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Between seven and nine fire service vehicles were deployed during more than 2,000 callouts On 6,631 occasions, the alarm was found to be faulty, damaged, poorly maintained or incorrectly positioned The number of false fire alarms in medium and high-rise... View Article

Open Day success at Housing 21’s Extra Care scheme in Faringdon   Housing 21 welcomed members of the local community to celebrate the launch of its newest Extra Care scheme, Fern Meadows, in Oxfordshire. The open day, held on Wednesday... View Article

Six talented individuals have begun their journey with Platform Housing Group’s Digital Futures Academy, an innovative apprenticeship programme designed to nurture digital and data technology talent from all walks of life. Launched in November 2024, with applications going live in... View Article

New homes at The Brickworks Museum site now ready for customers VIVID has completed its redevelopment of the historic Brickworks Museum site in Bursledon, with 12 new affordable homes now ready for customers. Working in partnership with Imperial Homes, the... View Article

Pinnacle Group has announced that is has been appointed as the housing management partner for BluePine Living, a new affordable housing platform backed by institutional capital and committed to delivering high-quality homes across England. BluePine Living is investing in homes... View Article

Rykneld Homes Managing Director announces retirement Lorraine Shaw has been with the organisation since it was established in 2007 She leaves after 18 years at Rykneld Homes, 14 as Managing Director Niall Clark will take on MD role when Lorraine... View Article

Runnymede Borough Council has completed the acquisition of 13 new affordable homes at Cala Homes’ Maple Croft development on Thorpe Lea Road, Egham. The Council will take ownership of 10 one-and-two-bedroom apartments and three two-bedroom terraced houses at Cala’s development.... View Article

A North East housing association has been named one of the UK’s best charity and not-for-profit workplaces for the second year in a row. Home Group was listed among 17 large UK businesses named as 2025 winners by Great Place... View Article

A group of fearless colleagues from a Midlands social landlord have raised £5,110 for the NSPCC. The team from Platform Housing Group swapped solid ground for the skies earlier this month to raise vital funds for the organisation’s corporate charity... View Article

Poole-based affordable housing specialist AJC Group has announced a major progress update on its company mission to build ‘500 in 5’; 500 homes for social housing in five years. The company has revealed that 328 homes have now been delivered... View Article

Bromford has been given the green light to deliver 150 new affordable homes on an 11-acre site in South Gloucestershire. The land in Hambrook, which has remained vacant for several years, will be the housing association’s largest development in South... View Article

Carlos Thibaut, Jennifer Ryans and Zahir Mamujee have decades of experience working across business development, dispute resolution and property development and management.  Carlos is a Non-Executive Director, consultant and senior executive with more than 32 years’ experience in business development, IT... View Article

Orbit has announced the appointment of Brian Nearney as its new Chief Development Officer. Brian, who was previously Regional Managing Director for Orbit Homes Midlands and South, has been successfully promoted into this newly created role and will be responsible for... View Article

The finalists for the annual Salix Homes Springboard Heroes Awards have been announced. For the past year, Salford housing association Salix Homes has been awarding grants to groups and projects in Salford that are making a real difference in communities.... View Article