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📚 Weekend Reading 📚 The Wrekin Housing Group’s Darren Childs has bravely opened up about his experience of domestic abuse in the hope it will encourage other men to take a stand. He talks about his experience as a survivor of domestic abuse – and how it has inspired him to be a positive role model for his four daughters. https://lnkd.in/eGerF9KA #domesticabuse #whiteribbonday #ukhousing #inspiration

📚 Weekend Reading 📚 At an industry roundtable event hosted by Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions in London last month, delegates from the sector discussed the question, how should off-site construction be part of the affordable housing toolkit? https://lnkd.in/eiB25-qR #offsiteconstruction #roundtable #affordablehousing #housinguk

We're delighted to announce the next panel session for The #HousingInnovationShow 2025, taking place on 12 & 13 February at the ICC, Birmingham. This session will explore how organisations can drive continuous business improvement by fostering a culture that prioritises innovation, creativity, and adaptability. Our panelists, featuring pioneers from leading housing associations, technology providers, and consultancy firms, will share their experiences, challenges, and successes in implementing innovative practices that enhance operational efficiency, employee satisfaction, and long-term sustainability. Don't miss out on hearing from Jo Leckie 🌟 (Assoc CIPD, Cert CIH), Steve Key and Chloe Marsh, who will discuss how embedding a culture of innovation in your organisation, helps to improve your business in expected, and possibly unexpected ways... With an agenda crafted to cover a broad spectrum of critical innovations across building safety, resident engagement, asset management, MMC, finance, regulation, business improvement and the pivotal areas of retrofit, decarbonisation and affordable heating the Housing Innovation Show promises an exploration of the future of housing and, most significantly, how providers can work smarter and more effectively to better support their customers. The event is free to attend for housing professionals and with the addition of a fourth content stream, affirms its status as the UK's most comprehensive showcase of housing innovation and transformation. Be part of the transformation - secure your place now at https://lnkd.in/eYBgSsdf #ukhousing #socialhousing #HIS2025 #housingevent Lisa H. Gwen Jefferson Hannah Tripp Sophie Gibbs (Chart MCIPD, Chart MCIPR) Laura Allwood Emma Gallo Colin Bamber Vikkii Chamberlain Cass Hasford Mandi Richards Zoe McEvoy, FCIPD Sarah Harvey Karen Donaldson Kerry Rowell Anthony Brady Claire Smith Shaun Gagie MCIPD Adele Currie Maxine Blackwell Lyndsey Higgins Amy Bray Omowunmi Patunola-Ajayi Robert Ilsley Helen Watson Joanne Tolley Barbara Coole Lindsey Stanley (MIoL CertCIH) Eleanor Bareham Carrie Glenister

Buckinghamshire Council has approved plans by Hightown Housing Association to build 51 new “affordable homes” in High Wycombe. #ukhousing Andrew Royall

Work has begun to transform the site of a former Caerphilly borough school into a flagship housing development. #ukhousing Caerphilly County Borough Council Sean Morgan Willmott Dixon Ian Jones

The government has confirmed it is changing the rules on accessing social housing to make it easier for armed services veterans. #ukhousing #socialhousing #veterans Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Camden Council has been found to have a defensive complaints culture, with documents containing “dismissive tones” that run the risk of discouraging valid complaints from being acknowledged. #ukhousing #customerservice Housing Ombudsman • Richard Bliss

Are you a Senior Housing Professional, perhaps a Director or CEO, coming to the end of the event season, and wondering which events next year are worth attending for your team? Get the #HousingInnovationShow in the diary, to kick off the event circuit for 2025, on 12 and 13 February 2025, it is shaping up to be an event not to be missed. Elizabeth Froude James Walder Leann Hearne Debi Marriott-Lavery Jock Lennox Kate Still Nick Atkin Paul Fiddaman Julie Doyle Melbourne Barrett Gavin Cansfield Nick Apetroaie Carron Garmory Denise Fowler Sinéad Butters MBE DUniv sue sutton Kate Wareing Orla Gallagher Michael Newey Larry Gold Sasha Deepwell Amanda Garrard Jo Savage Andy Hulme Sarah Jones (Leadership, Team Transformation) Nicholas Harris Matt Forrest Kevin Rodgers Alison Dean Paul Edwards Claire Griffiths

Golden Lane Housing, in partnership with RE:GEN North West, has completed a major project to retrofit 36 homes across the North West. #ukhousing #retrofit #energyefficiency Melissa O'Donnell Ed Carroll

A much-needed £11.9m Extra Care development in Shropshire has been completed and handed over to The Wrekin Housing Group – eight months ahead of schedule. #ukhousing #extracare Keon Homes Limited Matt Beckley MSc Simon Thompson