Getting the ball over the line – could we learn from the Red Roses rugby team?
What has the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) Conference got in Common with England’s Red Roses Rugby team? The CHIC conference took place...
Managing complaints through the rear-view mirror
The Housing Ombudsman’s report “spotlight on damp” found real resonance with our experience at ARK. Called in to review the situation in the London...
Our take on Budget 2021
We waited in anticipation to hear the budget and understand some of the detail from the Chancellor. Announcements made before the speech included £1.8b...
Government’s new Heat and Building Strategy
On Monday the Government announced the new Heat and Building Strategy. The headline grabber, first up in the Government press release, is a plan...
Conservative Thinking
New in post as the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove is a minister of some considerable experience and...
ARK’s Market Synopsis
Welcome to the latest edition of ARK’s market synopsis report covering market outcomes to the end of August and with Rightmove picking up reporting...
And the winners are……
After herculean efforts to submit their bids, 31 strategic partnerships found out on Tuesday just how much they have been awarded and for how...
Should asset owners commit investment that reduces energy consumption when the returns will be shared between occupants and asset owners?
If you were to ask a home or business owner why they had invested in a renewable heating system (GSHP, ASHP, Solar Thermal) or...
ITV is watching you – part two
A blog by Chris Seeley In the first part of this blog I highlighted how recent ITV News coverage of serious damp and mould...
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund – Bidding window opens
The “up to £160m” fund opened for bids on Monday and remains open until 15 October so if your social housing organisation wants to...
