

|Date: 17 June, 2022

New petition launches to action Grenfell Inquiry recommendations for PEEPs

Disability Rights UK, Clad Dag and Grenfell United have launched a petition calling on the Government to ...

Disability Rights UK, Clad Dag and Grenfell United have launched a petition calling on the Government to implement the Grenfell Inquiry recommendation on Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs). T ...

17 June, 2022
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Social Housing Regulation Bill ‘welcome news’ but boroughs highlight funding pressures

|Date: 9 June, 2022

Social Housing Regulation Bill ‘welcome news’ but boroughs highlight funding pressures

London Councils has described government plans for stronger regulation of social housing standards as wel ...

London Councils has described government plans for stronger regulation of social housing standards as welcome news for the 800,000 households living in social housing in the capital. Responding to the ...

9 June, 2022
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Partnership is key to asset management

|Date: 6 June, 2022

Partnership is key to asset management

Partnership is key to asset management, says Andrew Kilpatrick, Director of Assets, Caledonia Housing Ass ...

Partnership is key to asset management, says Andrew Kilpatrick, Director of Assets, Caledonia Housing Association. As we embrace post-pandemic life, social landlords as well as focussing on building n ...

6 June, 2022
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Vaillant UK | Low carbon heat for social housing

|Date: 19 May, 2022

Vaillant UK | Low carbon heat for social housing

The UK Government has made it clear that for the UK to achieve its climate goals, decarbonising heating i ...

The UK Government has made it clear that for the UK to achieve its climate goals, decarbonising heating in our homes and public buildings will be crucial. To support this, £3.9bn of new funding(1) for ...

19 May, 2022
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Housing associations report alarming increase in tenant fuel debt and energy rationing

|Date: 19 May, 2022

Housing associations report alarming increase in tenant fuel debt and energy rationing

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said its members have reported a worrying incr ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has said its members have reported a worrying increase in tenant fuel debt and energy rationing in recent months (1). Tenants are experiencing in ...

19 May, 2022
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SFHA: Invest more in social housing or risk higher rents for more tenants

|Date: 20 April, 2022

SFHA: Invest more in social housing or risk higher rents for more tenants

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s A New D ...

The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has responded to the Scottish Government’s A New Deal for Tenants – Draft Strategy consultation and said that, to deliver the strategy’s ambition ...

20 April, 2022
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Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the ch ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the challenging environment social landlords face and says only through open, honest and full dialogu ...

13 April, 2022
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‘Housing associations will have to adapt to meet procurement challenges in 2022/23,’ advises new industry white paper

|Date: 1 April, 2022

‘Housing associations will have to adapt to meet procurement challenges in 2022/23,’ advises new industry white paper

Procure Plus has released a white paper setting out how the social housing sector can rise to the challen ...

Procure Plus has released a white paper setting out how the social housing sector can rise to the challenges of market volatility in the new financial year. Calm in the storm: Your guide to navigating ...

1 April, 2022
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Retrofit — How to make it work?

|Date: 29 March, 2022

Retrofit — How to make it work?

Goodman Masson and Q-Bot ran a very well-attended webinar on Tuesday 15th March tackling the big challeng ...

Goodman Masson and Q-Bot ran a very well-attended webinar on Tuesday 15th March tackling the big challenge of retrofit, acquiring government funding and how to make it work for every stakeholder. The ...

29 March, 2022
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