Responding to the recent speech outlining Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new approach to net zero, Stewart Clements, Director of the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC), argues for a collaborative approach between manufacturers, trade associations, and the government for the UK to achieve its long-term environmental ambitions and annual target for heat pump installations. Following yesterday’s…
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A new partnership between The Retrofit Academy and the Greater South East Net Zero Hub (GSENZH) will help train and develop the workforce required to retrofit an estimated 13.9 million households in the South East of England in line with the UK’s net zero commitments. The partnership comes as local authorities and social housing providers…
On 27th September, Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) will host a webinar entitled, “5%, 10% or 15% Drop? What’s Next for UK House Prices?” According to analysis from BI, UK housing activity could remain depressed in Q4, reinforcing earlier forecasts of moderate house-price declines of 5% in 2023. Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon have all flagged falling demand, potentially…
UK property developer The RO Group has appointed Ana Bajri as its first Head of Sustainability. Bajri brings a wealth of experience in real estate and the built environment to the role having navigated ESG issues in a commercial environment. She joins the company from Countrywide Surveying Services, where she has been responsible for creating…
Cornerstone Tax chairman David Hannah comments on new forecasts for the UK’s housing market from estate agency Hamptons. A new report from Hamptons has revealed that UK rents are expected to rise by 25% over the next four years, pushing the average rent to£1,600 a month by the end of 2026. The data also shows house prices are set…
A portfolio of 34 properties in East Anglia in the East of Anglia has received a bespoke investment facility to fund further growth. V&F Homes, a registered provider of social housing, purchased the new-build properties comprising of a mixture of shared ownership and affordable rental homes which were purpose built to help first-time buyers get…
Residential housebuilder Bellway has created ‘The Future Home’ within Energy House 2.0 (EH 2.0), an unique £16 million research facility at The University of Salford in the United Kingdom. EH 2.0 has been partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is the largest test and research facility which focuses on fuel-efficient technologies. In…
Shahram Shaida, CEO of home buying and investment platform Allbricks, considers the longer term implications of rapidly rising rents for aspiring homeowners in the United Kingdom. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has recently reported an average 5.3% increase in UK rent prices since July 2016. Surging rent prices can primarily be attributed to a…
National Allotment Week (7th – 13th August 2023) will do much to remind the United Kingdom of the value of working the land but gaining access to an allotment – particularly in London – isn’t always easy. The Association for Public Service Excellence reports that nearly 87% of local authorities are experiencing an increase in…
UK interest rates rise for 14th consecutive time - what does it mean for the property market?
A pioneering partnership between Essex County Council and workforce development specialist, The Retrofit Academy, is delivering improvements for the region’s retrofit workforce and winning industry awards. With over 422,000 of its homes deemed to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D or below, and a distinct lack of qualified retrofit professionals across the…
Iwona Hovenko comments on a new Bloomberg Intelligence survey of prospective UK house purchasers seeking to complete within the next two years. Homebuyers in the UK are adjusting to the highest interest rates since at least 2010 by showing significant flexibility, either by considering cheaper homes or making sacrifices to afford elevated mortgage rates, according…
Neil Jefferson, managing director of the Home Builders Federation (HBF), recently presided over the grand opening of Genesis Homes’ new £250,000 headquarters. The regional developer, led by Chief Executive Officer Nicky Gordon, has established itself as one of the largest homebuilders in the North West of England, with ambitious targets to construct over 170 new…
Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 397 unit garden-style multifamily development site on 18 acres in Rocklin (Sacramento), California. The site was acquired by Advanced Building Solutions (ABS), a full-service development and construction company based in Petaluma, California for US $19 million, or approximately US $47,850 per unit. The seller was a…
