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US investment group acquires United Living

UK provider of essential infrastructure, social housing maintenance and construction services, United Living is to be acquired by American private equity firm, Apollo. Both firms have entered into a definitive agreement with the acquisition expected to be completed over the ...

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Stirling Council to deploy largest IoT smart sensors rollout

Stirling Council in partnership with home safety tech firm, Aico, is embarking on the first full rollout of a multi technology and sensors connected home solution across an entire social housing portfolio stock, with 50,000 IoT devices being installed over ...

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Wates expands southern property portfolio

Social housing repairs and maintenance provider, Wates Living Space, has grown its southern property portfolio with three projects on behalf of Brent Council, St Mungo’s and mhs homes. The projects, which are collectively valued at circa £33 million, include the ...

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Town & Country Housing and Fortem join forces to create repairs service JV 

Town & Country Housing and specialist property services company Fortem have created an innovative joint venture (JV) company to deliver a repairs service to 8,600 homes across Kent and Sussex. The JV company, called TCH Repairs Ltd., is responsible for ...

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Novus wins Riverside Group framework deal

Novus Property Solutions is continuing its longstanding relationship with The Riverside Group with a high-volume framework contract for works across England. The two-year planned multi-void replacement works, which has an estimated value of over £970,000, will see Novus carry out ...

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Mears lands repairs and maintenance services deal in South Cambridgeshire

Mears, the support services group to the social housing and care sectors, has been appointed repairs and maintenance contractor for South Cambridgeshire District Council. The contract, which began on 3 October, will see Mears carry out all responsive repairs work ...

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Pinnacle Group reappointed with one million pound Solihull Community Housing cleaning contract

Pinnacle Group is to provide specialist cleaning services to Solihull Community Housing (SCH), which run housing services on behalf of Solihull Council.  The SCH cleaning contract, which is worth almost one million pounds, will once again be held by Pinnacle Group who ...

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Mears retains the FTSE4 Good Accreditation measure of ESG practices

Mears Group, the support services group to the social housing and care sectors, has successfully retained its FTSE 4 Good accreditation for 2022, once again securing a place in the top 40 per cent of companies in the Index Series ...

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Mears Group scoops five-year deal with Tower Hamlets Homes

The support services group to the social housing and care sectors has won a general build services contract with Tower Hamlets homes (THH) following a competitive tender process. ‍The contract, which commenced on 1 July 2022 is for a five-year ...

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Sureserve Group subsidiary secures £68m contract extension with L&Q

The social housing energy services group’s wholly owned subsidiary, K&T Heating Services, has retained a long- term gas servicing, repair and installation contract with L&Q. The contract, which commenced on 1 May 2022 is capped at eight years and is ...

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