Author: Hannah Wintle

Birmingham to Retrofit Thousands of Council Homes

A new collaboration between the council and a green training provider will upgrade thousands of homes in Birmingham as well as creating […]

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£10 Million Retrofit Programme to Decarbonise Merseyside Homes

Liverpool affordable housing provider Plus Dane will spend £10m over the next two years retrofitting homes in their latest efforts to decarbonise […]

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Leeds Council Showcase £9.8m Energy Efficiency Measures

Social housing residents were last week invited on a tour of an energy efficient estate in Leeds, where retrofit measures worth £9.8 […]

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‘Zero Bills’ for Homeowners Under World-First Proposition

The world’s first fully ‘Zero Bills’ proposition will be made available to housing developers following a partnership between Octopus Energy and Verto. […]

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How Will New Social Housing Standards Protect Tenants?

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has this week proposed new standards designed to protect social housing tenants and improve the service […]

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Social Housing Act Becomes Law: What Will Change?

Regulations to improve social housing conditions have officially come into UK law after receiving royal assent last Thursday.   The Social Housing […]

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Training Provider Launched to Address Green Skills Gap

The Reed Group have launched a green skills training provider after research found that retrofit recruitment must triple in order to achieve […]

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West Lothian Social Housing to Benefit from £164m Investment

West Lothian Council has allocated £164 million for the creation, acquisition, and maintenance of social housing throughout the borough over the next […]

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Over £300m a Year Needed for Supported Housing

The Learning Difficulties and Autism (LDA) Housing Network have come forward with new research, which finds that over £300m a year will […]

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