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Grass-roots sustainability: why we need to become more self-reliant as consumers

Tackling climate change will force us to make huge lifestyle changes

Monday, 13th January 2020

Household domestic energy use currently accounts for roughly 29% of the UK’s total energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Radically reducing this figure is vital if the country is to achieve its goals of cutting emissions to 51% of 1990... View Article

Vent-Axia announced as six-times finalist at H&V News Awards

Monday, 13th January 2020

Market-leading ventilation expert Vent-Axia has shown its design leadership in tackling the problems of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in the home with three products being shortlisted in two categories each at the prestigious H&V News Awards. This impressive shortlisting... View Article

Adapt to the needs of ‘generation rent’

Monday, 13th January 2020

A Parliamentary report (*) is maintaining that landlords need to adapt, to take a share of the growing ‘Generation Rent’ sector. The adapting applies to their properties, creating environments that enable older tenants to live independently. Potentially they can do... View Article

Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

Thursday, 9th January 2020

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the national conversation. But social housing providers have had to contend with much more. What does 2020 hold in store for social housing... View Article

Fife Council upgrades to Aico 3000 series smoke alarms

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Long standing Aico customer, Fife Council has engaged in a rolling programme to upgrade all of its 32,000 properties with Aico 3000 Series Alarms. Fife Council is a leading light in fire safety in the social housing sector, being both an early adopter... View Article

A quarter of landlords plan to exit the market this year, putting over half a million homes up for sale

Tuesday, 7th January 2020

A quarter (26%) of landlords plan to cash in on at least one property this year, potentially putting over half a million homes up for sale, according to new research by landlord insurance provider Simply Business. The survey of 800... View Article

Mapei’s high-demand training dates revealed for 2020

Monday, 6th January 2020

Mapei has unveiled its extensive list of training dates for 2020, as part of plans to continually utilise its impressive training facility based in Halesowen, West Midlands. Following a successful first year of training courses at the facility situated at... View Article

Rockwell partners with Gateway Housing Association to deliver new affordable homes

Thursday, 5th December 2019

Rockwell, a London-focussed mixed-use property developer, has today confirmed Gateway Housing Association as its partner for delivery of the affordable housing at its landmark development at 82 West India Dock Road, Westferry. The 30-storey hotel and residential building adjacent to Westferry... View Article

Sovereign and Legal & General Homes to bring affordable homes to Didcot

Wednesday, 4th December 2019

Sovereign Housing Association and developer Legal & General Homes will deliver 279 affordable homes for Didcot, sharing a commitment to building quality homes in sustainable communities at the Willington Down site. Together, their joint expertise will deliver 279 affordable homes ranging from one... View Article

Essential Living launches shared network across London build-to-rent sites

Wednesday, 29th May 2019

Build-to-rent accommodation provider Essential Living has launched a converged network solution across a range of sites across London and Maidenhead. The shared network, which was developed by Brighton based connectivity specialist Curve IT, has been deployed across four new developments in Islington, Bethnal Green,... View Article

The challenges of renovating an existing boiler house to create a new council housing development in Hackney

Wednesday, 15th May 2019

Couch Perry Wilkes (CPW) has been appointed as the main mechanical, electrical and plumbing consultant on a unique new council housing development in Hackney, which will see an old boiler house transformed to create sympathetic new housing for the area.... View Article

Higgins starts work on site at Woolwich Reach for Notting Hill Genesis – 100% affordable housing

Thursday, 4th April 2019

Higgins has started work on site to design and build a 14 storey residential block at Woolwich Reach, E16 for Notting Hill Genesis. The £21 million contract will deliver 75 affordable homes, one, two and three bedroom apartments, of which... View Article

Regeneration scheme in Camberwell receives the green light from residents

Wednesday, 23rd January 2019

Bellway has been announced as development partner in a key regeneration scheme in Camberwell. The housebuilder was selected by housing association The Riverside Group to work on its existing estate in March 2018. Together they have been developing a scheme,... View Article

86 per cent of UK residents think energy companies must do more to tackle meter cheating

Thursday, 17th January 2019

Almost nine in 10 (86 per cent) bill payers think that energy companies should be working harder to tackle energy theft, according to a research report. The study was commissioned by outsourced utility customer engagement specialists Echo Managed Services and Grosvenor Services Group and endorsed by Crimestoppers... View Article

Don’t be an amateur

Tuesday, 4th December 2018

Surface preparation is critical in the restoration of a floor and mistakes at this stage can have catastrophic consequences for the finished result. Here Scott Coffey, regional sales manager at surface preparation expert National Flooring Equipment, explains how to choose... View Article

Landlords – how to maintain or improve energy efficiency standards

Friday, 26th October 2018

Changes to energy efficiency regulations of the private rental market in the UK were heavily publicised in April. Housing Management & Maintenance even ran a countdown to the deadline piece in March, clearly setting out the rules that came into... View Article

Comment on call for £42bn for housing associations

Tuesday, 16th October 2018

“Housing Associations are justified in demanding far more than the £2bn of investment promised by the Prime Minister. In order to deliver in the 2020s during a period of market adjustment to the Brexit shock, it is reasonable to ask... View Article

Can we change our bad energy habits?

Tuesday, 16th October 2018

Tenants in the private rented sector spend more money on heating their homes than other residents, but the recently published United Nations report on climate change could spark a major shift in how energy is provided to tenants’ homes and... View Article