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Held this week in London, a Building Insights LIVE conference entitled ‘Warm Homes for Social Housing’ saw social housing professionals engage with the construction supply chain to discover the most practical strategies for providing more energy efficient, more comfortable homes... View Article

Trust Housing Association has completed the transformation of Manse Gardens in Strachur, bringing an outdated former sheltered housing development back into full use as 16 modern, highly energy-efficient homes. The project gives a new long-term future to a development which... View Article

Two new Group Directors have been appointed by Stonewater, one of the UK’s leading social housing providers, who will shape and strengthen customer-focused services for communities across the country. Craig Taylor and Adele O’Brien bring extensive experience from across the... View Article

One of the Midlands’ largest housing associations has welcomed the Government’s additional £1 billion investment in social and affordable housing while stressing that its success must ultimately be measured in homes delivered. The funding announced in today’s Budget takes the value... View Article

Esri UK and Ordnance Survey (OS) have launched the Social Housing Innovation Challenge, inviting housing associations and local authorities to submit innovative ideas for using digital mapping technology to tackle challenges in social housing. Entry is free with up to three... View Article

By Kevin Willetts, Chair of specialist housing provider for older people Alpha Living By 2030, one in six people worldwide will be aged 60 or over. In the UK, around 12 million people are already aged 65 and above. This... View Article

Affordable housing developer AJC Group has purchased a new, larger headquarters in Ringwood as it prepares to expand its workforce and increase its presence across the South. The Dorset-founded SME has relocated from Poole to Headlands Business Park in Ringwood,... View Article

Government’s impact assessment criticised for failing to consider added cost of standards on new homes Housing bodies have warned proposals for a new green energy standard being considered by the Scottish Government will significantly deepen the country’s housing emergency. The... View Article

New directorate action plans will make environmental sustainability part of everyday decisions across Peabody, with 4,000 colleagues invited to help create greener, healthier neighbourhoods alongside residents. Peabody has launched its new Sustainability Strategy and Climate Transition Plan, setting out how... View Article

RSH has urged social housing boards and councillors to provide strong strategic leadership and ensure they have the information and insight needed to make difficult decisions about competing priorities. RSH’s Sector Risk Profile report, published today, warned landlords must manage growing... View Article

Debbie Chun has been appointed Director of IT and Transformation at Local Space, a London housing association providing settled homes for people experiencing homelessness. She will bring together people, processes and technology to improve the experience of customers and colleagues,... View Article

By Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus Damp & Mould Action and Awareness Week is a chance to look at how approaches to health hazards are evolving, particularly as Awaab’s Law Phase 2 introduces further requirements and timescales from 30... View Article

Councils outside London are beginning to recognise co-living as an option for meeting local housing needs, with shared living appearing in more emerging plans. Research by planning and development consultancy Lichfields found that adopted policies and guidance address co-living in... View Article

Angus Michie has officially started his tenure as Chair of Stonewater at a significant moment for the leading affordable housing provider. Angus began in role on October 1, coming shortly after Stonewater was awarded £350 million though the Social and... View Article

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Housing Academy are collaborating to support  RICS UK members working in social housing meet the requirements of the Competence and Conduct Standard. From October 2026, senior housing managers and... View Article