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Orbit, one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, has announced the appointment of Stephen Jack as Group Board Chair.  Stephen Jack will start in the role in January 2025, replacing David Weaver who leaves the role at the end... View Article

Switch Housing, which is operated by the asset management and consultancy company, Switch Management Ltd, has appointed Ozay Ali as Associate Director of Affordable Housing. The appointment follows the recent launch of Switch Housing’s residential programme, in which it is working... View Article

VIVID has appointed Andrew Binnie, Caroline Stockmann and Abi Kee to its Board as it continues its transformation of customer services, and investment in existing and new homes.  Andrew, Caroline and Abi will join the Board at an exciting time,... View Article

The quality of showhomes at Bellway developments in Kent were celebrated at the United Kingdom International Property Awards. The two-bedroom show apartment at Bellway Thames Gateway’s Crossways Quarter in Greenhithe and the five-bedroom Watchmaker show house at Bellway Kent’s DeHavilland... View Article

Here Stuart Reynolds discusses the main hygiene and durability pain points for social landlords in inclusive bathrooms and how these can be overcome using thoughtful design and product choice. Accessible bathroom installation can breathe new life into a person’s ability... View Article

In a show of support to the local Didcot community, leading housing association Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has proudly announced a 12-month partnership with Didcot Town Football Club. With two major residential developments in Didcot – Willowbrook Park and Nobel Park – this sponsorship... View Article

Following the exciting launch of the Big Retrofit Challenge, Futurebuild, in partnership with Innovate UK and the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) have received an incredible response so far. Don’t miss out! There is just a limited time left to... View Article

Work is underway at Citizen’s 140-home development at Pickford Gate in Coventry. The housing association is working with Countryside Partnerships, part of Vistry Group, who are building the homes at the development as part of 247 homes on the site... View Article

The Whole House Retrofit Resident Impact Assessment report explores the improvements the council has made to homes it owns via its Whole House Retrofit (WHR) programme. WHR tackles the least energy efficient council housing in the city and aims to... View Article

Two Rivers Housing has appointed Chris Watkins as its Assistant Director of Assets. Chris joined the Newent-based housing association as a Carpenter in 2007 and has worked his way up through the organisation. He held supervisory and team leader roles... View Article

One of the Midland’s largest housing associations has announced a new senior appointment. Platform Housing Group has confirmed the appointment of Alan Hayward as Managing Director of Platform Property Care. The role will see Alan responsible for overseeing the seamless... View Article

In what’s described as a “game-changing moment for the housing sector,” The Hyde Group has announced that it has acquired national property management firm Pinnacle Group for an undisclosed sum, in a major expansion of the G15 housing association’s capabilities.... View Article

In addition to the £40bn of tax rises achieved by Rachel Reeves in her Government’s first Budget to sustain investment in public services, the Chancellor also announced a total of £100bn to be spent on capital projects during this Parliament,... View Article