INSIGHT & COMMENT

How do we overcome the dual challenge of building new as zero carbon as well as retrofitting our existing properties that will still be in existence in 2050?

ESG is still driving build-to-rent investors - despite the global backlash

From net zero to neighbourhoods, ESG has a crucial role in the UK build-to-rent boom, writes Bela Zavery, partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson

Housing Executive on track for restructure by 2025, chief executive says

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) is on track to carry out a restructure by 2025, its chief executive has said.

Five points from the Autumn Statement

The Autumn Statement is a mixed bag. Jules Birch takes us through some of the details that have received less attention, from a welcome increase in the benefit cap to an underwhelming announcement on energy efficiency

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Retrofitting inefficient social homes could save residents £700m a year, says NHF

Retrofitting poorly insulated social homes across England could save residents more than £700m a year, according to new research by the National Housing Federation

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Banks call for ‘strategic reset’ on net zero homes

The trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector has called for a “strategic reset” and a more radical approach to achieving net zero housing stock in the UK.

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How much will residents really save from retrofits?

Lizzy Westmacott has been working on some of the energy-efficiency retrofits being done under the first wave of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

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Explainer: what is fuel poverty and how can landlords help?Sponsored by Aico

Inside Housing’s Give Fuel Poverty a Voice campaign aims to raise awareness of the issue

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National £7bn-a-year retrofit plan would cut £430 from households’ annual energy bills

Retrofitting low-efficiency homes would save English households an average £430 off their bills, according to a new report from a progressive London-based thinktank

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Scotland’s rent freeze will lead to fewer social homes, poorer-quality housing and an end to the sector’s role as a leader on decarbonisation

The Scottish government wants to keep bills low for social tenants during a cost of living crisis. But, argues Sally Thomas, the result will be a barrage of unnecessary consequences

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