Part L’s role in delivering sustainable dwellings

Phil Kelly, Head of Sustainability and Building Physics, Ramboll The definition of a sustainable home is subjective. Low energy, net-zero carbon, healthy, comfortable; all these metrics play a part, but market incentives and legislative drivers typically fail to consider them... View Article

Regulatory fees increase confirmed

England’s social housing regulator has confirmed the planned seventy-five pence increase in the per-unit fee to an estimated £5.47 per property for 2020/21. The regulator’s chief executive Fiona MacGregor has written to all registered providers notifying them of the increase,... View Article

Self-employed gas fitter jailed for illegal gas work

A fitter has been jailed for 18 months after carrying out illegal gas work which was deemed by Gas Safe Register as immediately dangerous to life and property. York Magistrates’ Court heard that between 14 and 15 November 2015 and... View Article

Scotland makes progress on affordable housing delivery

The Chartered Institute of Housing has praised the Scottish Government for progress made towards meeting its target to deliver 50,000 affordable homes over five years to 2021, but has urged it to make clear its future funding plans. As well... View Article

Scottish regulator reminds landlords of safety duties

The Scottish Housing Regulator has written to all social landlords to highlight the importance of meeting their duties to keep tenants and residents safe. The Regulator’s letter comes after it identified that some of the registered social landlords it had... View Article

Student landlords told to fix ‘awful’ problems

The Universities Minister has demanded that providers of student accommodation urgently resolve the problems at more than 20 new specialist housing schemes, where construction delays have left them uninhabitable. Chris Skidmore MP met with the companies after a series of... View Article

Rydon secures £100m redevelopment of West London estate

Ealing Council has awarded a £100m estate regeneration project to Rydon, the contractor who were the lead company on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower. The contract will see the demolition of the 264-home High Lane estate, in Hanwell, and its... View Article

HA secures its largest partnership deal for 455 homes

Bromford has entered into a multi-million pound partnership with a national housebuilder to deliver hundreds of affordable homes in Gloucestershire. The association has secured a deal with Taylor Wimpey to build 455 homes at Innsworth, in Gloucestershire. It represents Bromford’s biggest deal of this kind to date. The homes will... View Article