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Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

|Date: 13 May, 2019

Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

Government won’t achieve new homes target by relying on private sales alone according to the latest resea ...

Government won’t achieve new homes target by relying on private sales alone according to the latest research into affordable housing by Savills. The new report produced by Savills – Additionality of A ...

13 May, 2019
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Special Report | Housing fit for the future

|Date: 26 April, 2019

Special Report | Housing fit for the future

Are the UK’s homes fit for the future? Not according to two reports released earlier this year. LABM expl ...

Are the UK’s homes fit for the future? Not according to two reports released earlier this year. LABM explores the current housing situation and government’s commitment to adopting the Future Homes Sta ...

26 April, 2019
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Special Report | Balcony enclosures for new-build housing

|Date: 4 April, 2019

Special Report | Balcony enclosures for new-build housing

Balcony enclosures offer a variety of benefits for new-build housing developments, as John Baillie, Manag ...

Balcony enclosures offer a variety of benefits for new-build housing developments, as John Baillie, Managing Director of Windoor, tells LABM. A balcony enclosure can be specified on a project for many ...

4 April, 2019
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Special Report: Groundworks in modular construction

|Date: 26 February, 2019

Special Report: Groundworks in modular construction

Declan Armour, Managing Director of Shanco, reveals the significant role of the groundworks contractor in ...

Declan Armour, Managing Director of Shanco, reveals the significant role of the groundworks contractor in modular construction, and explores how early engagement was the success behind two modular edu ...

26 February, 2019
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The Future of Social Homes for Rent: Housebuilding Ambitions

|Date: 6 December, 2018

The Future of Social Homes for Rent: Housebuilding Ambitions

The average local authority in England would like to build 1,800 homes for social rent every year, accord ...

The average local authority in England would like to build 1,800 homes for social rent every year, according to research from public sector procurement specialist Scape Group. This figure is 18 times ...

6 December, 2018
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Social Housing: Cap It All Off

|Date: 8 November, 2018

Social Housing: Cap It All Off

Since August the Government has released its Social Housing Green Paper, announced £2bn funding for housi ...

Since August the Government has released its Social Housing Green Paper, announced £2bn funding for housing associations over the next decade to build more homes and plans to scrap the council borrowi ...

8 November, 2018
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SPECIAL REPORT: Offsite Housing

|Date: 7 November, 2018

SPECIAL REPORT: Offsite Housing

In the first of three articles, Geoff Fawkes considers how offsite construction is helping to address the ...

In the first of three articles, Geoff Fawkes considers how offsite construction is helping to address the housing crisis by increasing productivity. He also looks at a pioneering new affordable housin ...

7 November, 2018
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Solar Trade Organisation welcomes Labour’s ambitious and inclusive solar homes policy

Housing associations must receive government funding in the face of increasing fuel poverty

Enfield Council leader presents Meridian Water vision to residents

View From the Supply Chain | Tackling fuel poverty

Higgins officially hands over St Bernard’s Gate to Catalyst

BBA EWIS wind-loading guidance document released

Glasgow pupils see career in construction adds up

Temporary Accommodation: No rest for the unsettled

Legal Update | Winckworth Sherwood: All together now

New research identifies high-rise as answer to social housing crisis

Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

Special Report | Additionality of Affordable Homes

Special Report | Housing fit for the future

Special Report | Housing fit for the future

Special Report | Balcony enclosures for new-build housing

Special Report | Balcony enclosures for new-build housing

Special Report: Groundworks in modular construction

Special Report: Groundworks in modular construction

SPECIAL REPORT: Offsite Housing

SPECIAL REPORT: Offsite Housing