Barratt Developments plc has announced in its trading update for the second half of 2020 that it had a “strong delivery, ahead of expectations,” in a year blighted by the pandemic. The first quarter of the company’s 2020/21 financial year [...]

Housing association Poplar HARCA has appointed Housebuilder of the Year, Hill as joint venture partner to deliver the Teviot Estate regeneration in Tower Hamlets, which could include more than 2,500 new homes, new green and play spaces, shops, community and [...]

Following a backlash from Tory MPs over fears of the impact of new housebuilding in their constituencies, the Government has announced new planning regulations which will prioritise building homes in city centres rather than in rural areas. Senior Tories such [...]

HMM news editor and housing consultant Patrick Mooney bemoans the recent ‘revolving door’ of Housing Ministers, and speculates on Robert Jenrick’s chances of success. Every Housing Secretary or Minister that I can remember promises two things – to overhaul the [...]

The company behind Grenfell Tower’s insulation presented “deliberately misleading” testing for the project’s refurbishment, according to its former product manager. Jonathan Roper, who formerly worked at Celotex Insulation, told the public inquiry that he had been made to “lie for [...]