North Yorkshire is getting an energy efficiency boost

A development of new, affordable homes in North Yorkshire is getting an energy efficiency boost, as planning gets underway for the inclusion of a solar power battery storage system. Located in the village of Swinton, north of Malton, the 20... View Article

Landlords could face £21.6 bn bill for EPC requirements

Residential landlords in England & Wales could face a potential bill of £21.6 billion to meet new EPC requirements, according to data from Knight Frank. More stringent minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for the domestic private rented sector (PRS) were confirmed... View Article

Riverside and Bellway London hold topping-out ceremony

The event took place on Friday 7 February at Arbour Square, the 441-home development which is a joint venture between social housing provider The Riverside Group and homebuilder Bellway London. The scheme is on the site of the current Geoffrey Close Estate... View Article

Work underway on homes built at former Coventry garage sites

Work is progressing well on eight former garage sites across Coventry. Housing association, Citizen, is working with Excelsior Land and LoCaL Homes with support from Coventry City Council to build 19 properties at eight sites across the city including Whoberley,... View Article

What extent has public transport impacted deisgn

Over the last 15 years, cities and towns across the UK have all started to follow in London’s footsteps and introduced rentable bicycles, e-bikes, and/or e-scooters. These rentable sustainable modes of transportation offer the public a new way to explore... View Article

Colour Updates for Silvertex by Beauflor

Beauflor has updated its popular Silvertex cushion vinyl range with the latest wood and stone looks. With fast and easy installation over old floors thanks to Silver Tex Back, Beauflor’s Silvertex is a competitively priced semi-loose lay cushion vinyl floor... View Article

INSTALLERSHOW 2025 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Building on the success of last year, InstallerSHOW is returning to the NEC from the 24th to the 26th of June with more than 800 of the industry’s biggest brands all under one roof. Spanning three halls to cater for an... View Article
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Exposed pipes covered quickly and easily with UK Boxings

Pipe boxing and decorative casings from UK Boxings have been used by housing associations and local authorities for well over 20 years to conceal, heating system, boiler, and fire sprinkler pipework to help improve a project’s finish, reduce time on site and... View Article

VIVID completes handover of key developments

VIVID, the fifth largest housebuilder among housing associations in England and a leading provider of affordable homes, has successfully completed the handover of several key schemes from developer Foreman Homes. The Hampshire-based developments include Berry Way in Park Gate, Millers... View Article

Homes benefit from £4.4m housing investment programme

Hundreds of homes across Hartlepool are benefitting from a major investment programme, with customers receiving a range of internal upgrades. Over the last 12 months Karbon Homes has worked with specialist regeneration contractor RE:GEN Group to carry out the improvement... View Article

Seven retrofit innovations you need to know about

THE JUDGING period for the Big Retrofit Challenge has concluded and seven potentially game-changing innovations in home decarbonisation have been selected as winners. Designed to unearth pioneering solutions for decarbonisation and healthy living spaces, The Big Retrofit Challenge winners demonstrated... View Article

Affordable homes delivery on the rise

The social housing sales and demolitions data published today by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government shows that there were 17,504 social housing sales in 2023-24, a 28% decrease on the previous year. During the same period, there were 13,964... View Article

Pinnacle Group re-awarded whg contract

Pinnacle Group is celebrating the re-award of two significant contracts with leading housing association landlord whg, marking 18 years since the initial contract that spurred the company’s expansion into the Midlands. The contracts encompass both communal area cleaning across all... View Article

Cala Homes (West) handover of final affordable homes

Cala Homes (West) has reached the final stage in its handover of 105 affordable homes to East Renfrewshire Council at its development in Newton Mearns. East Renfrewshire Council Environment Convener Danny Devlin met with the Cala team including West Managing... View Article

North Star and Infinity Group win national Award

Leading housing provider North Star Housing Group and its technology partner Infinity Group are celebrating after scooping a prestigious national housing accolade for Best Customer Impact. North Star, which manages 4,000 homes across the North East, won the National Housing... View Article