Recticel Insulation’s EUROWALL® Cavity Wall Panels played a pivotal role in ensuring the energy-smart homes of Otium Lake, a prestigious housing development in Pluckley, Kent, met their precise U-value requirements. With a focus on sustainability and cost-effectiveness, the collaboration between Hibau Group and Recticel resulted in a remarkable transformation of a former brickwork site into…
CBRE has arranged the US $4.25 million sale of a 12-unit multifamily property in Anaheim, California to a private investor as part of a 1031 exchange. The sale realized US $354,166 per unit or US $324 per square foot 1031 exchanges are transactions that swap an investment property for another, allowing capital gains taxes to…
UK industry body the Property Care Association (PCA) recently pledged to support an international conference of industry experts and academics which discussed moisture, damp and mould in buildings. The PCA which sponsored the 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB) warns that tackling excessive moisture in homes should be treated as a priority. Organised…
West End Gate, located on the Edgware Road in Marylebone, London, is a prestigious residential development comprising of eight buildings ranging from eight to 29 storeys. The development boasts modern architecture, efficient transport links, and state-of-the-art facilities. SOCOTEC Fire Engineering and Fire Risk Assessment have been appointed since 2018 to provide comprehensive fire safety support…
Savills Investment Management has completed the acquisition of two newly built residential properties in Valencia for its European Living Platform for a total purchase price of around €66 million. The seller of the properties, Neinor Homes, is a leading Spanish developer of residential assets for Build to Suit (BTS) and Build to Rent (BTR) with…
Savills Investment Management has completed the acquisition of two forward-funded single family residential sites in the Midlands, both developed by Urban & Civic, for a total of approximately £50 million. Both were off-market transactions. These are the first acquisitions in Savills IM’s Build-to-Rent (BTR) portfolio, following the acquisition of Pitmore, the UK Development and BTR…
SolarEdge Technologies is collaborating with European heating manufacturer Vaillant to integrate Vaillant heat pumps into the SolarEdge Home ecosystem. SolarEdge has also adopted the EEBUS protocol as a strong addition to its various protocol stacks that are already supported by the SolarEdge ONE operating system. Optimising and automating solar energy consumption within the home, SolarEdge…
Hard FM services contractor DMA Group has regained a multi-year mechanical and electrical (M&E) maintenance contract with Notting Hill Genesis Housing Association. Under the terms of the agreement, the contractor will carry out 24/7 planned and reactive maintenance, small works, and projects at the association’s offices portfolio, as well as providing energy services advice to…
Two leading commentators give their perspective on a recent analysis showing a fall in the number of residential mortgage products available in the United Kingdom. Nearly 10 per cent of mortgages have been taken off the UK market due to concerns about increasing interest rates, according to data from Moneyfacts. The figures indicate that approximately…
With new data from Rightmove suggesting average house prices in the UK increased by 1.8 per cent in May, David Hannah, Cornerstone Group International Chairman, says the ‘doomsters’ have got it wrong and he anticipates further growth in 2023. At the start of 2023, experts predicted British house prices would fall by as much as…
Iwona Hovenko, real estate analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, comments on research suggesting the UK can avoid a housing crash. The very narrow discounts of house prices agreed upon a purchase to those listed could imply a robust and resilient UK housing market, which might suggest a crash can be avoided in the absence of negative…
Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has entered into an agreement to acquire six fully let residential assets in Sweden for c. €100 million for its European Living platform. The seller of the assets was the Swedish listed developer and property company K2A Knaust & Andersson Fastigheter AB, and the deal was sourced off market. The…
Ana Lai, Real Estate Senior Director at S&P Global Ratings, comments on the impact of 12 months of mortgage rate increases on rental housing affordability following a low interest ‘home-buying boom’ in the residential REIT and social housing markets. Mortgage costs have nearly doubled, forcing more consumers to rent or to continue renting for longer. S&P…
