Repairs and maintenance
The latest from the social housing contracting sector, with news and views on planned maintenance, decent homes work, responsive repairs, tenders, deals, frameworks, and health and safety.
NEWS
Landlord seeking new contractors
A 34,000-home landlord is looking to appoint a series of new contractors for responsive, planned and cyclical repairs.
Kier launches repairs reporting app for tenants
A contractor has launched a free smartphone app which enables tenants and companies to report repairs to the company through a mobile phone.
Council to take 42,000 home ALMO back in house
Tenants of the largest arm’s-length management organisation have voted for the body to be scrapped and the running of their homes taken back in house.
OPINION
FIT for success
Last Thursday Inside Housing’s Green Light campaign enjoyed its biggest success since launching in November.
See the light
The Department of Energy and Climate Change’s latest announcement doesn’t mean the end of solar schemes in social housing
Pros and cons
This morning climate change minister Greg Barker announced a fundamental overhaul of the feed-in tariff.
