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Building Safety Act 2022 – Implications for Maintenance Contracts
The Building Safety Act 2022 (“the Act”) became law on 28 April 2022. So what are the implications for maintenance contracts in relation to the “higher risk buildings” (“HRBs”) that it regulates? HRBs are defined in section 65 (in England, but not Wales) as buildings over 18m or of 7 storeys or more that contain two or more separate dwellings.
NHMF Awards 2022 - Most Innovative Property Service Shortlist: Cloch HA & McGill
Realtime Repair Appointment Integration
NHMF Awards 2022 - Most Innovative Property Service Shortlist: Basildon BC & Morgan Sindall Property Services
Data Insights to provide safer homes
Orbit’s Net Zero Carbon Roadmap
This Case Study demonstrates how Orbit developed its Roadmap and how it is planning to implement it. It will enable other organisations to consider how they can develop their own Net Zero Carbon Roadmaps.
NHMF Awards 2022 - Most Innovative Property Service Winner : iOpt and Renfrewshire Council: IoT enabled Smart Asset Management
Judges’ comments: -- Great concept with great potential and tangible outcomes and cost savings for client and customers. -- Strong business cases for rolling out further, with data and transferable to other organisations.
NHMF Awards 2022 - Best Customer Impact Shortlist : Stockport Homes
Energy Advice Team and Switchee Stockport Homes and Switchee - Adoption of Renewable Heating
NHMF Awards 2022 - Best Customer Impact Winner : Orbit
Judges’ comments: -- A good initiative and one that is clearly benefitting Orbit and customers. -- Some high numbers here. Self-registration particularly good. -- Eye to the future with clear targets set.
NHMF Awards 2022 - Best Customer Impact Shortlist : Southampton City Council
Delivering Safer Living for Southampton Residents
The New Building Safety Regime – paving the way
Following our recent NHMF Conference workshop exploring how asset managers can pave the way for the new building safety regime, the question of the affordability of the Building Safety Manager (BSM) role within the constraints of local authority pay scales was identified as a key area that the sector will need to consider going forward.
Who’s ready for the world of Proptech?
Who do you talk to if you want to find out about Proptech? Housing providers? Contractors? Suppliers? Asset specialists? Well, you’d probably expect to get a reasonable idea from any of these.
