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Housing association @WeAreLiveWest has pledged to build around 645 homes in rural areas across the South West over the next three years. #ruralhousing #rurtalcommunities #ruraleconomies #housing #affordablehomes

More than 200 #affordablehomes are now under #construction at County Durham’s first ‘garden village’ on the outskirts of Seaham as Esh Construction (@esh_group) marks one year on site, working in partnership with #housingassociation @KarbonHomes.

.@CityPlumbingUK is partnering with property #technology specialist Help me Fix to support #socialhousing providers under pressure to improve #repairs, meet new legal obligations, and build resident trust.

Katie Clemence-Jackson appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Limited — the not-for-profit company established to own and manage Buildings Standard (the Standard). #newappoinment #netzerocarbon #builtenvironment

.@Stepnellltd has completed the main structural phase of the new £11.3m leisure centre at Stychbrook Park, Lichfield. A topping out ceremony marked this significant milestone, attended by double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington OBE. @Lichfield_DC

Multi-disciplinary contractor Miller Knight has secured a place on Fusion21's £800m Building Safety and Compliance Framework, appointed to Lot 8, Passive Fire Protection. #frameworks #buildingsafety #passivefireprotection

.@NetZeroCollect has successfully secured a place on @LHCprocurement’s (LHCPG) Retrofit and Decarbonisation Framework and ODS Group’s Retrofit Services Framework. @OxfordCity. #decarbonisation #retrofit #frameworks

.@CardoGroup's Director of Partnerships, Alana McCarthy, comments on the new #DecentHomesStandard #consultation, saying: "It is crucial that there is a new definition of what a safe, warm and dignified home means based on people’s lived experience.".

A major new #research #report tackling England’s rural #housingcrisis launched on the 7th July at @StonewaterUK's #newhomes #development in Loxwood, Sussex, offering a roadmap for change to unlock affordable #ruralhousing. @longleighfound.#RuralHousingWeek

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has signed a new five-year #collaboration #agreement with Daikin to further the company’s work in the city-region, building on a long-term relationship to grow the #lowcarbonheating. @greatermcr @Daikinuk

A #newreport from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations warns MSPs that too many of Scotland’s homes are unfit for an #ageingpopulation and calls for politicians to create a #nationalstrategy for #housing the elderly and people with disabilities.

Plentific launches new readiness scorecards to support resident safety and the #UKhousing sector to prepare for the implementation of Awaab’s Law in October. #awaabslaw #socialhousing #housing #damp #mould #digital #technology #scorecards #residentsafety

What installers need to know about the Future Homes Standard . Read more: .#tradespeople #Installers

This #RuralHousingWeek, Hastoe is joining the National Housing Federation and other rural #housingassociations in shining a spotlight on the social and economic benefits #affordablehousing brings to #ruralcommunities. @natfednews #ruralhousing

More than half of all rented #homes in #GreaterManchester are now covered by the UK’s first ever Good Landlord Charter — a key pillar of the city-region's #HousingFirst ambition to increase supply, drive up standards, and support #residents. @greatermcr

John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support at @RiversideUK, comments on the new figures showing #roughsleeping in London has doubled in just over a decade, saying it's concerning to see entrenched rough sleeping rise by 27% year-on-year.

Work has begun to deliver 31 new #affordablehomes in the village of Eastington in Stroud. A #partnership between #housingassociation @TRHousing and Eastington Community Land Trust, will see a mix of flats, bungalows and two- and three-bed homes built.

Housing association @WeAreVIVIDhomes has completed its 10,000th new home. This achievement means that around 23,000 more people in the South now have a place to call home and access to a wide range of services and support. #housingassociation #newhomes

London will receive up to £11.7bn through the Social and Affordable Housing Programme over 10 years, 30% of the national total, to invest in building #newhomes for families on lower incomes. @londoncouncils.#socialhousing #affordablehousing #londonboroughs

Cordale Housing Association, a subsidiary of @Caledonia_HA, has completed a significant #housing #development at Dalquhurn Lane in Renton, delivering 25 high quality new #energyefficient #affordablehomes for the local community. #newhomes