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Planning experts brand this “Large scale centralisation of the planning system, and the biggest shift away from localism in a generation”

Wednesday, 12th August 2020

Claire Petricca-Riding and Nicola Gooch of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors welcome the opportunity to discuss and re-invigorate the planning system in England. We have recently seen the introduction of the ‘Planning for the Future’ white paper which sets out the ‘building... View Article

SAP 10.1 Changes the Heating Industry

Monday, 27th July 2020

From Ross Harrold, Marketing & PR, Electric Heating Company A large challenge faced by the Heating Industry was the methodology for SAP 2012, which was written six years ago. SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) is the methodology used to determine a... View Article

Adapting to change

Wednesday, 22nd July 2020

Though the construction industry is now back on site, Covid-19 has not left it unscarred. AO.com managing director Anthony Sant speaks to netMAGmedia’s Jack Wooler on how the virus has brought supply to the fore, and what the company has... View Article

We mustn’t let COVID-19 ruin our net-zero carbon progress

Tuesday, 21st July 2020

It will take years to rebuild the UK’s economy in the wake of COVID-19, but we can’t let that challenge get in the way of a more sustainable future. Here, Mark McManus, managing director at Stiebel Eltron, discusses how an... View Article

Meeting the climate change challenge

Tuesday, 21st July 2020

By Simon Storer, Chief Executive of Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA). As the UK makes tentative steps out of Covid-19 lockdown with government measures to revive the economy, our climate change crisis has not gone away and is accelerating. The chancellor’s... View Article

How to Bid and Win Contracts in the Covid-19 Era

Tuesday, 14th July 2020

Andrew Morrison of AM Bid outlines what buyers will be looking to get assurance on when evaluating tender submission Following a sharp decline in tender activity during March and April, we are now seeing the return of opportunities to bid... View Article

The long-term benefits of combining LD1 specification, IoT and connected fire safety technologies

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

The disparities between Approved Document B (Fire Safety) volume 1 and the recent revision of Part 6 of BS 5839 presents housing providers with varying guidelines on the minimum requirement of fire safety provisions their property portfolio should currently specify.... View Article

Why you should take a closer look at fire door certification

Monday, 22nd June 2020

By Kevin Underwood, BWF Fire Door Alliance As an effective passive fire protection product, fire doors fulfil a life-saving role in resisting the spread of smoke and fire for a period dependent on their fire classification. A fire door is... View Article

Councils receive extra £4m to crack down on rogue landlords

Monday, 24th February 2020

More than 100 councils across England have been awarded a share of over £4 million to crack down on criminal landlords and letting agents. The new funding will be used by councils to take enforcement action against rogue landlords and... View Article

Birmingham will require planning permission for small HMOs

Monday, 24th February 2020

A citywide direction on houses in multiple occupation is being introduced by Birmingham City Council from June 2020, giving the council greater control over the conversion of residential properties in the city. The Article 4 direction will mean that planning... View Article

Over two-thirds of council homelessness services pushed into the red

Monday, 24th February 2020

Rising levels of homelessness and the increasing cost of using expensive bed and breakfast accommodation have plunged more than two-thirds of all council homelessness services in England into the red, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association. Figures... View Article

Rogue landlord crammed 30 residents into unsafe property with just a single kitchen

Monday, 24th February 2020

A property guardian company has been found guilty of multiple offences after it crammed upto 30 tenants into a Grade Two listed building in disrepair and had not been licensed as a House in Multiple Occupation. Camelot Guardian Management Company... View Article

Tenant found guilty of attempted Right to Buy fraud

Monday, 24th February 2020

A council tenant has received a 20 month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, for fraudulently attempting to purchase a three bedroom house with a £80,900 discount. Debbie Mclean, 54, from Hove, was prosecuted by Lewes District Council after claiming... View Article

Jobcentres receive £3million for homelessness outreach work

Monday, 24th February 2020

Jobcentres across the UK are to benefit from a boost of up to £3 million to support homeless people and rough sleepers with a variety of projects, designed to get them back on their feet and to find work. The... View Article

Six things social housing providers need to consider in 2020

Monday, 24th February 2020

2019 has been one of the most tumultuous years of the past decade, with Brexit again dominating the national conversation. But social housing providers have had to contend with much more. What does 2020 hold in store for social housing... View Article

Landlords demand a speeding up of court processes

Monday, 24th February 2020

Courts across the country are struggling to cope with the volume of property repossession cases they are hearing, with private landlords warning this could reduce the supply of homes available for rent in the future. The delays are worse in... View Article

Social sector has lessons to learn over furnished tenancies

Monday, 24th February 2020

The End Furniture Poverty organisation claims the social housing sector has lessons to learn from the private rented sector over the use of furnished tenancies. While furnished tenancies are commonplace in the private sector, they are rarely found in social... View Article

Private rents rising above inflation with growing demand

Monday, 24th February 2020

Average private sector rents across the UK rose at inflation busting rates in December, with rises of almost 10 per cent being recorded in some areas of the UK fuelled by a strong demand from tenants. HomeLet’s Rental Index for... View Article

Wales bans use of combustible cladding on all new high-rise buildings

Monday, 24th February 2020

The use of combustible cladding on the external walls of all new high-rise buildings in Wales has been banned from mid January 2020. The ban applies to combustible cladding on all new residential buildings (flats, student accommodation and care homes)... View Article

Government rejects renewal of Liverpool’s citywide licensing scheme

Monday, 24th February 2020

Plans to renew a citywide selective licensing scheme for the private rented sector in Liverpool have been controversially rejected by the Government following campaigning by a major landlords’ organisation. Liverpool City Council had proposed renewing its licensing scheme for another... View Article