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 five years. The updated Housing Capital Investment Programme 2023/24 to […]
Goram Homes: Tackling the Skills Gap One Community at a Time
Ensuring that skills are being retained by the housing sector and developed by younger industry professionals, Goram Homes has opened a brand new training centre on a brownfield site at One Locklease. At […]
The £3.2M Energy Scheme Decarbonising Council Homes
Tamworth Borough Council and Equans have worked together to improve the thermal efficiency of 50 council-owned homes in Hockley. The £3.2 million project has included installing new highly efficient external wall insulation, covered […]
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 be needed to support the demand for supported housing in England. […]
Funding to Amplify Availability of Affordable Housing in Scotland
Argyll and Bute Council has agreed new funding aiming to boost the availability of affordable housing. How does the funding reflect Scotland’s commitment to tackling the housing crisis? Councillors have approved a grant […]
The Affordable Homes Programme to Fund Replacement Homes
A major change to the Affordable Homes Programme will enable the housing sector to use the funding to build replacement homes as well as new ones. Thanks to the change, housing that […]
Andy Burnham Introduces New Deal for Renters at Housing 2023
In his speech at the Housing 2023 conference in Manchester last week, Andy Burnham set out a new deal for renters in Greater Manchester, saying that giving everyone a secure home should be […]
UK Government to Review Homes England
Under the direction to ensure ‘delivery for the taxpayer’ Tony Poulter will lead a review of Homes England. Forming part of the Public Bodies Review programme, the ‘routine’ review is part of […]
Energy-saving Innovations to be Used in Cambridgeshire Housing
Energy-saving homes have been delivered to a new residential development of 46 houses in the Cambridgeshire village of Witchford. Housing Industry Leaders looks at how the homes are providing residents with more control […]