Kseniya Savelyeva, Indices Manager at the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), comments on the organisation’s most recent quarterly survey of housebuilders in the United Kingdom. Annual housebuilding cost inflation slowed slightly in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 12.8% but costs were still up 1.7% on the previous quarter. The annual rate of increase, as…
Karen Trigg, business development manager, South East at Allegion UK, explains the mandatory fire door (‘regulation 10’) checks introduced for multi-occupied residential buildings by The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. In recent years, both high-rise and high-risk building environments have been the subject of much industry focus. Where Grenfell was a catalyst for change, the…
Wiener Wohnen, Europe’s largest municipal property management company, has appointed AktivBo to provide customer surveys and a continuous customer dialogue under a new six-year agreement. The Vienna-based property manager owns and operates over 220,000 homes, requiring a solid understanding of tenants’ needs and how to improve living situations. The collaboration with AktivBo is expected to…
Property developer Genesis Homes is sponsoring the Cumbria and Lancashire branch of industry group, Women in Property under a year-long partnership. The group aims to create opportunities, expand knowledge and inspire change for women working in the property and construction industry. … the more diversity a business can have in its workforce, the better a…
Wakefield Gardens, a new development from Genesis Homes, is named after Thomas Wakefield who served as the local stationmaster for the village of Lazonby in North West England between 1890 and 1898. Lazonby and Kirkoswald Station is on the historic Settle to Carlisle Railway and was reinstated in 1986. The Genesis Homes team wanted to…
Iwona Hovenko, Real Estate Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, says the UK’s largest homebuilders will be impacted disproportionately by new taxes to fix safety issues in apartment buildings following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Large UK homebuilders (Persimmon, Barratt, Taylor Wimpey, Bellway and Berkeley) are likely to be disproportionately hit by hefty taxes (80% of the industry…
John Covert has been appointed as a director of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver office and member of its newly formed Rocky Mountain Residential Land Services. Covert’s background includes a variety of work across the residential sector, including single-family residential development, lot and land acquisition, land development, consulting, urban planning, municipal / regional economic development, business…
Technology is reducing water and energy use and helping residents live more sustainablly at Quintain’s 85 acre Wembley Park development in north west London. Saving on utilities consumption is more important than ever, with individuals and businesses all needing to play their part. At Quintain Living, the award-winning management company overseeing the rental of more…
Ian Paton, partner in building consultancy at property advisor Cluttons, provides guidance on how homeowners and landlords can insulate their properties more effectively. There are ways to insulate a home more cost effectively these days, and retrofitting needn’t be too complicated or expensive. If you own your own home or you are a landlord then…
The UK Apartment Association (UKAA) has announced its annual Build to Rent Conference and Industry Awards ceremony will be held under the theme, ‘The Pursuit of Excellence’, on 15th November when major players from the BTR sector will gather in London for its annual event which includes an awards ceremony. By focusing on excellence, the…
Estate agency Chestertons Global reports that a record number of applicants to UK universities from the UAE is increasing demand for new homes in Central London. Data from the UCAS university admission service confirms a record number of students from the UAE have applied to UK universities in 2022. The UK is highly regarded as…
Greater Manchester property business George Moss & Sons Ltd which celebrated its centenary in 2020 has pledged support for commercial tenants struggling with energy bills by investing £500k in new solar panel installations. The family business owns and manages 620,000 sq.ft. of prime industrial property on the Moss Industrial Estate on St. Helen’s Road in…
According to the latest survey from Handelsbanken, 49 per cent of small and mid-sized professional landlords with a minimum of four properties in the UK are planning to increase their portfolios in the year ahead, as optimism about residential and commercial property builds despite fears of an economic downturn and the cost of living crisis.…
