Work starts on major new affordable housing project

A major new affordable housing project on Springfield Avenue in Bridlington is now under construction. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s development includes 30 new council homes, comprising of 24, one-bedroom, apartments and six, two-bedroom apartments. The development is being built... View Article

Homes England pushes for maximum possible funding

Homes England has urged the Government to allow it the maximum levels of funding possible in the upcoming spending review in order to deliver the Government’s housebuilding targets. Eamonn Boyle, who took over as interim Homes England chief executive in... View Article

Improving compliance and safety remains the top priority

According to a recent survey, improving compliance and safety continues to be the number one priority for facilities management professionals. However, 14% of respondents expressed uncertainty about meeting building maintenance compliance standards, while only 23% plan to increase their investment... View Article

Wiggett Group Announced as Platinum Sponsor

The highly-anticipated Platinum sponsor has been announced for the 2025 William Sutton Prize. Now in its sixth year and headed by the UK’s largest housing association, Clarion Housing Group, in 2025 the Prize will be supported by Wiggett Group, a trailblazer in social... View Article

Groundbreaking Ceremony of Affordable Housing Development

AJC Group has officially broken ground at the former NHS Becton Centre in Barton-on-Sea, marking the commencement of an important local affordable housing development in partnership with VIVID. This milestone event celebrates the transformation of the previously underutilised site in... View Article

Years After Grenfell, Thousands Remain at Risk

The NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) broadly agrees with the conclusions that the Committee of Public Accounts has reached during its call for evidence into the remediation of dangerous cladding. NFRC agrees with the Public Accounts Committee’s conclusion that... View Article

Massive green investment for North-East HA

A North-East housing association has received one of the largest single funding pots given out by Government to date to help make their customers’ homes more energy efficient. Home Group has received over £28m from the Government’s Warm Homes fund... View Article

Platform Housing Group announces new appointment

A Midlands-based social landlord has appointed a new member to its Board. Platform Housing Group has welcomed Sara Waller as a Non Executive Director and Chair of the Assets and Sustainability Committee. This latest appointment will further strengthen the Group’s... View Article
Matthew Neale, Head of Fleet at Platform Housing Group with the winning trophies at this year’s Fleet News Awards.

Social landlord celebrates in fleet management awards

One of the Midlands largest housing associations has been crowned as a winner in a prestigious fleet management awards scheme. Platform Housing Group was awarded this accolade in two categories in The Fleet News Awards 2025; these are: Fleet of... View Article

Peabody announces new Chief Investment Officer

Phil Jenkins, Peabody’s Executive Director of Development, has been appointed Chief Investment Officer (effective 1 April 2025). He will lead a new Investment directorate focused on both Peabody residents’ existing homes and the new ones the group plans to build.... View Article

Housing partnership delivers energy efficiency upgrades

The Matrix Housing Partnership, a consortium of seven housing associations, has delivered energy efficiency upgrades to 435 social homes across the Midlands and South West England. The Matrix Housing Partnership is comprised of GreenSquareAccord (GSA), Black Country Housing Group, Citizen... View Article

HA’s reinvest record amounts into new and existing homes

  Reinvestment in new and existing homes reached record levels as housing associations continued to focus on development, building safety, energy efficiency and stock decency, according to the new Value for Money report published today (13 March 2025) by the... View Article

A holistic approach to IEQ in the journey to net zero

Q&A with Tom Garrigan, Technical Director at BSRIA With people in the UK spending around 90% of their time indoors, indoor environmental quality (IEQ) plays a crucial role in health, comfort, and productivity. Throughout the 20th century, advances in building... View Article

VIVID secures £14.35 million Government funding

VIVID has been offered £14.35 million from the government’s Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH: SHF) to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.  This provisional allocation of funding supports the aim for all homes to be warm and affordable. This means... View Article

Partners set to welcome first residents

Karbon Homes and South Tyneside Council are set to welcome the first residents to 10 newly built supported housing bungalows in Hebburn. Developed to support residents with learning disabilities, autism and complex care needs to live more independently, the new... View Article