#PressforProgress
This year has seen significant progress in the fight for gender equality. Not only has it marked 100 years since some women were given the right to vote in the UK; campaigns such as #MeToo, 50:50 #AskHerToStand and #TimesUp have…
Are electric vans the future?
As a company we’re always looking for new ways to reduce our carbon emissions. Our biggest environmental impact is our fleet, which currently consists of 420 vans and 150 company cars (including our grey fleet). Although our average CO2 emissions…
Clean Air Zones
On 8th April, the Mayor of London introduced the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to help improve the health of Londoners by cleaning up the City’s toxic air. Air quality has always been an issue in major cities, but in recent years…
Paul Reader, Partnerships Director, reflects on the success of HOMES UK conference
HOMES UK conference is now in its eighth year; and is attended by professionals from every stage of the property lifecycle, they come to share innovative ways to design, deliver and maintain homes where communities can prosper. The conference offered…
Paul Reader, Partnerships Director, celebrates and reviews the highlights of NHMF conference
The National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) conference, dates back to 1994, and is dedicated to and run by housing maintenance professionals. The conference focusses on housing maintenance and asset management, and the key themes for the conference this year were:…
Policy Briefing: Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018
Despite the challenges facing the UK at the moment, new legislation that affects housing, landlords and tenants came into force on 20 March 2019. The new act requires landlords to ensure that properties are fit for human habitation before and…
Gas Safety Week: Six simple steps to help keep you safe
It's Gas Safety Week again! This is the eighth Gas Safety Week since it started in 2011. Gas Safety Week raises awareness of the dangers of poorly maintained gas appliances, which can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide…
Dispelling Sprinkler Myths
Following the tragic Grenfell fire, there have been numerous questions surrounding the retrospective installation of sprinkler systems to tower blocks. Should sprinklers be installed to all tower blocks? Are they cost effective? Carol Burton, Senior Project Manager at Basildon Borough…
CityWest Homes hits its 100% gas compliance target
CityWest Homes which owns and manages over 12,000 social homes and 9000 leasehold properties across Westminster has now achieved 100% gas compliancy. City West Homes Property Services Director Jim Paterson said, “Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS), our maintenance contractor has…
Basildon Borough Council and Morgan Sindall Property Services complete first phase of £2.2M regeneration project
A major project to refurbish and upgrade housing stock has seen a BBA-certified external wall insulation system applied to 135 homes in Basildon. The installation of the new insulation systems is the first phase of a £2.2m project to regenerate…