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Peabody installs ‘air conditioning last’ on new build homes in favour of other cooling methods dlvr.it/TT17gL #ukhousing

Peabody installs ‘air conditioning last’ on new build homes in favour of other cooling methods

Peabody is designing its new build homes in a way that “puts air-conditioning last”, a director at the housing association has said.

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The Week in Housing: Will the government wake up to the fact that ‘so-called affordable housing’ is beyond many people’s reach? dlvr.it/TT17WX #ukhousing

The Week in Housing: Will the government wake up to the fact that ‘so-called affordable housing’ is...

The Week in Housing is our weekly newsletter, rounding up the most important headlines for housing professionals.

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New towns funding will come from all government departments, minister confirms dlvr.it/TT0qpH #ukhousing

New towns funding will come from all government departments, minister confirms

Funding for new towns will come from “all departments across government”, the Lords minister for housing and local government has confirmed.

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Social landlords need certainty on net zero standards, Scottish Housing Regulator says dlvr.it/TT0qgh #ukhousing

Social landlords need certainty on net zero standards, Scottish Housing Regulator says

The Scottish Housing Regulator has said it is “important” that social landlords have clarity on net zero standards as uncertainty is delaying development decisions.

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Midlands council seeks development partner for housing-led regeneration project dlvr.it/TT0qYQ #ukhousing

Midlands council seeks development partner for housing-led regeneration project

Wyre Forest District Council is seeking a development partner for a housing-led regeneration project in Kidderminster town centre.

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Stonewater names new chair and chief investment officer dlvr.it/TT0qTY #ukhousing

Stonewater names new chair and chief investment officer

Stonewater has named a new chair of its board and has appointed a chief investment officer for the first time.

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Government’s Defence Housing Service appoints interim chair dlvr.it/TT0qMw #ukhousing

Government’s Defence Housing Service appoints interim chair

Natalie Elphicke Ross has been appointed interim chair of the government’s new Defence Housing Service, which will manage nearly 50,000 military homes.

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Ed Daffarn: ‘So little has changed for social housing tenants since Grenfell’ dlvr.it/TT0qHp #ukhousing

Interview with Ed Daffarn on Grenfell Tower fire

Ed Daffarn lived in Grenfell Tower for 16 years, and advocated for residents. On the ninth anniversary of the fire, he talks to Peter Apps.

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Six months on from the introduction of Awaab’s Law, how have social landlords responded? 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨’s roundtable with @Aico_Limited explores progress so far, from repair processes and data to resident support and monitoring technology. Read the discussion: bit.ly/3QCtsPV #UKHousing #Sponsored #AwaabsLaw #DampAndMould

Reflecting on Awaab’s Law, six months on

Six months after the introduction of Awaab’s Law, sector leaders reflect on their progress to date and what more needs to be done, in a roundtable discussion in partnership with Aico.

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Ardmore’s construction business collapses into administration dlvr.it/TT0BwB #ukhousing

Ardmore’s construction business collapses into administration

Contractor Ardmore’s construction business has gone into administration following a “landmark” High Court ruling in April.

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New group chair revealed at Sanctuary dlvr.it/TT0BpB #ukhousing

New group chair revealed at Sanctuary

Ros Kerslake will take on the role when the incumbent steps down in September after completing his tenure on the board.

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When will the government bite the bullet and reform housing taxes? dlvr.it/TT0BhY #ukhousing

When will the government bite the bullet and reform housing taxes?

Jules Birch, columnist at Inside Housing, analyses the new Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee report on property tax reform.

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Social landlords pay more than private sector to build homes, report finds dlvr.it/TT0Bbx #ukhousing

New report calls on housing sector to standardise procurement to drive down housebuilding costs

Councils and housing associations pay more than the private sector to build new homes due to “slow or inflexible” procurement processes, a new report has warned.

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Social landlords must publish electrical safety data as new tenant satisfaction measure introduced dlvr.it/TSztC9 #ukhousing

Electrical safety tenant satisfaction measure introduced

The Regulator of Social Housing has finalised a new tenant satisfaction measure for electrical safety checks.

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Shining a light on hidden women experiencing homelessness is just the tip of the iceberg dlvr.it/TSzt30 #ukhousing

Shining a light on the hidden women experiencing homelessness is just the tip of the iceberg

The latest data shows how much we are undercounting women’s homelessness so we need to go further to support them, writes Laura Shovlin at St Mungo’s.

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Empty homes fuelling distrust and nimbyism, London Assembly members hear dlvr.it/TSzsqb #ukhousing

Empty homes fuelling distrust and nimbyism, London Assembly members hear

Homes lying empty in the capital are fuelling distrust and nimbyism, while creating a barrier to the government’s 1.5 million homes housebuilding target, a policy officer from Shelter has said.

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More than 1,000 repairs and maintenance staff to take part in targeted strike action dlvr.it/TSzshc #ukhousing

More than 1,000 repairs and maintenance staff to take part in targeted strike action

Strike action will begin later this month, when more than 1,000 local government craftworkers will down tools in a dispute over pay and attacks on their conditions.

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City council completes registration with Regulator of Social Housing dlvr.it/TSzsd0 #ukhousing

City council completes registration with Regulator of Social Housing

Preston City Council has officially completed its registration as a housing provider with the Regulator of Social Housing.

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Stonewater consults on 1,600-home stock transfer dlvr.it/TSzsVJ #ukhousing

Stonewater consults on 1,600-home stock transfer

Large Leicester-based housing association Stonewater has started a consultation on whether to take on 1,600 homes from Mount Green Housing Association.

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Reflecting on Awaab’s Law, six months on dlvr.it/TSzsPt #ukhousing

Reflecting on Awaab’s Law, six months on

Six months after the introduction of Awaab’s Law, sector leaders reflect on their progress to date and what more needs to be done, in a roundtable discussion in partnership with Aico.

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