By Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus This October, damp and mould will be impossible to ignore. Damp and Mould Action and Awareness Week (20–26 October 2025) falls just days before Awaab’s Law comes into force on 27 October... View Article

A development of affordable housing featuring Zero Bills homes has been praised by the National Housing Federation. The Federation’s Chief Executive Kate Henderson visited Platform Housing Group’s Trentside site, part of Keepmoat’s Beeston Canalside in Nottingham where 82 of the... View Article

Women and Manual Trades (WaMT) and Procure Plus are proud to support the ‘City & Guilds Women’s Maintenance Programme’ – a new initiative opening doors for women in housing maintenance. In collaboration with Build Salford, Frameworks Social Enterprise CIC, and... View Article

As champions of social value, Procure Plus prides itself on working with partners that deliver real and lasting change. Embassy, a leading homelessness charity in Greater Manchester, is a standout example – tackling the homelessness cycle head-on with an integrated... View Article

Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP) has partnered with property solutions company Fortem to launch a new online customer portal, designed to keep residents informed and supported throughout planned maintenance or retrofit works in their homes. Accessible in multiple languages, the portal... View Article

A Midlands based housing association, Platform Housing Group, is proud to announce its commitment to the Homes for Nature initiative, an industry leading campaign developed by the Future Homes Hub. This bold, voluntary pledge aims to embed wildlife supportive features... View Article

NHBC was pleased to support the Association for Rental Living (ARL) in the delivery of a recent webinar, which examined the processes and challenges associated with brownfield site development. Unlocking brownfield sites for mixed tenure development attracted a broad mix of industry... View Article

Leading housing association Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has secured planning permission to redevelop its Windmill Court site in Mortimer Common, near Reading, into 24 high-quality affordable homes. The scheme will transform the former over-55’s accommodation, which had become outdated, into... View Article

Families have just moved into their new affordable homes in a new 40-home neighbourhood in a Norfolk village. Flagship Homes, part of Bromford Flagship, has celebrated finishing the project off Chalk Lane in Narborough, between Swaffham and King’s Lynn. The homes... View Article

Plans for 211 new supported housing apartments at the heart of the Seaham Garden Village have been submitted for approval. The new homes, designed to help people with differing levels of care and support needs to live well and independently,... View Article

A national campaign aimed at tackling the scourge of damp and mould in people’s homes has received formal recognition from the UK and Scottish Governments, as the housing sector prepares for the introduction of Awaab’s Law. Damp & Mould Action... View Article

Lovell has been shortlisted for an important award for its work with homelessness charity Oasis Community Housing. The national partnership housing specialist will find out later this month (October) if its team in the North East has won the accolade for Best Social Value Project... View Article