December 17, 2019
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Better by design
Nigel Thomson, Housing Consultant at Civica, discusses how the user experience is critical to help housing providers transform future services....
Tag Archives: Housing
December 17, 2019
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What makes for an attractive new-build development?
Jerald Solis, Director of Experience Invest, offers his expert insight into how developers can make new-build properties attractive to buyers and also support the needs of local communities....
December 17, 2019
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How property sensors can assist social landlords
Here, Nigel Ebdon, Market Development Manager at property tech specialist Secure Meters UK, discusses the Homes Act, what it will mean for tenants and landlords, and how new technologies can...
December 17, 2019
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Understanding the UK’s social housing crisis
Liz Gibbons, Senior Associate and Social Housing Specialist at Capital Law, offers her analysis on the key issues facing the sector from an ongoing shortfall of affordable housing to removing...
December 17, 2019
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Modern design with historic character
This May has seen the number of affordable homes started in London reach its highest level for the first time in eight years. The Mayor of London wants to tackle...
December 16, 2019
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Raising the bar with fire safety
Housing providers and owners in Scotland have less than two years to install or upgrade fire and CO alarms in all their properties, as alarm manufacturer Kidde Safety Europe explains....
December 16, 2019
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Social housing on track to build positive future
The announcement of additional affordable homes funding is a welcome encouragement to the social housing industry. Nick Worman, Social Housing Expert and Associate at national property consultancy Bruton Knowles, reflects...
December 16, 2019
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Bespoke independent living scheme
TODD Architects has completed The Croft, a state-of-the-art supported living development specifically designed for people living with early stage dementia....
December 13, 2019
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Student schemes benefit from pod living
Offsite Solutions, a leading bathroom pod manufacturer, has manufactured and delivered 1178 bathroom pods for two new student housing schemes developed by Mace. The contracts are worth over £2.6m to...
December 13, 2019
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The sun is shining, let’s fix the roof
In the Autumn Budget in November 2017, Philip Hammond announced the Government’s intention to build 300,000 new homes a year. The chancellor conceded there will be no ‘single magic bullet’...
December 13, 2019
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How to deliver true low carbon housing for the planet
In its 2019 Spring Statement, the Government said it will aim to end the use of fossil fuel-based heating systems in all new homes from 2025. It’s a bold move,...
December 12, 2019
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UK housing – fit for the future?
Guy Ransom, Commercial Director of Norfolk-based renewable heating expert Finn Geotherm, comments on the latest report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) ‘UK Housing – Fit for the Future?’,...
December 12, 2019
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Housing scheme tackles fuel poverty
Greengauge delivers ambitious M&E design for UK’s largest 100% Passivhaus, 100% social rented housing scheme....
December 9, 2019
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Extra safety for extra care
Extra safety has been incorporated into an extra care housing development for over-55s, courtesy of GEZE UK....
December 9, 2019
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CIT’s home health checks support tight budgets
Managing budgets and making the right maintenance and housing improvement decisions at the right time is crucial for social housing providers – and that’s where CIT (Consultancy, Investigation, Training) is...
December 9, 2019
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The Social Housing Commission: collaboration is key
As politicians increasingly look to local authorities to help build the affordable homes Britain needs, Bjorn Howard, Group CEO of Aster Group, argues that housing associations are ideally placed to...
December 6, 2019
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Rising to the flood challenge
In light of the Met Office’s new climate change predictions, Kevin Kiernan, National Sales Manager at Bowater by Birtley, looks at why local authorities and housing associations should consider installing...
December 6, 2019
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Accommodating Blackpool Coastal Housing’s access control requirements
Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) was set up in 2007 by Blackpool Council to manage its housing stock of almost 5000 homes. To offer residents the highest level of security, access...
December 6, 2019
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Breaking the mould in UK social housing
Damp and mould are constant, and as of yet, unanswered threats to the UK’s social housing stock. Byron Dixon OBE, Scientist and Founder of Micro-Fresh – an ingredient that was...