With National BBQ taking place in the UK from 4th to 10th July, residential developer Quintain Living is showcasing the facililities on offer to residents of one of its friendly community settings. Firing up the BBQ come rain or shine is an intrinsic part of summer in the UK. Yet many renters in London miss…
Bank of England plans to scrap mortgage affordability rules have been described as “utter madness” by Nigel Green, the CEO of deVere Group, who says the move underscores how the central bank is “failing Britain.” The damning analysis from the head of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent advisors of specialist global financial…
UK part buy-part rent housing provider heylo has installed the MRI LivingTM software suite to help manage its portfolio. The deployment of MRI Living allows the company to leverage a flexible set of tools that encompass property management, sales and lettings, and resident portals, as well as MRI’s fixed asset accounting and strategic planning solutions.…
René Joppi, managing director of global lighting manufacturer Mackwell, explains how smart technology can resolve challenges associated with testing retrofitted emergency lighting in the United Kingdom’s ageing public housing stock. New buildings are constructed with the most up-to-date technologies in mind, but many structures – especially older ones – are prone to be left behind…
Legal & General and the University of Oxford have agreed the development of Court Place Gardens, an estate containing new postgraduate homes specifically designed for families, under a £4 billion partnership. The development of Court Place Gardens in Iffley, Oxfordshire is the first residential site to be delivered through the Partnership and will deliver 84…
A £141 million contract which was awarded to Pinnacle Group in 2021 to deliver National Accommodation Management Services (NAMS) for 49,000 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) homes in the UK on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has become operational, with services to be delivered by the group’s specialist division, Pinnacle Service Families. Service Personnel…
Four landmark London towers are now benefiting from cutting edge fire protection thanks to Hyfire wireless devices, which were installed in record time thanks to a partnership between Hyfire, installers Gemini AMPM and property management company, FirstPort. With up to 25 floors, the Elektron Tower, Proton Tower, Neutron Tower and Switch Tower together form a…
Centrepoint, one of the UK’s largest charities dedicated to combating youth homelessness, has released images of a new, 33-modular-home development for young people in Peckham, South London. Reuben House is part of the charity’s Independent Living Programme, which seeks to provide 300 young people a home and entry-level or apprenticeship roles that lead to full time…
Saurabh Saxena, founder of Buy To Let and AI property evaluation platform houzen, explains how artificial intelligence is delivering better value from EPCs in the UK. 2022 marks the fifteenth anniversary of the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in the United Kingdom. Originally a requirement of European Union Directive 2002/91/EC and enshrined in UK…
21.10.2021, 17:17 Residential Energy Metering Contract Insite Energy has been selected to install and service pre-paid metering at the new South Quay Plaza luxury residential development in Canary Wharf. Part of the ongoing redevelopment of the London Docklands, the 628-property site represents a flagship project for developer, Berkeley Homes Southeast London (BHSEL). The development has…
19.10.2021, 16:32 RE:Visionary Awards 2021 MRI Software has announced the recipients of its third annual RE:Visionary Awards at the MRI Ascend 2021 North American users conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The RE:Visionary Awards, which were formerly known as the “MRI Innovation Awards”, honor MRI clients and partners who have leveraged the company’s open and connected…
18.10.2021, 16:25 Kim Scott Appointed CEO of Aramark Uniform Services Former Terminix Chief Operating Officer Kim Scott has joined Aramark Uniform Services (AUS) as its new CEO. In her new role, Scott will become a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team, reporting directly to Zillmer, and will oversee the company’s nearly 20,000 employees who…
30.09.2021, 12:50 Residential PPM Contract Award Polyteck Group has secured a one-year contract to provide planned preventive maintenance (PPM) services at Lillie Square, a new landscaped residential development in West London in the latest of a series of contract wins. As part of the contract with Management and Capital & Counties Properties PLC, the facility…
