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Two Rivers Housing has released its latest Annual Report and Accounts The community-based housing association posted a turnover of £33.7m It was awarded top regulatory grades of G1 V1 C1 from the Regulator of Social Housing Two Rivers Housing invested... View Article

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has today announced that it is taking enforcement action against Concept Housing Association (Concept). This follows a sustained period in which Concept has failed to address serious failings in the way it is run. Its approach... View Article

Two local authorities received a C3 consumer grade from the Regulator of Social Housing in regulatory judgements published today (Wednesday 14 October 2026). RSH found serious failings in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council’s understanding of the condition of its homes and... View Article

New Housemark research suggests access to AI tools is increasing across social housing, but widespread staff adoption is not yet keeping pace. Housemark, which provides data, benchmarking and insight services to the social housing sector, has identified a significant gap between access to AI tools and... View Article

Orbit has announced the appointment of Matt Mitchell as Business Development Lead – a newly created role to support the expansion of the organisation’s community investment activities. Matt will be responsible for identifying and securing new funding opportunities, developing partnerships and... View Article

Orbit has completed the transfer of 2,227 homes to Raven Housing Trust in the South East of England. The transfer comprises a range of tenures including general needs, leasehold, shared ownership and supported living, across nine local authorities. The majority... View Article

The National Housing Maintenance Forum is seeking an experienced and influential sector leader to strengthen collaboration, champion innovation and deliver better outcomes for residents. The National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) has opened applications for its next President, a strategic leadership... View Article

Local Space, a London-based housing association that provides high-quality homes to people experiencing homelessness, has appointed Kamran Tyler-Hussain as Director of Assets and New Business. Kamran brings experience in housing, property, development and public service. He is also a chartered... View Article

A housing compliance expert has called on the sector to look beyond headline performance figures and consider the individual homes and people behind them. Philip Trickett, Head of Heating and Compliance at Platform Housing Group, was a guest speaker at... View Article

Orbit Homes is continuing its commitment to deliver quality, energy efficient, and affordable living with 40 new homes at Waterside Gardens in Coventry. Delivered in partnership with Taylor Wimpey, Orbit Homes will offer a mix of one- bedroom maisonettes, two-bedroom... View Article

Karbon Homes has appointed three construction contractors to a new £208m, multi-supplier construction framework, supporting the delivery of much-needed extra care and supported housing developments across the North East and Yorkshire. Robertson Group, Caddick Construction and Esh Group have secured... View Article

Leigh Mullen is a valued member of ForHousing’s Extra Care team – but a year ago, becoming a ForHousing colleague wasn’t something she had imagined for herself. After leaving employment and facing uncertainty, Leigh called ForHousing’s Customer Connect Hub to... View Article

Aster Group has appointed former Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1 October 2026. Having previously been Deputy Mayor of London for Housing, Chair of the Homes for London Board and Non-Executive Director of Homes England, Richard brings... View Article

Sector body warns Scottish Government is ‘not on course’ for 110,000 affordable homes target Following today’s Scottish Government housebuilding statistics which showed social sector completions at the lowest level since 2007, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has warned... View Article

Housing group named an Exemplary Employer after scoring well above the 2026 employer average Platform Housing Group has achieved the highest level of accreditation available through the Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. The Group has been named an Exemplary Employer,... View Article

Not-for-profit housing group Orbit has promoted Andrew Hardy to the newly created role of National Land and New Business Director, supporting its drive to deliver 7,000 new and regenerated homes by 2030 and help tackle the UK’s affordable housing crisis.... View Article

Housing association Salix Homes has secured more than £2.2million in Government funding to improve heating systems at five of its tower blocks in Salford. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,000 homes across Salford, including 21 tower blocks, has been... View Article