Latest Blog Posts from Ocean Edge

Recruitment expertise on a budget

At Ocean Edge we’re well known in the housing sector for our spot-on executive search, but we wanted to offer our expertise to those clients who simply don’t have the budget or the need for a full search and headhunt. That’s why we’ve launched a new ‘lighter’ service offering clients with our expertise in advertising […]

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Quarter of a million social housing properties affected by damp and mould

Tighter regulation of RPs with a specific focus on tackling damp and mould issues is impacting the social housing industry as a whole. It follows the tragic death of Awaab Ishak in Rochdale in 2020, and the subsequent call by the government for tighter regulations and a concerted effort to tackle this health issue. Earlier […]

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Can for-profit providers rescue affordable housing?

Research by Savills last year predicted the “for profit” sector will grow seven-fold in just the next five years. However there are lingering doubts among some as to the appropriateness of bringing in profit-making companies to a sector traditionally populated by charitable organisations. So, with bulging housing waiting lists showing the desperate need to increase affordable housing […]

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Outsourcing recruitment, is it worth it?

And what to look for when considering working with an external partner   With budgets increasingly squeezed, organisations are having to make tough decisions on which services to outsource or fulfil inhouse. Using an inhouse team to recruit rather than outsourcing to a recruitment agency might sound a quick way to save money but it […]

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