Features

Maintaining standards

Launched in February 1999, West Devon Homes(WDH) is well ahead of the game when it comes to the condition of its housing stock and is working hard to achieve its mission statement of “supporting local communities through the provision of affordable homes and services”

Back to the business of building

After some years effectively stuck in the shadow of larger delivery partners, Estuary Housing Association has stepped into the limelight as a developer in its own right

A philosophical approach to software

When Paloma Systems was launched in 1992 its first client was a housing association and although the company has grown to operate in five different markets the social housing sector still plays a huge role in its everyday operations

The future on parade

An ambitious programme to regenerate Southampton’s council estates over the next 20 years got underway with the demolition of a former shopping parade. Out of the dust will emerge a new
neighbourhood and a new beginning for the city’s council tenants

A star is born

While Medway Council’s housing stock is small the local authority’s plans for its homes are anything but with energy efficiency and quality high on the agenda

New eco housing development takes flight

Falcon Rural Housing’s latest new build development brought a whole host of challenges, not least because it is set within a national park

Not just a fair-weather friend

Even in the midst of a major re-branding exercise, when the going got tough for its partners, Willmott Dixon Partnerships kept on going – helping them to reach for the stars and fulfil their vision

Hyde makes things better

With over 43,000 homes in the South and the Midlands, The Hyde Group is a major player in the social housing sector. With so much under its belt, it’s an organisation with many a story to tell

Switched on and mobile

By investing in a new integrated stores management and IT mobile working system, Bolsover District
Council is looking to reap the rewards of cost-savings combined with a more effective service delivery

All for one and one for all

There is now no more rule for one and not the other now that the Tenant Service Authority’s new regulatory regime has kicked in. For the first time all providers of public housing, whether they are housing associations or local authorities, are required to operate to the same standards. Mark Cantrell reports