23.09.2021, 18:43 Investing in Commercial Real Estate Despite a tail-off in demand for commercial real estate during the Covid-19 pandemic, the asset class is expected to return to growth rates similar to those of the last decade within five years. With offices reopening from national lockdowns imposed by many countries, employers are beginning to accommodate…
05.08.2021, 22:19 Seasoned Multifamily Executive Joins Cushman & Wakefield Tina West has joined Cushman & Wakefield from CBRE as Senior Managing Director, Multifamily Asset Services for the western United States. West, who previously served as Managing Director and Multifamily Practice Leader for CBRE’s Property Management business in the Americas, brings more than three decades of…
30.06.2021, 10:38 Savills IM Adds Assets to Japan Residential Fund Savills Investment Management has acquired or committed to acquire a further JPY 24 billion (US $218 million) of residential real estate for inclusion in its Japan Residential Fund II (JRFII). Twenty-four of the 27 new assets are in Greater Tokyo and will form part…
Historic buildings can help tackle the climate crisis, according to a new report from Grosvenor Britain & Ireland. Produced in consultation with the National Trust, Historic England, Peabody, Southern Housing Group and The Crown Estate, and written with Donald Insall Associates, Heritage & Carbon argues for a decisive reformulation of planning policy as the United Kingdom prepares to…
11.05.2021, 11:53 Renters Face Significantly Higher Housing Costs Housing costs are felt more by households that rent, according to new research by Vienna University of Economics and Business. The study which was led by Professor Emanuel List and Associate Professor Wilfried Altzinger from the university’s Institute for Money and Finance investigated the financial burden housing costs…
14.04.2021, 18:51 Smoker Detection in Residential Buildings Sensor manufacturer FreshAir has launched an innovative smoking and marijuana detection system for apartment buildings, public housing complexes and other high-occupancy residential settings. The FreshAir1 Smoking Detection System is also being marketed at building owners and operators with enforceable no-smoking policies, and as a solution for protecting infrastructure…
With new fire safety legislations demanding a renewed focus on safety in all residential settings, Karen Trigg, business development manager, Allegion UK, explains why care home and sheltered housing associations must prioritise fire door maintenance. The regulations and standards associated with fire safety and sheltered, assisted and social housing are, by necessity, robust. Yet, the…
15.03.2021, 11:35 Setting New Standards in Housing A series of standards documents from The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) identify seven desirable development and behavioural characteristics for housing professionals. Developed in collaboration with hundreds of CIH members, tenants and residents, housing organisations and other professional bodies, the standards are designed to raise the professional competency…
25.02.2021, 13:00 Back on Track Terminix has reported strong revenue growth for the fourth-quarter of 2020, and adjusted its Full-Year 2021 revenue forecast to between US $2,025 and US $2,050, in unaudited accounts released today. For the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company reported a revenue increase of four percent to $460 million. Net income…
17.02.2021, 08:21 Making Social Housing Safer Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has appointed Kier to deliver fire safety works across its housing stock under a programme which includes replacing 3,600 sets of fire doors. Kier, a certified member of testing and certification organisation BM TRADA, has committed to working with BM TRADA-approved suppliers on the project,…
Apprentice Jude Kirkwood-Thompson has been named “Apprentice of the Year”, with her employer, property services company Ian Williams, also receiving an award for its training academy at this year’s National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) Awards. The NHMF is a leading source of best practice for the social housing sector, with a focus on building maintenance…
29.01.2021, 07:16 Acquisition Finance Raised for Residential Complex Cushman & Wakefield has raised acquisition debt and joint venture equity financing for a 48-unit apartment complex in Boulder, Colorado. The purchase transaction for Glenwood Village Apartments at 2747 Glenwood Ct closed with an equity investment of US $11,000,000 and debt financing of US $7,000,000 with a…
19.01.2021, 08:53 Airbnb Distorting Rental Housing Market Short-term rentals on Airbnb and other online vacation rental marketplaces are causing rent increases in the longer term lettings market according to new research from the University of Cologne. The study into the impact of short-stay lets was led by Felix Mindl and Dr Oliver Arentz who identified…
