All repairs and maintenance articles
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NewsFive firms sign maintenance contracts worth a total of £1bn with Guinness
£500m turnover housing association announces winners of planned mainteance work
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NewsBirmingham council awards 10-year repairs and maintenance contracts to three firms
Equans, Wates and Mears will deliver upgrades to around 60,000 council-owned homes
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NewsMears says profit at upper end of expectations after contract wins
Housing contractor says maintenance-led growth revenue up 10%
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NewsRSH reveals which RPs spent the most on repairs and maintenance in 2024/25 as investment surges
Housing associations’ repairs spend increases 14% in a year as providers focus on improving existing homes, says regulator
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NewsA2 Dominion hires chief repairs officer in shake-up
G15 landlord splits chief property officer role to focus on improving repairs and maintenance including damp and mould
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NewsSocial housing tenants’ overall satisfaction rises following five successive annual falls
Housemark TSM figures show improvement as landlords reap benefit of increased investment in repairs
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NewsOmbudsman calls for national tenant body after surge in repairs complaints
Watchdog warns poor repair practice threatens government’s national housebuilding ambitions
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NewsGentoo awards three contracts worth £170m under new approach to upgrading homes
Sunderland-based launches new repairs model based on direct resident input as part of drive to become a ‘customer-focused property organisation’
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NewsReview finds failings in Aster Group’s maintenance of ‘living roofs’
A review ordered by the Housing Ombudsman after detachment of roof planting finds lack of safety measures and irrigation systems
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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