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Family-owned home builder, Campion Homes, is celebrating two important milestones in the delivery of much-needed affordable homes in Dundee through its continued partnership with Abertay Housing Association. The Dundee-based housing association has now taken ownership of eight new three-bedroom homes... View Article

More than 380 newly completed homes will soon be available to people in Barking and Dagenham, marking another major milestone in the borough’s ambitious programme to deliver thousands of high-quality homes for local people. The 386 new homes, directly delivered... View Article

Major cladding remediation and improvement works have been successfully completed at 1-75 Manor Court in Weybridge, Surrey. Led by housing association A2Dominion, the £6.85 million project has delivered essential fire safety upgrades, alongside extensive internal and external renovations to support the long-term... View Article

Sanctuary Scotland has marked the handover of 64 new homes for social rent at Duncan Street in Greenock, transforming the site of a former health centre into a new affordable housing development. Delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government and... View Article

Not-for-profit housing group, Orbit, recently welcomed Folkestone and Hythe MP, Tony Vaughan KC, to take a tour of Dawsons Green, where it’s delivering 77 new affordable homes to boost the availability of affordable homes in the local area. In partnership... View Article

Jonathan Walters, the chief executive of the Regulator of Social Housing, used his address at the Housing 2026 conference this morning to reinforce the importance of achieving more and better social homes. Jonathan said that the “sector has delivered nearly... View Article

Appointments announced to strengthen the Executive and Leadership teams at Chime Housing, supporting merger delivery and integration. Amy Fox becomes Chief People and Governance Officer, and Carl Byrne becomes Integration Director. They will support the delivery of Chime’s long-term goals,... View Article

Two Rivers Housing awarded top regulatory ratings Two Rivers Housing receives top ratings following regulatory inspection G1/V1/C1 ratings put the housing association amongst the top performers in the country C1 awarded for the first time against the new Consumer Standards... View Article

Construction of a highly sustainable social housing development exclusively for older people in Salford has reached its highest point, marking a major milestone for the project. The new Passivhaus-certified ‘independent living scheme’ has now officially topped out, with roof works... View Article

Luke Brooks of Limelite discusses the shift driven by Awaab’s Law to focusing on breathable materials and building performance that offers long-term solutions to persistent damp and mould. Persistent damp and mould is among the most complex and visible challenges... View Article

Residents are moving into new affordable homes at a £20m development with a ground-floor medical centre in West Didsbury, South Manchester. Southway Housing Trust’s recently completed Two Didsbury Point – on the site of the former Withington Community Hospital –... View Article

Emergency coastal protection works will take place at Hightown beach next week as efforts are made to protect the beach and dunes from erosion. The works will help slow down the erosion of the dunes, which are the primary flood... View Article

Platform Housing Group’s Heating and Compliance and Complex Repairs teams have been shortlisted in an impressive seven categories at the prestigious ASCP 2026 Awards, recognising excellence across the housing safety and compliance sector. The organisation has been named as a finalist... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has backed Government plans to reform consumer protection in the retrofit market. This comes as the Government launches a consultation on overhauling the consumer protection framework for home upgrade schemes as part of its... View Article

Amendment reflects central call of ASCP’s Access for Safety campaign for a clearer, safeguarded legal route where essential safety checks cannot be completed The Association of Safety and Compliance Professionals has welcomed a House of Lords amendment to the Social... View Article

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has today published draft guidance about how housing providers can prepare for the risks posed to homes and communities by wildfires. CIH is asking the sector and wider stakeholders across the UK for feedback... View Article