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Relocating to Malaysia: Is It More Profitable to Buy or Rent?

Monday, 21st June 2021

If you are relocating to Malaysia for an unforeseeable amount of time, you should consider buying instead of renting. Renting is the cheaper and more sensible solution for short stays and temporary work visits, but for long term/permanent relocations, it... View Article

Knauf Insulation U-value calculator saves architects time

Monday, 21st June 2021

Architects and specifiers can calculate U-values quickly and more accurately with Knauf Insulation’s online U-value calculator which now features even more applications to help save architects and specifiers time. The tool speeds up calculations by allowing users to choose from... View Article

Joanne Bull of Königstone talks busy times, customer relationships, staffing and looking forward!

Monday, 21st June 2021

Königstone, one of the UK’s leading kitchen worktop specialists, provides quartz and natural stone products for beautiful surfaces in kitchens and bathrooms. The pandemic has created challenges; closed showrooms and sites, and supply issues, are among the most common along with ensuring top quality customer... View Article

It’s time to look more closely at controls

Monday, 21st June 2021

At a time when getting even more energy efficiency out of a heating system is proving more and more difficult, leading heating controls manufacturer ESi says there is one place to look ever more closely for savings. ESi says heating... View Article

Pendock’s pipe boxing ‘tool-box’

Monday, 21st June 2021

The Pendock Profiles range of pipe boxing and casing solutions is one of the most comprehensive available for social housing projects. Each product like a specialised ‘tool’ designed for a specific purpose, but also versatile enough to be used on a range... View Article

Designs taking flight

Monday, 21st June 2021

Eric Nicholls of Spiral UK explores the different options for feature staircases available to housebuilders and developers, detailing the benefits of each. Choosing a staircase sounds easy – after all a staircase has only one function – but why should... View Article

Raising the standard

Monday, 21st June 2021

Steve Cipriano of Vaillant examines the real-world impact of the 2025 Future Homes Standard for England’s housebuilders. The long-awaited publication of the UK Government’s response to the Future Homes Standard (FHS) consultation provided much needed clarity around the direction of... View Article

New CPD helps to ensure confidence when selecting slate cladding

Friday, 18th June 2021

CUPA PIZARRAS has launched a new RIBA accredited Natural Slate Rainscreen Cladding System CPD. The session covers the production process and material characteristics, and the benefits of natural slate rainscreen cladding systems before going on to exploring the breadth of design... View Article

Research finds big discrepancies in how landlords deliver safety measures

Friday, 18th June 2021

A report by Plentific shows wide-ranging discrepancies in how social housing and private landlords deliver on different aspects of resident safety, despite the increased focus on the issue in recent years. Almost a half of tenants (46 per cent) living... View Article

Controversy over plans to demolish Grenfell Tower

Friday, 18th June 2021

Government plans to demolish Grenfell Tower have been rejected by former tenants and the relatives of residents who lost their lives in the fire, who are putting forward their own plans to turn the building into a “vertical forest”. A... View Article

Over 400 homeless households helped into private rented housing in Nottingham

Friday, 18th June 2021

Over the last year, 409 homeless households have been given somewhere to live thanks to a support service provided by Nottingham City Council. The council’s Nottingham Private Rented Assistance Scheme (NPRAS) has worked with individuals and families to find them... View Article

Grenfell landlord criticised at inquiry for slow response times and failure to address safety issues

Friday, 18th June 2021

The landlord of Grenfell Tower took five years to replace a smoke ventilation system that had suffered “catastrophic failure” in a fire in 2010 that spread smoke across 11 storeys and injured three people. The inquiry heard the Kensington and... View Article

Grenfell expert witness claims the fire risks of cladding used on the tower were well known

Friday, 18th June 2021

An expert witness to the Grenfell Tower inquiry has said the combustible nature of the panels used on the high rise block’s façade should have been well known to contractors working on the refurbishment. An experienced facade engineer, Jonathan Sakula... View Article

400,000 private sector tenants in danger of being evicted

Friday, 18th June 2021

Over 400,000 private tenants may be in significant rent arrears by the end of 2021 and facing the threat of losing their homes when the suspension of eviction proceedings is lifted according to a report by the London School of... View Article

Allowing more pets in lets

Friday, 18th June 2021

Less than one in ten of private rentals are pet-friendly properties but a new survey from Direct Line has shown that nearly half of landlords back the Government changes to allow ‘well-behaved’ pets in rental flats and houses. A new... View Article

40 per cent of leaseholders unclear what their service charge pays for

Friday, 18th June 2021

Research has found the majority of leasehold homeowners consider service charges unfair, with a lack of transparency around how they are spent also a prominent issue. Along with ground rents, service charges will be paid by most leaseholders to cover... View Article

Housing Review for 2021 highlights huge fall in number of social rented homes

Friday, 18th June 2021

The supply of social rented homes – council housing and housing association homes let at genuinely affordable ‘social’ rents – has fallen by almost 210,000 in England between 2012 and 2020, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual UK... View Article

Lukewarm response given to Queens Speech by CIH

Friday, 18th June 2021

The main professional body for those working in the social housing sector has given a mixed response to the Government’s planned legislation programme for the next Parliamentary session. In a briefing to its members the Chartered Institute of Housing said:... View Article