We welcomed the recognition during last night’s BBC Question Time Leaders' Special on the need to build more homes. However, we were disappointed that the important role #housingassociations can play in delivering affordable homes within a long-term housing plan was absent #bbcqt

Housing is a key issue that will heavily influence voting intentions. In our latest customer research: 🔵 46% of Orbit customers said that #housing was the key election issue that was most important to them Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4c3PIrs

Our CEO, Phil Andrew, will be speaking at Housing this Wednesday on ‘Improving the quality of existing homes through joined up policy, strategy and funding’. It’s set to be an insightful session so if you’re attending #Housing2024 , make sure you join him.

Congratulations to our amazing Thriving Communities team, winners of the Team of the year more than 15,000 homes at the #Housingheroes awards tonight

At #OrbitGroup, our people are key to our success. We know colleagues who are motivated in their work, feel valued, respected and are united in achieving our purpose and mission. Find a job in #ukhousing with Orbit 👉 bit.ly/orbitcareers Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

Thanks to everyone who came to hear our CEO, Phil Andrew, speak at the Housing today on ‘Improving the quality of existing homes through joined up policy, strategy and funding’. A great session with lots of insightful debate around some of the issues we face as a sector.

We’ve funded a new mobile youth club in #Nuneaton as part of a pilot project to help improve opportunities for young people and reduce anti-social behaviour, with the youth bus provided by GYM. Read more on the pilot here 👉 bit.ly/3RLRl4U

Our team at #OrbitHomes is delighted to sign the #HomesforNature commitment, developed by the Future Homes Hub to support more wildlife on new developments. This will see a bird-nesting feature installed for every new home, plus hedgehog highways as standard on all developments.

We’re delighted to welcome Liz Robson to our Executive Team as Chief Technology and Information Officer. Liz will be responsible for IT, data and programme delivery and will lead the development and delivery of Orbit’s technology and data strategy. bit.ly/4cg7KXD

Congratulations to Keir Starmer and The Labour Party on their success in the #GeneralElection. We look forward to working with them on their pledges to ‘turbo charge #housebuilding’ via planning reform and deliver ‘the biggest boost to social and #affordablehousing in a generation’.

We want to congratulate Angela Rayner & Matthew Pennycook MP on their new roles at the @luhc. We also welcome Rachel Reeves remarks today that “work is underway to grasp the nettle of planning reform” and her reiteration of Labour’s commitment to deliver thousands of affordable homes.

Neil Yeomans, our Head of Property Safety and Technology, and Chair of National Housing Federation Building Safety National Group, will speak at the Westminster Insight #BuildingSafetyConference in London tomorrow. Make sure to catch Neil's session on #BuildingSafety if you’re attending.

Last week we hosted our annual Stars in Orbits Awards ceremony, which celebrates our colleagues, who were nominated by their peers, for their dedication in helping us deliver our vision and making Orbit a great place to work. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners! 👏

We are delighted to share that we are recruiting two customers to join our Group Board as #NonExecutiveDirectors. This is an exciting step in helping to shape Orbit's future direction and will ensure our customers are at the heart of everything we do. bit.ly/orbitneds

We welcome the acknowledgment that #housingreform is key to the gov’s wider growth ambitions and yesterday's announcement on plans to increase housebuilding targets and publish a long-term housing strategy. It was great to discuss this today with Angela Rayner and Matthew Pennycook MP

We've been appointed by Orbit Group to undertake a #retrofit programme for 410 homes over two years, with #energyefficiency improvements to 160 homes being delivered through the SHDF Wave 2.1. The contract forms part of Orbit's #decarbonisation strategy. eu1.hubs.ly/H0by66-0

Recently, we completed our refurbishment at Bushey Court in #Bexley and worked with our #OrbitHomes interior designers to provide a more welcoming space for older people. To celebrate we were joined by both residents & @lbofbexley leader Baroness O'Neill of Bexley OBE - bit.ly/3LRahfs

We’re shocked about the current unrest. We were founded to create communities where everyone, no matter their background, can live in peace, with respect and opportunity. We take zero tolerance towards any form of violence, discrimination, harassment or prejudice. #NoPlaceForHate

We've recently installed a new defibrillator at our Better Days hub in #Newmarket. Thanks to the Department of Health and Social Care #CommunityAED Fund and our matching contribution, we're now prepared to provide immediate assistance in case of a cardiac emergency. bit.ly/4drCgOt