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Service Provider Forum

New Member Spotlight: Carbon3

The NHMF Service Provider Forum brings together the housing sector's foremost specialists in maintenance, asset management and decarbonisation, drawing on a wide cross section of organisations to share knowledge, drive best practice and shape the future of social housing.

Published date: 01 May 2026

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Navigating the BSR Gateway Regime

Neil Watts, Lead of the National Housing Maintenance Forum’s Working Group on Building and Fire Safety, examines the latest developments as the Building Safety Regulator becomes a standalone body, and sets out what the changes mean for housing associations and councils managing higher-risk buildings.

Neil Watts Published date: 09 April 2026

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NHMF Plenary 2 : Keeping Homes Safe - Learning, Improving and Leading Beyond Grenfell

When Kate Lamble volunteered to cover the Grenfell Tower Inquiry for the BBC in 2018, she uncovered something far more troubling than the immediate causes of one catastrophic fire.

Published date: 02 March 2026

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Healthy Homes

Listening, learning, and always acting’ - Critical insight upon Awaab’s Law from Rochdale Borough Housing

With Awaab’s Law having come into force on 27 October 2025, the UK social housing sector has embarked on its most significant transformation in over a decade. But what will this actually look like in practice?

Published date: 27 February 2026