All repairs and maintenance articles
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NewsCost of maintaining social housing units increases 11%, Housemark finds
The report found that the average cost of maintaining a social housing unit in 2023/24 exceeded £5,000
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NewsAster development and pre-tax surplus drops in first half of the year
Aster’s development of new homes has dropped by 24% and its pre-tax surplus has dropped by £4.7m
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NewsS&P downgrades Futures Housing’s credit rating over increased investment in existing homes
The credit rating agency says that Futures’ spend on stock will keep its EBITDA margins below 20% over the next two years
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NewsNon-compliant ForHousing sells maintenance business to contractor Wates
1,100-employee company now part of contractor giant
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NewsGuinness undershoots development target by nearly half
Landlord says resource pressures and contractor administrations hit annual development figures
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NewsAster’s surplus hit by higher interest costs and writedowns
The housing association’s pre-tax profit falls 14% due to a combination of an increase in costs caused by inflation and an ‘all-time high’ investment in its homes
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NewsOmbudsman tells Peabody to improve its approach to relocating tenants during repairs
Housing association has been urged to improve its decant policy, as well as its repairs and complaints handling
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NewsTributes paid to social housing veteran Keith Simpson following death
Founder of Direct Works dies aged 80 after half a century working in the sector
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NewsAccent Group more than doubles spending on existing homes
The Bradford-based housing association has invested a total of £52m in its existing homes, and built 431 new homes
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NewsOmbudsman finds severe maladminstration at 13 social landlords due to window repair delays
In its latest report, the Ombudsman emphasises that window-related complaints are “increasingly of concern”
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NewsClarion boosts surplus after insourcing repairs work
Housing association has taken measures to “improve cost control” by reducing reliance on contractors as part of transformation drive
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NewsSocial housing tenant satisfaction drops to five-year low, Housemark analysis reveals
Analysis of tenant satisfaction measures (TSM) reveals overall satisfaction has fallen 15 percentage points in five years
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NewsWoking Council risks being unable to meet new consumer standards due to budget constraints
The council’s preliminary 2023/24 financial results show its Housing Revenue Account reserves have fallen to £0.6m
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NewsFixing poor-quality homes could save the NHS and social care £1.5bn a year, research finds
Research by the Building Research Establishment on behalf of the Centre for Ageing Better finds that investment in home improvements could help save public sector services billions per year
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NewsMore than half of social landlords missing 100% gas safety compliance target, Housemark survey finds
The housing data specialist’s figures also show that complaint volumes have risen by almost a fifth
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NewsCIH and NHF publish 12 ‘guiding principles’ for repairs and maintenance
Cross-sector working group set up by sector bodies produces principles and shares case studies
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NewsMidland Heart appoints new executive director of property services
The 35,000-home housing association has promoted Sayeed Harris to the role
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NewsNon-compliant Origin becomes a subsidary of Places for People
7,800-home housing association completes merger after regulatory downgrade
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NewsHousing repairs only bright spot as February deluges send output into reverse
Official figures show 1.9% fall in output with rainfall blamed for delaying jobs
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NewsRegulator of Social Housing finalises new consumer standards and regulatory approach
The new standards and inspection programme will come into force on 1 April