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Housing association Aster Group has priced its first £250m Sustainability Bond under the group’s new European Medium-Term Notes (EMTN) programme with the proceeds bolstering its fund for developing new affordable housing. The 15-year bond, which was four times oversubscribed, comprised... View Article

Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, is still continuing to insist on pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, said today (Thursday 21... View Article

Clarion Housing Group, one of the UK’s largest social landlords, has been pushing ahead with routine repairs at its properties, despite some residents being Covid-19 positive, Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, claimed today (Tuesday 19 January). Unite said that... View Article

UK rent levels continued to rise faster for larger properties during the last quarter of 2020, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). In the latest edition of its quarterly Rent Index, which is based on its database of... View Article

The Confederation of Co-operative Housing, the umbrella body for housing co-operatives in the UK, is pleased to announce the winners of the CCH 2020 Annual Awards. In their inaugural year, the awards were set up to help show the world... View Article

A portfolio of 4,000 homes will become greener and an additional 1,000 new houses are set to be built in North Wales after Cartrefi Conwy secured a £22m funding packaging from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. The housing association secured the... View Article

Following a competitive tender, Notting Hill Genesis Housing Association has awarded Pinnacle Group a £4.5m five-year contract to provide cleaning services to over 1,300 key worker units. Since November, Pinnacle have been providing cleaning services to key worker accommodation over... View Article

Having proper fire safety equipment in the workplace is of utmost importance to ensure the health and safety of everyone, most especially the staff. Thus, every company in the UK, regardless of the industry, is required by law to have... View Article

Responding to today’s government announcement of a £30 million Waking Watch Relief Fund to pay for the installation of fire alarms in high-rise buildings with cladding, Lord Porter, Building Safety spokesman for the Local Government Association, said: “This fund is... View Article

Today, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) Wales have released their manifesto for the forthcoming election, explaining that only when the private rented sector (PRS) is regarded as part of the solution to the housing crisis can landlords and tenants... View Article