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Aico secures two finalist positions at the Business Culture Awards

Tuesday, 29th September 2020

Aico are pleased to announce they have secured two finalist positions at the Business Culture Awards this year. The Business Culture Awards give forward-thinking organisations a way to celebrate work which sets up their employees to succeed – recognising how... View Article

Extinguishing fire safety myths

Friday, 25th September 2020

Fire Safety has and always will be a well-documented subject, with various experts and regulatory bodies sharing key insights that save lives. Despite this, practical knowledge can sometimes be overshadowed by false information and myth. Karen Trigg of Allegion UK... View Article

University and councils team up to help Derbyshire firms create ‘net zero’ homes

Thursday, 24th September 2020

The University of Derby is joining local partners from across Derbyshire next month to spearhead the ‘green recovery’ by making homes in the county more energy efficient. Methods and approaches to ‘retrofit’ energy efficiency features in houses across Derbyshire will... View Article

Programme launches to prevent employee addiction crisis

Thursday, 24th September 2020

e UK’s leading addiction treatment specialists UKAT have launched a new Addiction Awareness programme, aimed at helping those working in the Building & Construction trade across the country. The programme is set to support employers and employees as the Government... View Article

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

A coalition of thirteen leading rural organisations is today urging the Government to commit to more equitable funding in rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The Rural Coalition has published Rebuilding Rural: Growing Back Better, setting out... View Article

60% of local authorities delay fire door maintenance and inspection programmes – leaving safety to chance

Monday, 21st September 2020

Over half (52%) of UK local authorities responding to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reported delays to planned fire door maintenance and replacement in the first half of 2020. The number rises to 60% when inspection delays are also... View Article

Dementia-friendly places could reduce burden on social care, says RTPI report

Monday, 21st September 2020

Good quality housing and well planned local environments could reduce the burden on social care by ensuring people living with dementia stay in their own homes for longer, according to new advice published by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).... View Article

Dangerous cladding: “Put a stop to arguing over who’s responsible and put this right”

Friday, 18th September 2020

Three years after the Grenfell Tower disaster in which 72 people lost their lives, only a third (155 out of 455) of high-rise buildings with Grenfell-style flammable cladding due to be fixed by now have had their cladding replaced with a safe... View Article

New social housing scheme in Lewisham given the go-ahead

Thursday, 17th September 2020

The City of London Corporation has been given the green light to build 110 new social housing homes in the borough of Lewisham. On Thursday (27 August) Lewisham Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed the development on the land at Sydenham... View Article

Low-carbon heating – how housing associations can reduce emissions, cut bills and improve comfort

Thursday, 17th September 2020

By Oliver Baker, CEO, Ambion Heating Following the launch of the Green Homes Grant to help improve the efficiency of E, F and G rated homes, the focus on fixing some of the country’s ‘leaky’ housing stock is a key... View Article

Ceremony marks new council housing milestone

Monday, 14th September 2020

A topping-out ceremony was held on Thursday at a new 100% affordable block that will become council homes at council rents for 90 Croydon families when it is completed. Next spring, local people on the borough’s housing waiting list will... View Article

Governments homes funding looks disingenuous – CPRE

Wednesday, 9th September 2020

Commenting on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) launching affordable homes funding, Tom Fyans, deputy chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, said: ‘While this funding seems impressive, it was announced in the Budget and doesn’t represent... View Article

Housing Minister and local MP visit new housing development in Darlington

Tuesday, 8th September 2020

Darlington MP Peter Gibson and Housing Minister Chris Pincher recently visited Karbon Homes’ new development at Springfield Meadows in Darlington, to see how it is offering affordable home ownership for local people. The MP and Minister toured the 80-home development,... View Article

Planning application for Fenwick Place submitted to Lambeth Council

Tuesday, 8th September 2020

Homes for Lambeth has submitted a planning application to Lambeth’s Planning Department for Fenwick Place. The application provides 27 new high-quality homes 50% of which will be affordable homes. Fenwick Place forms the second phase of the rebuilding of Fenwick... View Article

Just a door, right? The importance of Fire Door Safety Week 2020

Friday, 4th September 2020

Let’s be honest, like many safety devices, fire doors remain fairly anonymous. We walk past dozens of them everyday – at work, at home and when we’re out and about in shops and restaurants. How many times do you give... View Article

Firestopping of Service Penetrations: A new best practice guide

Thursday, 3rd September 2020

To assist in the design, specification and installation of building services penetrations to ensure fire compartmentation is maintained, five leading not-for-profit organisations have launched a Best Practice Design and Installation Guide, Firestopping of Service Penetrations. The aim of the guide... View Article

KMS appoint Steve Tickle

Wednesday, 2nd September 2020

KMS has appointed Steve Tickle as National Sales Manager. With over 27 years experience in the security industry, predominantly access control Steve has held sales roles at regional, national and international levels over his career. He is experienced in large scale multinational commercial access... View Article

Rent arrears fear for landlords despite pandemic discounts

Tuesday, 1st September 2020

Scotland’s largest landlord membership organisation has warned that despite almost half of landlords offering discounts to tenants affected by Covid-19, arrears are continuing to rise and could reach unsustainable levels unless government takes action to help tenants pay their rent.... View Article

hub South West agrees £12.43m Kilwinning social housing contract with Graham Construction to build 79 new homes on behalf of North Ayrshire Council

Tuesday, 1st September 2020

The fourth of four new innovative housing projects, currently being developed in partnership with North Ayrshire Council, has been agreed with hub South West, the public-private partnership of local authorities, NHS, blue light services and a clutch of leading construction... View Article

Award success for town centre housing development

Friday, 28th August 2020

The development of the former White Lion pub in Stockport town centre has scooped a top gong at a regional awards ceremony. The joint entry from Stockport Council and Trafford Housing Trust took the top prize in the ‘Best Change... View Article