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Community Housing Fund is still open to bids
In July 2018 Homes England published the prospectus that provides guidance for bidders to the £163 million that the government has made available across England through the Community Housing Fund. The Fund aims to support an increase in housing supply in England by...
The New Towns Act 1981 (Local Authority Oversight) Regulations
Government Publish Summary of Responses to Consultation Document In a move to "encourage local authority leadership and ambition in the creation of new garden communities at scale", the then Department for Communities and Local Government published a consultation...
Phytosensor – A toolkit for Reducing Pollution
The Citizen Sense Research Group's Tool for Using Plants to Reduce Air Pollution The Citizen Sense Research Group based at Goldsmiths, University of London have developed the Phytosensor tool kit with the aim of reducing air pollution by utilising plants and other...
One Public Estate Awards Additional Funding to the Kent Estates Partnership
OPE award KEP an additional £145,000 to support 2 ambitious property focused projects In December 2017 we announced that the Kent Estates Partnership has been offered £150,000 in funding in response to the Partnership’s One Public Estate Phase 6 bid, £70,000 in...
Department for Homes, Communities and Local Government Announce Land Release Fund Awards
£45 million funding boost to support councils unlock land for thousands of homes: 79 projects will receive funding to support building up to 7,280 homes on council owned land. On Friday 18th February, Housing Minister Dominic Raab announced the funding awards for...
Housing Infrastructure Fund Awards
£866 million to be investment in local housing projects. On Thursday 1st February, Housing Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that 133 council-led projects across the country will receive funding to support local work that will make housing...
Sitematch london 2017
SiteMatch London 2018 to take place on 8th February An annual event free to public sector attendees, Sitematch London has been described as a day-long event that 'arranges one-on-one ‘speed-dating’ meetings between local authorities and developers, investors and...
Future Working: Smart buildings and shared office space will be widespread by 2030
Future Working: Smart Buildings and Shared office Space will be Widespread by 2030 Smart buildings and shared office space will be widespread by 2030 according to a panel of property experts, reports Simon Keegan of Insidermedia.com. New ways of working and...
Creating Duty to Collaborate Programme Teams
The National Fire Chiefs Council are offering new regionally hosted collaborative transformation taught sessions for 2018 The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has opened their, “Creating Duty to Collaborate Programme Teams" (CTPrac™), a joint training course on...
Building Connected Communities – An report by LGiU and the Ramblers
. "Good connectivity and walking access are crucial to ensuring people live happy, healthy, active lives " Housing has shot up the political agenda over past years and has featured heavily in 2017, with the government repeatedly signalling that an...