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Affordable housing provider Square Roots has marked the start of construction of 338 high quality new homes for social rent in Bermondsey, SE1. The new homes are being built for Square Roots by delivery partner London Square, supported by grant... View Article

New analysis from planning, design and development consultancy Marrons shows that grey belt policy continues to have a major impact on housing planning permissions, with 76% of major residential appeals approved since the policy’s introduction in December 2024. The study reviewed all... View Article

Cameron Homes has submitted detailed plans to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council for a 2.5Ha (6.2-acre) site in the Leicestershire village of Burbage, less than a mile from J1 of the M69 motorway. 40 family homes are proposed, together with... View Article

Independent housebuilder Redcliffe Homes has begun construction on a new residential development in Castle Cary. The development, The Carriages, named after the nearby railway station, consists of 29 homes, including 30 per cent affordable housing, helping to support local housing needs and... View Article

AS part of a commitment to delivering affordable housing, Castle Green Homes has appointed a new senior partnerships manager. Chris McAllister has more than 20 years’ experience in the affordable housing sector, having previously worked at Cobalt Housing and before... View Article

· Wates Group has purchased its long-standing head office, Wates House, in Leatherhead. · The business had previously leased the building for over 20 years. · The acquisition, completed on 26th January 2026, represents a significant investment in both the... View Article

LONDON, UK. A new office-to-residential conversion in West London is set to deliver 53 apartments in Uxbridge town centre, reflecting continued redevelopment activity across the capital’s suburban office markets. The scheme, known as Distrikt London West, will transform a former... View Article

Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) has today secured revised Outline Planning Permission to deliver up to 20,000 homes at Barking Riverside. The approval at the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Planning Committee follows the submission of what was the UK’s... View Article

Bellway has started work on a new development which will bring 107 sustainable new homes to Longstanton in Cambridgeshire. The housebuilder began construction at Hatton Gate, off Station Road, on Monday 2 March. The development will provide a range of one... View Article

    Two new hires have joined Wavensmere Homes’ commercial team to support the procurement function of the business, both pre and post contract. Richard Routley joins as a commercial manager, with Ollie Ingram appointed as an assistant quantity surveyor.... View Article

Work has started on a transformative scheme which is set to create 122 new homes on vacant land in Southend-on-Sea. Driven by top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, and unlocked through a partnership with Homes England, the developer will invest more... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a new £3,000 bonus for businesses that hire young people who have been out of work for at least six months. The measure forms part of a wider £1... View Article

The 2.0% fall in construction output in the three months to January 2026, as reported in the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), should set alarm bells ringing for an industry already under strain, says the Federation of... View Article

First apprentices achieve a 93% pass rate, nearly double the industry average, as NHBC launches the first of 12 hubs in a £100m programme to train 3,000 site ready apprentices a year amid a 239,000 worker construction shortfall. A major... View Article

Bellway has started work to build 160 additional new houses in Cramlington, bringing the number of properties it will have built in the town since 2018 to 546. Northumberland County Council issued detailed planning permission for the new phase of... View Article

Staffordshire-headquartered Cameron Homes has appointed Sarah Sargeant as sales director. Sarah will be responsible for leading a 12-strong team across the HBF five-star housebuilder’s current seven live developments in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. A further five new developments... View Article

Bellway has unveiled its vision for a new community of up to 3,000 homes with schools, shops and leisure facilities in Southend-on-Sea to help support long-term growth in the city. The national housebuilder is exploring plans for two interconnected villages... View Article

Hounslow Council has officially launched the Golden Mile London, a collaborative 15-year regeneration programme that will bring together the Council, investors, developers, businesses and anchor institutions to deliver up to 14,000 homes, 25,000 jobs and £7.5bn of investment along the Great... View Article