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Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

|Date: 3 June, 2025

Independent testing crucial to bridge retrofit confidence gap, BSRIA study reveals

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a signi ...

New research from the Building Services Research and Intelligence Association (BSRIA), highlights a significant confidence gap between construction professionals and the general public regarding the e ...

3 June, 2025
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Thousands of social tenants at risk of losing heating and hot water amid RTS switch-off

|Date: 13 May, 2025

Thousands of social tenants at risk of losing heating and hot water amid RTS switch-off

Housing sector warns energy companies must urgently ramp-up meter replacements ahead of 30th June deadlin ...

Housing sector warns energy companies must urgently ramp-up meter replacements ahead of 30th June deadline. Social housing groups have warned that thousands of tenants across Scotland may be left with ...

13 May, 2025
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Tenants take up new homes at Dundee development

|Date: 22 November, 2024

Tenants take up new homes at Dundee development

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has handed over the keys to all 30 homes to tenants at its Coldside R ...

Caledonia Housing Association (CHA) has handed over the keys to all 30 homes to tenants at its Coldside Road development in Dundee. The £5.4m development, which received £2.6m of Scottish Government f ...

22 November, 2024
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Tenants move into 15 new zero-carbon council homes in Plumstead

|Date: 17 September, 2024

Tenants move into 15 new zero-carbon council homes in Plumstead

Happy tenants have moved into a development of 15 new zero-carbon council homes, part of the 1,750 Greenw ...

Happy tenants have moved into a development of 15 new zero-carbon council homes, part of the 1,750 Greenwich Builds homes being created for local people. The homes in Gilbourne Road consist of 13 one, ...

17 September, 2024
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Plentific launches its UK housing whitepaper leveraging technology for a tenant-first experience

|Date: 18 April, 2024

Plentific launches its UK housing whitepaper leveraging technology for a tenant-first experience

Real-time property operations pioneer Plentific has launched its latest The State of Social Housing 2024 ...

Real-time property operations pioneer Plentific has launched its latest The State of Social Housing 2024 Whitepaper leveraging technology to support the UK housing sector to deliver a compliant, tenan ...

18 April, 2024
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Integrated Solutions at City Plumbing wins contract with VIVID to serve 35,000 homes

|Date: 8 April, 2024

Integrated Solutions at City Plumbing wins contract with VIVID to serve 35,000 homes

Public sector plumbing and heating supplier, Integrated Solutions at City Plumbing, has won a contract wi ...

Public sector plumbing and heating supplier, Integrated Solutions at City Plumbing, has won a contract with housing association, VIVID, to supply boilers and parts for heating installations, annual se ...

8 April, 2024
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Social homes are 14% less energy-efficient than they could be, costing tenants more than ever

|Date: 25 March, 2024

Social homes are 14% less energy-efficient than they could be, costing tenants more than ever

Simple changes could make social housing properties more energy-efficient and save tenants money. A new s ...

Simple changes could make social housing properties more energy-efficient and save tenants money. A new study has revealed that the average energy efficiency rating for social housing is 67.9 (band D) ...

25 March, 2024
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Arctic Hayes | Keeping tenants warm

|Date: 4 March, 2024

Arctic Hayes | Keeping tenants warm

Lee Parsons, CEO of Arctic Hayes, explains how filters, repair kits and a bit of knowledge can help keep ...

Lee Parsons, CEO of Arctic Hayes, explains how filters, repair kits and a bit of knowledge can help keep the heat running efficiently for tenants. Since the update to Part L of the Building Regulation ...

4 March, 2024
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Charis and Carpetright streamline flooring purchase for social housing

|Date: 26 February, 2024

Charis and Carpetright streamline flooring purchase for social housing

Funds administrator, Charis, has partnered with high street flooring retailer, Carpetright, to facilitate ...

Funds administrator, Charis, has partnered with high street flooring retailer, Carpetright, to facilitate the selection and installation of flooring in social housing. The difficulty in finding and bo ...

26 February, 2024
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The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

|Date: 21 February, 2024

The hidden cost in social housing: over 75% of residents are met with no or inadequate floor coverings

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents ...

The latest Resident Voice Index (RVI) survey reveals that over three-quarters of social housing residents had no or only partial floor coverings in their new home when they moved in, with 75% of these ...

21 February, 2024
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