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How do we keep residents safe?
The Hackitt review has illustrated a requirement for a more thorough and transparent approach to fire safety that fully involves the residents.
The NHMF awards – benchmarking success
Anyone who has attended the NHMF Awards dinner will know it is the focal point of the annual NHMF Maintenance Conference in January.
An integrated approach to IoT deployment
With a growing number of social landlords looking to Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to help solve their problems, there are new challenges emerging relating to scaled up deployment and benefits realisation.
What makes a great contractor/client relationship?
Contractor/client relationships are comparable to marriages. To avoid divorce, it is vital there is commitment, shared goals, good communication and trust.
Lift modernisation or lift replacement?
The question many clients ask is what is more cost-effective, lift modernisation or replacement?
Electrical safety
This guide covers social landlords’ responsibilities for electrical safety, including communal areas, such as, entrance halls and foyers, lifts and stairwells, corridors and landings, as well as external areas, such as parking and refuse areas.
Oil-fired appliances
Flues, Chimneys and air supply should be installed in accordance with relevant standards and should be properly maintained.
General Health & Safety requirements
The basis of UK health and safety law is the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA).
Compliance roundtable events report
Two round table events took place in October...
Gas safety, heating and hot water
This guide covers social landlords’ responsibilities when providing heating and hot water to residents, whether this is by individual property-based systems, such as domestic gas boiler or by communal systems, including district heating.
