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Developing affordable homes

Barratt is one of Britain’s best-known housebuilders having sold over 300,000 new homes around the country but what many people don’t know is that the developer also provides affordable housing

New world for housing associations

Housing associations have come far in the world of development and mhs homes in Chatham, Kent, is one of those leading the way with the provision of quality affordable homes

No matter what the cleaning requirements, ServiceMaster Clean from Newbury offers a complete ‘spick and span’ service, from communal cleaning to more serious restorative and trauma work – and that includes a dedication to continually raising standards

Down to earth savings in green makeover

Bristol City Council and its partners have almost completed what they believe is the first project under the Government’s Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP) to actually get started on site. It is expected to make a real difference to tenants in heating their homes for less

Building a place with a big heart

Twin Valley Homes is creating a living legacy for the people of Blackburn with Darwen, showing it is more than just a landlord

Proud to be different

As a housing association born out of a failing ALMO City West Housing Trust has always been different and 18 months down the line the organisation is still proud to stand out from the crowd

Breaking the code

Meeting Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes is a worthy achievement, but the North East’s Four Housing Group (4HG) intends to go all the way and beyond – to break the code’s highest level and truly exceed all expectations

Star performance

One Vision Housing formed in 2006 following a stock transfer from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Chief executive Roy Williams and chairman Darren Hardy are confident that its successful Decent Homes programme and commitment to putting tenants first will help to fulfil OVH’s mission to be the landlord of choice in Sefton

Shapps demands wage cuts for top housing bosses

Senior pay levels for housing association chiefs are in the firing line after Housing Minister Grant Shapps questioned whether they represent appropriate use of public money, but the NHF has defended the sector’s high earners. Claire Stapleton reports

Is it darkest before dawn?

With a bit of a ‘Clegg up’ from the Liberal Democrats, David Cameron finally managed to reach the top job in British politics. So now the Coalition Government has ‘bedded in’, what’s in it for the housing world? Mark Cantrell reports