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108 new relocatable homes to expand temporary accommodation in West Northamptonshire

Boost TA co-founders Giles Donovan (left) and Will Roberts (right) with two of the prototype units

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has collaborated with Clear Futures, and Boost TA Ltd, to design and provide 108 modern, relocatable homes on two sites, aimed at improving living standards and supporting families facing homelessness in transitioning to

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How to best deliver the Warm Homes Plan – that’s the £15 billion question

Rory Evans

By Rory Evans, regional director, LHC Midlands and South East

The Warm Homes Plan is not short on ambition. Running to well over a hundred pages, it sets out the government’s intention to deliver the largest programme of home energy upgrades the UK has ever seen.

The headline commitments

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Cutting social value would be a false economy for housing

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

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Safety is now a duty of care across multiple sectors, says Fire Aware

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

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How location data can help identify Hard-to-Heat homes in Britain

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

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Why bungalows are a bad idea for older people’s housing

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

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Forbes launches new service to help social landlords meet Awaab’s Law obligations

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

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HousingAI appoints Mike Ellis as CEO

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

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