Registered providers were asked to give assurance on addressing risks relating to dampness and mould in tenants’ homes. On the 22nd November 2022, the Regulator of Social Housing has written to registered providers of social housing with a housing stock of 1,000 homes or more to highlight landlords’ responsibility to take action to protect tenants…
Many of us look forward to the festive period with family and friends, without the need to worry about where the next meal is coming from or a warm bed for the night in a safe environment. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everyone. The estimated number of homeless adults and children in the…
Polygon acquires Caption Data to strengthen IoT Services and ExactAire® offering Polygon has signed an agreement to acquire Caption Data Limited, which Polygon has been a minority owner and customer since 2010. Together they offer end-to-end environmental monitoring solutions for indoor air quality, leak detection, toxic gas monitoring, and energy management under the technology product…
Caption Data’s Marketing Manager, Danielle attended a workshop provided by The University of Birmingham’s ATETA project with Go Green Experts, the workshop which helps to offer SMEs simple solutions to reduce their carbon footprint and ultimately onto the path to carbon neutral. The theme for the workshop is helping businesses towards net- zero based…
It’s a damp subject: Breaking the mould in social housing. Many varying root causes can lead to dampness and mould in a property, and the overall impact on tenant wellbeing is familiar across the rental and affordable housing sector. Tenants report distress, daily living disruption, financial implications, and a genuine concern for health-related mould issues…
The rising cost of wholesale gas and electricity has put a strain on many sectors across the UK and other parts of the world, as we are facing an unprecedented rise in prices. So, how can IoT be used to reduce energy consumption in the food industry? The UK food sector is now facing uncertain…
CDL was delighted to be invited to take part in a podcast hosted by Housing Digital in their 3rd installment to talk about the growing issues around fuel poverty and crucially tenant well-being, and the surrounding damp and mould issues within the social housing sector. In the podcast, joining us were HACT, Home Group, and Davis, French & Associates who…
Increase in legal cases against social landlords for mould, It’s not always easy to prove who is responsible for resolving problems with damp and mould in social housing properties. This is because it can be difficult to find the exact cause of damp. Tenants of housing associations could contact the local authority’s Environmental Health department.…
Mould and mildew in properties are serious concerns for landlords and housing associations. Failure to deal with mould can lead to serious health problems for tenants, can cause damage to a property and can leave a landlord open to legal action and a large bill if not dealt with. What is mould? Mould is a…
Understanding what energy assets are using or wasting, will help Water Utilities towards becoming carbon net-zero and offer substantial cost savings. The government recently announced its intention to set in law a world-leading climate change target, which will require significant effort across all sectors of the economy including the Water Utilities industry to become carbon…
