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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 research reveals 19% revenue boost for firms investing in hybrid working during pandemic

|Date: 26 May, 2022

New research reveals 19% revenue boost for firms investing in hybrid working during pandemic

Investment in hybrid working is rewarding UK businesses, with many organisations experiencing increased r ...

Investment in hybrid working is rewarding UK businesses, with many organisations experiencing increased revenue, productivity and employee satisfaction as a result, according to new research released ...

26 May, 2022
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Springfield unveils additional Breathing Space bench in Blairgowrie

|Date: 12 May, 2022

Springfield unveils additional Breathing Space bench in Blairgowrie

Springfield has installed another Breathing Space bench at its housing development Kinloch Gardens in Bla ...

Springfield has installed another Breathing Space bench at its housing development Kinloch Gardens in Blairgowrie. In partnership with Kingdom Housing Association, the homebuilders have created a welc ...

12 May, 2022
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BDP | Humanising hospitals

|Date: 10 May, 2022

BDP | Humanising hospitals

What is a hospital’s primary purpose? To offer a diagnosis for disease. To treat the sick and injured. Or ...

What is a hospital’s primary purpose? To offer a diagnosis for disease. To treat the sick and injured. Or to provide shelter in a series of buildings for those during periods of treatment. Some define ...

10 May, 2022
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Housing has a crucial role to play in reducing health and wellbeing inequalities

|Date: 28 April, 2022

Housing has a crucial role to play in reducing health and wellbeing inequalities

Following the announcement of Legal & General (L&G) and UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) ente ...

Following the announcement of Legal & General (L&G) and UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) entering into a four-year partnership to further the role of business in reducing inequalities in U ...

28 April, 2022
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Social housing lawyers Winckworth Sherwood backs almshouse research project

|Date: 29 March, 2022

Social housing lawyers Winckworth Sherwood backs almshouse research project

Winckworth Sherwood is backing a major research project that will explore the resilience and community be ...

Winckworth Sherwood is backing a major research project that will explore the resilience and community benefits of almshouses as later life housing providers. The £300,000 research is funded by the Du ...

29 March, 2022
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New report highlights the impact of retrofit programmes on social housing customers

|Date: 4 January, 2022

New report highlights the impact of retrofit programmes on social housing customers

A new report launched by housing provider, Orbit, details how the decarbonisation retrofit programme will ...

A new report launched by housing provider, Orbit, details how the decarbonisation retrofit programme will impact Orbit’s customers, both during the retrofit works and post-works, with a particular foc ...

4 January, 2022
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Wates and Rother District Council to build 200 affordable eco Earth-Sheltered Homes in East Sussex

|Date: 1 December, 2021

Wates and Rother District Council to build 200 affordable eco Earth-Sheltered Homes in East Sussex

Just days after being named as the best in the UK, a housing development in Rother has announced the cont ...

Just days after being named as the best in the UK, a housing development in Rother has announced the contractor who will build the housing scheme. Blackfriars in Battle, an initiative led by Rother Di ...

1 December, 2021
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UK Construction Week opens with big splash on sustainability

|Date: 6 October, 2021

UK Construction Week opens with big splash on sustainability

UK Construction Week opens its doors, welcoming thousands of determined buyers and built environment prof ...

UK Construction Week opens its doors, welcoming thousands of determined buyers and built environment professionals catching up on two years of innovation, policy advances and new product development. ...

6 October, 2021
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Homes to be self-built by military veterans in Plymouth

|Date: 10 August, 2021

Homes to be self-built by military veterans in Plymouth

Work has started on the Stirling Project; Plymouth’s latest veterans self-build scheme. Based on the site ...

Work has started on the Stirling Project; Plymouth’s latest veterans self-build scheme. Based on the site of a former residential care home on Honicknowle Green, the project will see eight previously ...

10 August, 2021
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