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Luxury Bracknell apartments completed 4 months ahead of schedule

Friday, 18th September 2020

The transformation of the former One Thames Valley commercial office building into a luxury apartment development has been completed four months ahead of schedule. Leading UK property developer SevenCapital, which acquired the premises in May 2019 with permitted development rights... View Article

Assael Architecture win planning permission for Connected Living development in Southall

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Connected Living London has been given the go-ahead for a new scheme at Southall Sidings, designed by award-winning architect, Assael Architecture. The development at Southall Sidings, close to Southall station in the London Borough of Ealing, will provide 460 apartments... View Article

New social housing scheme in Lewisham given the go-ahead

Thursday, 17th September 2020

The City of London Corporation has been given the green light to build 110 new social housing homes in the borough of Lewisham. On Thursday (27 August) Lewisham Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed the development on the land at Sydenham... View Article

2025: New Homes Without Gas – a new guide from the NHBC Foundation

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Current Government proposals indicate that from 2025, newly built homes will not be allowed to be heated with the use of fossil fuels under the ‘Future Homes Standard’. This standard aims to significantly reduce the energy use of new homes... View Article

Invest in planning to help house building sector bounce back, says FMB

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Government must release bottlenecks in housing delivery with more resource for local authority planning departments and mechanisms to hold them to account if they are slow to respond to applications, according to the Federation of Master Builders. This comes... View Article

The pros and cons of zonal planning

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a new report which sets out the strengths and weaknesses of zonal planning systems. Planning Through Zoning provides an insight into the use of zonal planning in a number of different nations... View Article

Lords Committee raises concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation

Monday, 14th September 2020

The Lords Secondary Legislation Committee has published a report highlighting concerns about substantial and wide-ranging changes to planning legislation which result in a lighter touch approval process for certain local developments. The Committee scrutinises policy aspects of all secondary legislation... View Article

Ceremony marks new council housing milestone

Monday, 14th September 2020

A topping-out ceremony was held on Thursday at a new 100% affordable block that will become council homes at council rents for 90 Croydon families when it is completed. Next spring, local people on the borough’s housing waiting list will... View Article

London studio of global architecture firm Perkins and Will wins internal co-living design competition

Friday, 11th September 2020

The London studio of global design practice Perkins and Will has won an internal firmwide competition to design a co-living community concept that responds to the housing crisis affecting major cities worldwide. The annual Phil Freelon Design Competition was renamed... View Article

Boutique developer launches contemporary living developments in Eastcote

Thursday, 10th September 2020

Boutique developer Life Less Ordinary has further demonstrated its confidence in the North West London suburb of Eastcote with the launch of two new contemporary developments that are anticipated to appeal particularly to first-time buyers for whom the eclectic mix... View Article

Knight Frank to launch auction business following a successful trial

Thursday, 10th September 2020

Global property consultancy Knight Frank is set to formally launch an auction business following a pilot sale in July this year. Today, Wednesday 9 September, the group has announced that it will hold seven more sales in total with the... View Article

Put PI on your plans with specialist help

Thursday, 10th September 2020

If the last year has shown us anything, it is that we simply don’t know what is around the corner, says Darci Edwards of Bridge Insurance Brokers Ltd. Businesses all over the UK have changed, pivoted or sadly gone under... View Article

The ultimate guide to platform lift solutions for accessible homes

Thursday, 10th September 2020

From Sean O’Sullivan, Managing Director of the Platform Lift Company The NHS estimates there are 1.2m wheelchair users in the UK, the charity Scope claims there are 14.1 million disabled people in the UK and yet 93% of homes in... View Article

House prices rise as gardens or proximity to green space continue to top the shopping list for buyers

Thursday, 10th September 2020

Housing market activity continued to rise in August, as those looking to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday continued their search for a new home. A net balance of 63% of respondents reported an increase in buyer interest over... View Article

Buyer demand for new homes plummets to lowest levels in six years, says FMB

Thursday, 10th September 2020

Demand for new homes has reached its lowest level since 2014, according to small to medium-sized (SME) house builders. The new figures, published today in the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) House Builders’ Survey 2020, track the experience of SME... View Article

Peveril Homes receives double commendation and Chairman’s Award at East Midlands LABC Building Excellence Awards

Wednesday, 9th September 2020

Derbyshire-based housebuilder Peveril Homes has been recognised for its exceptional build quality at the 2020 Local Authority Business Control (LABC) Warranty East Midlands Building Excellence Awards after Site Manager Adam Pinder was highly commended in two categories and Construction Director... View Article

Governments homes funding looks disingenuous – CPRE

Wednesday, 9th September 2020

Commenting on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) launching affordable homes funding, Tom Fyans, deputy chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, said: ‘While this funding seems impressive, it was announced in the Budget and doesn’t represent... View Article

Professional and trade bodies in the built environment sector call on local authorities to commit CLOCS

Wednesday, 9th September 2020

Construction industry leaders of the UK’s biggest professional and trade bodies have joined the call to local authorities to commit to CLOCS in the co-signed letter (view letter) that was sent today to all Local Authority Chief Executives across Britain... View Article

Coronavirus Lockdown? Off-site construction saves the day

Wednesday, 9th September 2020

By Jonathan Passmore, UK Technical Sales Manager, Helec Ltd A lot has changed since the UK’s first two patients tested positive for Covid-19 at the end of January. Six weeks later, the prime minister announced a nationwide lockdown, asking the public... View Article

Setback for construction recovery can be fixed with successful Green Homes Grants scheme, says FMB

Tuesday, 8th September 2020

Government must release the breaks on sluggish construction sector activity by stepping up its support for builders who want to get accredited for the Green Homes Grants scheme, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). This is in response... View Article