18.12.2020, 00:32 Providing 20,000 Meals to Those in Need The Wimbledon Foundation has extended its support for organisations addressing food poverty at Christmas and beyond as part of its response to COVID-19. With support from Food and Drink at Wimbledon, and food surplus distribution charity City Harvest, the Foundation will have supported the provision of…
16.12.2020, 15:34 The Festive Make or Break? Tim Morris, Cymphony managing director, explains why telephone answering services are particularly in demand over the festive season. After a tough year in the property sector, everyone deserves a break over the festive period. However, with a survey of 1,600 businesses from BT finding that a missed call…
01.12.2020, 13:20 Regional GSHP Project Recognised with Global Award Together Housing and Kensa Contracting have received international acclaim for a ground source heat pump retrofit programme involving 770 homes in the North of England. A sub-category of the annual European Heat Pump Awards (EHPA), the Heat Pump City of the Year (HPCY) award commends local…
A BBC report on Oxford’s pioneering smart-city project coincides with the launch of UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s 10-point plan for a green revolution. The Prime Minister’s 10-point plan is set to put the UK back on track to meet its net-zero carbon target by 2050. The plan, which includes the aim to install…
11.11.2020, 11:35 Following Safety Guidance Outside Work Scottish Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has joined the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum in reminding the sector’s workers to stay COVID smart in their social lives and when travelling to and from jobs. After explaining it was “essential” for construction workers to keep following guidance to protect…
Kensa Contracting is hosting a free webinar to provide a virtual site tour and insights into the ground-breaking transport, power and energy superhub project in Oxford. The webinar is being supported by Stonewater Housing and members of the Energy Oxford Superhub (ESO) consortium. ————————————————————————————————————————— Webinar details: 10th November 2020 | 14.00pm – 15.45pm Registration…
30.10.2020, 10:23 Supporting Community and Home Owner Associations MRI has added a new software solution for community and home owner associations following its acquisition of the Jenark platform from CoreLogic. Jenark aligns with MRI’s existing product set for the management of residential property portfolios, addressing the unique needs of community and homeowner associations by facilitating…
20.10.2020, 18:17 Refinancing of Eighteen Capital Group Residential Portfolios Cushman & Wakefield has refinanced a loan on a nine-property apartment portfolio totaling 1,969 units in Arkansas, Texas, South Carolina, Indiana and Missouri. The US $108,000,000 cash-out refinancing deal involved a 10-year loan with interest only payments for the first two years, a fixed coupon of…
Barnet Homes, a subsidiary of Barnet Council in North London, has launched an in-house repairs service with field service management software from Belfast-based Totalmobile. Designed in consultation with local residents and Barnet Homes’ Housing Association Performance Advisory Group, the new maintenance platform provides real-time snapshots of the performance of field operatives. With easy…
09.10.2020, 16:05 Supporting One of the UK’s Largest Residential Property Managers Online construction portal Alcumus SafeContractor is helping property major Rendall & Rittner streamline hard services procurement for 80,000 residential units across the United Kingdom. Introduction Rendall & Rittner are one of the largest property management companies operating across the UK. With a large and…
28.08.2020, 12:21 Scottish Construction Forum Launches Recovery Consultation The Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) has published a draft recovery plan in collaboration with other leading Caledonian organisations and businesses. The construction industry in Scotland has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. The sector in Scotland which provided £7.8 billion GVA to the Scottish…
20.08.2020, 17:38 Metro Atlanta Residential Development Refinanced Cushman & Wakefield Denver’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance Group has arranged a US $16.26 refinancing loan for Concord Chase Apartments, a 224-unit community development in Smyrna, Georgia owned by Eighteen Capital Group. Located at 300 Hurt Rd SE, the complex is situated approximately 10 miles northwest of…
07.07.2020, 12:17 CICV Forum Proposes Scottish School Building Action Plan The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has submitted a building action plan to the Scottish Government under an initiative in support of the reopening of schools. The campaigning collective has written to Kevin Stewart, MSP, the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, and…
