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By Graham Collie, director of product innovation, LHC Procurement Group (LHCPG) Graham Collie Dropping social value from public sector procurement may sound like a simple way to cut costs, but in housing it would come with a heavy price. Remember, with social housing decisions do not just affect budgets; they shape the quality of Continue reading Cutting social value would be a false economy for housing
March 9th, 2026 | Tags: Construction, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, LHC, LHCPG, public sector, Public Sector Journal, SME’s | Category: Finance & Investment, Housing, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment The cultural change needed to bring about a shift in fire safety starts with a recognition of a duty of care by all of those responsible across multiple sectors, says growing fire safety body Fire Aware. Everyone involved in the design, construction, maintenance and letting of the built environment needs to understand that they Continue reading Safety is now a duty of care across multiple sectors, says Fire Aware
March 1st, 2026 | Tags: Fire Aware, Fire Safety, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ Magazine, Grenfell, Hospitality, London, NHS, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine | Category: Construction & Engineering, Fire & Rescue Services, Government Agencies, Housing, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment With rising living costs, heating homes is not always easy for every household and fuel poverty is now sadly heard on a regular basis. Ordnance Survey (OS) has analysed 23.6 million homes across Great Britain. With over 600 million data features, the OS NGD provides trusted, authoritative insight into Britain’s buildings, including age, construction Continue reading How location data can help identify Hard-to-Heat homes in Britain
February 16th, 2026 | Tags: Energy, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Heat, Homes, Housing, Maps, NetZero, Ordnance Survey (OS), public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Solar | Category: Environment & Sustainability, Housing, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment By Mike Lord, CEO and Chairman of Stiltz Homelifts Mike Lord For decades, the bungalow has been the gold standard of later-life housing. Single-storey living promises freedom from stairs, simpler maintenance, and the comfort of a private garden. For many older people, it has symbolised a sensible, even aspirational, step down from the Continue reading Why bungalows are a bad idea for older people’s housing
January 13th, 2026 | Tags: Bungalows, Care, Chair Lifts, Councils, Disability, Homelifts, Housing, Lifts, Mobility, Older Persons, Stiltz Homelifts | Category: Construction & Engineering, Housing, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Siobhan Hardy Lancashire-headquartered Forbes Solicitors has launched an innovative new ‘Awaab’s Law Compliance Service’, in response to rising instances of social landlords facing obstructions when trying to carry out their obligations. Awaab’s Law, which came into force on October 27 this year, mandates that social landlords must respond promptly and efficiently to reports of damp, Continue reading Forbes launches new service to help social landlords meet Awaab’s Law obligations
December 19th, 2025 | Tags: Forbes Solicitors, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Housing, Mould, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, ‘Awaab’s Law | Category: Housing, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment HousingAI is a new AI knowledge platform built specifically for the social housing market HousingAI helps landlords and local authorities to navigate housing law, regulation and best practice Built from a concept developed by the Healthy Homes Hub the platform will be rolled out to the sector in 2026 Mike Ellis HousingAI, a new Continue reading HousingAI appoints Mike Ellis as CEO
December 8th, 2025 | Tags: Aster, Clarion, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Healthy Homes Hub, Housing, HousingAI, Hyde Group, Mike Ellis, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Social Housing | Category: Housing, Local Authority & Councils, Technology | Leave a comment |
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