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Innovative housing and community hub project completed in Newport

|Date: 10 August, 2022

Innovative housing and community hub project completed in Newport

Neath-based construction firm J.G. Hale Construction has completed work on an innovative development for ...

Neath-based construction firm J.G. Hale Construction has completed work on an innovative development for housing provider Pobl Group, which has created 45 new sustainable homes alongside a community h ...

10 August, 2022
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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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Social housing residents demand stronger voice and more affordable, greener homes

|Date: 10 June, 2022

Social housing residents demand stronger voice and more affordable, greener homes

A new survey of 1,500+ social housing residents across the UK has revealed their top future priorities ar ...

A new survey of 1,500+ social housing residents across the UK has revealed their top future priorities are affordable homes (63%), energy-efficient homes (59%) and outside green space (48%). Released ...

10 June, 2022
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Royal Borough of Greenwich marks start of work on 117 new council homes in Kidbrooke

|Date: 16 March, 2022

Royal Borough of Greenwich marks start of work on 117 new council homes in Kidbrooke

A ceremony was held to mark the start of work on the largest development of council homes so far in Royal ...

A ceremony was held to mark the start of work on the largest development of council homes so far in Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Greenwich Builds programme. Deputy Mayor of London for Housing, Tom Cop ...

16 March, 2022
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Midland Heart launches UK’s first Future Homes Standard homes

|Date: 15 March, 2022

Midland Heart launches UK’s first Future Homes Standard homes

Midland Heart hosted a launch event for its innovative Project 80 developments. The housing association, ...

Midland Heart hosted a launch event for its innovative Project 80 developments. The housing association, which owns and manages 34,000 homes across the Midlands, is building the UK’s first homes that ...

15 March, 2022
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Accessible, affordable, sustainable: Construction begins on Kingston’s first council homes in a generation

|Date: 4 March, 2022

Accessible, affordable, sustainable: Construction begins on Kingston’s first council homes in a generation

Working with Countryside, Kingston Council is building over 100 much-needed affordable new council homes ...

Working with Countryside, Kingston Council is building over 100 much-needed affordable new council homes for its residents. All of the homes will be high quality and sustainable, benefitting Kingston ...

4 March, 2022
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Sovereign’s first ESG report reflects strong commitment to building sustainable homes and places

|Date: 1 February, 2022

Sovereign’s first ESG report reflects strong commitment to building sustainable homes and places

Sovereign Housing Association — one of the largest housing associations in the south of England — this we ...

Sovereign Housing Association — one of the largest housing associations in the south of England — this week publishes its first Environment Social Governance (ESG) report. Highlighting the organisatio ...

1 February, 2022
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Kingston Council announces new Executive Director of Place

|Date: 13 December, 2021

Kingston Council announces new Executive Director of Place

Kingston Council is delighted to announce Matthew Essex as its new Executive Director, Place. Matthew wil ...

Kingston Council is delighted to announce Matthew Essex as its new Executive Director, Place. Matthew will lead an ambitious programme of heritage-led regeneration and renewal and drive forward plans ...

13 December, 2021
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ROCKWOOL launches high rise hub to support residential developments

|Date: 2 December, 2021

ROCKWOOL launches high rise hub to support residential developments

ROCKWOOL has launched a high rise hub to support residential developments and help specifiers construct s ...

ROCKWOOL has launched a high rise hub to support residential developments and help specifiers construct safe, comfortable and sustainable homes. Predictions suggest that an additional 9.3 million peop ...

2 December, 2021
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Topping out ceremony for new homes for adults with learning disabilities in Portsmouth

|Date: 9 November, 2021

Topping out ceremony for new homes for adults with learning disabilities in Portsmouth

Ex-Lord Mayor, Jim Patey, recently got a first glimpse of 'Patey Court' a new site of supported living fl ...

Ex-Lord Mayor, Jim Patey, recently got a first glimpse of 'Patey Court' a new site of supported living flats in Paulsgrove which will be opening next year. The accommodation, being developed by Portsm ...

9 November, 2021
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