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Salford housing association Salix Homes is celebrating 10 years of making a difference – investing in homes, supporting communities, and shaping the future of social housing in the city. This week marks the 10-year anniversary since Salix Homes became a... View Article

For the seventh year in a row, one of the UK’s largest housing associations has been named among the top ten best places to work in the UK. Home Group placed 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces, as part of the... View Article

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TODAY (11 March 2025) the government has announced which projects have been successful in their bid for support from the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 and Warm Homes: Local Grant. Leading retrofit decarbonisation contractor Sustainable Building Services (UK)... View Article

North London property management firm Mo’Living has partnered with facilities management provider ProPropertyFM as it looks to streamline its services. Mo’Living prides itself on its hands-on approach, whereby landlords can entrust a team of professionals to manage their properties. They... View Article

Wates Group, one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance company, has today announced the appointment of George Mosey as Operations Director for the Construction division. Sitting on the Wates Construction Board, George will work alongside the... View Article

Hundreds more much-needed homes, including more than 200 for social rent, will be built as part of the regeneration of Wornington Green, after Peabody’s plans for the third and final phase of the project were green-lit by the council. At... View Article

Hundreds of much-needed new homes for London have moved a step closer to completion, with the “topping out” of 240 homes on the former St Ann’s Hospital site in South Tottenham. Not-for-profit housing association Peabody and development partner The Hill... View Article

Ombudsman consults on 2025-26 Business Plan and 5-year strategy for healthier homes, fairer services and trusting relationships The Housing Ombudsman is seeking views and feedback from residents, landlords, advocacy agencies, representative groups, MPs and councillors on its Business Plan 2025-26... View Article