29.06.2020, 16:11 Virtual Viewings Become the New Normal Residents have begun moving into Woodpecker Gardens, a new development in Greenwich, south east London, built under a partnership between Meridian Home Start and Pinnacle Group. Meridian Home Start, a Community Benefit Society set up by the Royal Borough of Greenwich to develop affordable homes for rent,…
22.06.2020, 13:44 Preventing the Spread of Covid-19 with Electrostatics UK facility and property management services provider Pinnacle Group has launched a COVID-Secure cleaning service which utilises the latest electrostatic technology. Providing antiviral protection for a period of 25 days, the treatment ensures corporate, office, residential, and school spaces are safe for use and remain sanitised even as surfaces…
15.06.2020, 15:11 Saving Housing Groups Unnecessary Boiler Callouts Vericon Systems has added a new remote access feature to its connected intelligent boiler control system for Housing Associations and Social Housing providers, BCM:Connect. BCM:Connect monitors a boiler’s condition in real time, using machine learning to predict system failures. The solution can also monitor boilers remotely,…
29.05.2020, 13:14 Lockdown Prompts Surge in Residential Rodent Enquiries Record increases in residential enquiries to Rentokil during Covid-19 are raising concerns about rodent infestation in unoccupied commercial properties. According to data from the global pest control expert, residential enquiries surged by 45 per cent in March and April 2020 – months when rodent activity traditionally declines, to establish…
28.05.2020, 09:43 90-Day Remote Boiler Monitoring Trial Vericon Systems is offering a free trial of its BCM:Connect remote boiler monitoring solution for Housing Associations and Social Housing providers. Billed as “an intelligent device that not only monitors a boiler’s condition in real time, but also predicts when it might fail”, BCM:Connect enables landlords and M&E providers…
31.03.2020, 15:30 MRI Acquires UK Social Housing Software Specialist Real estate software solutions specialist MRI Software has acquired specialist provider of software solutions to the UK social housing sector, Orchard Information Systems. The acquisition adds to MRI’s offering for the UK residential market and provides innovation and scale to extend the reach of Orchard’s…
09.03.2020, 12:00 UNIVA Enters UK Student Accommodation Market Turkey’s largest purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) provider UNIVA has announced a new £10 million investment in UK PBSA operator, Opto Living establishing the UNIVA & Opto Cardiff student housing project. The deal, finalised in February 2020, will see UNIVA makes its first investment into the UK PBSA…
Kensa Contracting and Together Housing have been shortlisted for the H&V News ‘Renewable Project of the Year’ Award for their multi-site renewable heating upgrade programme in social housing across Yorkshire and Lancashire. Now in their 26th year, the H&V News Awards are an annual celebration of excellence, forward thinking and the highest achievements across…
11.02.2020, 10:56 Lutron at ISE 2020 Lighting control solutions manufacturer Lutron Electronics is sponsoring the Hospitality Technology Summit at Hotel Okura Amsterdam on 13 February 2020 as it showcases its newest lighting, blind and temperature control solutions at ISE 2020. The company has embraced the art of bespoke finishing in response to customer demand for…
08.01.2020, 16:16 MRI Acquires Lindsey Software MRI Software has bolstered its public housing property management and compliance solutions capabilities following the acquisition of Lindsey Software which was announced earlier today. David Carner, SVP of Residential Solutions for MRI. Lindsey Software supplies property management software and services for public and affordable housing organizations in the United…
04.12.2019, 14:46 ServiceMaster Appoints New Terminix Residential President Kim Scott has joined ServiceMaster as president of its Terminix Residential pest control business from waste, recycling and smart cities solutions provider, Rubicon Global. Prior to Rubicon, Scott served as president of CHEP North America, a division of Brambles Limited for four years, where she was responsible…
Refurbishment specialist and Chartered Building Company T Gunning Ltd has rebranded as Gunning London to reinforce its geographical focus on London and South East England. With three decades of experience, Gunning London clients include some of the UK’s leading educational establishments, private housing providers and Housing Associations. The company was recently appointed to a…