How is Cardiff Council Ensuring Crucial Fire Safety Works?
Cardiff Council has announced it is developing a loan scheme to ensure developers of high and medium-rise apartment blocks across Wales can carry out critical fire safety works as quickly as possible. How […]
Government Allocates £91m to Provide Low-cost Heating to Homes
The government has announced it will allocate £91 million for seven heat network projects across England to help provide low-cost heating for nearly 4,000 homes. How will this drive down energy bills? The […]
How will £18M Boost Retrofit Commitment in Edinburgh?
The City of Edinburgh Council has announced it will fund a £18 million annual area-based retrofitting programme. Housing Industry Leaders explores how the programme is tackling the housing crisis by targeting empty homes. […]
Approval for a 80% Social Housing Development in Belfast
Of the new homes being built at a development in Belfast, 80% will be dedicated to social rent, with 20% yet to be decided. Housing Industry Leaders highlights how the 139 homes will […]
Northern Ireland Defy Expectations to Exceed Housing Targets
As other parts of the UK begin to lag behind housebuilding targets, specifically for the social housing sector, Housing associations in Northern Ireland surpassed government targets for social housing starts and completions over […]
Can Social Housing Fight Gender Inequality and Climate Change?
Planning permission has been granted to provide over 100 affordable low-carbon homes to women in Acton, London. Housing Industry Leaders explores how the redevelopment will encourage inclusivity and decarbonisation. Ealing Council have […]
What Falling House Prices Mean for Social Landlords
With Nationwide reporting a consistent fall in house prices back in April, the seventh consecutive month, questions are being raised about what this means for social landlords and how it will impact the […]
Will ‘For Profit’ Providers Start to Dominate Market Share by 2030?
As ‘for-profit’ housing providers have grown considerably over the last decade, Housing Industry Leaders analyses whether this poses a risk for shared ownership or whether it will boost housing developments. Recently, Savills Housing […]
How Planning Permission Can Combat Climate Change
A London borough has prepared new planning guides to ensure all new homes and developments are more environmentally friendly. Housing Industry Leaders highlights the impacts this could have in reducing emissions post-build. […]