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ASSA ABLOY UK launches thought-provoking whitepaper in response to Hackitt’s Independent Review

Friday, 7th September 2018

ASSA ABLOY UK, the global leader in door opening solutions, has issued its whitepaper in response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, following the Grenfell Tower incident of 2017. The whitepaper summarises practical recommendations... View Article

Green light for Canon Green Campus development

Friday, 7th September 2018

A major redevelopment project that will bring more than 100 affordable homes to Salford has been given the green light. Salford Council has today (Thursday, September 6) approved plans for the multi-million pound Canon Green Campus development on Canon Green... View Article

Mayor boosts affordable housing to 50 per cent on Olympic legacy sites

Friday, 7th September 2018

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that 3,000 new homes will be built on the remaining three legacy sites at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – with the level of affordable housing boosted to 50 per cent. Approximately... View Article

Coillte to stockpile timber in case of no deal Brexit

Thursday, 6th September 2018

Part-public part-private forestry group Coillte has confirmed it’s seeking additional warehousing capacity in the UK in case of a ‘hard Brexit’ resulting from no deal being struck with the EU, in order to stockpile three months’ worth of timber products.... View Article

Greenfield site in Stirling goes up for sale for residential development

Thursday, 6th September 2018

250 new, high quality homes are set to be delivered in Cambusbarron near Stirling as planning permission is granted in principle for residential development. The 33 acres site, known as Seven Sisters, offers prime residential land and has been launched... View Article

Aster Group expands into West Sussex with new housebuilding JV

Wednesday, 5th September 2018

Housing association Aster Group has announced further expansion in the south of England with plans to build its first homes in West Sussex through a new joint venture with top 10 housebuilder, Linden Homes. Aster and Linden Homes, have launched... View Article

Berkeley Group trading update

Wednesday, 5th September 2018

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (“Berkeley” or the “Company”) is holding its Annual General Meeting on 5 September, at which it will provide the following Trading Update which covers the period from 1 May 2018 to 31 August 2018. Berkeley... View Article

New homes to revitalise former Leicester landmark

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

A private residential development set to create 42 new homes in the heart of Leicester city centre has been awarded planning consent following an application from multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p and developer, The Prideview Group. The £6.9m scheme on the... View Article

Housebuilder appoints new Managing Director to drive continued business growth

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

High end Welsh based housebuilder Waterstone Homes has appointed Lee Woodfine as its new Managing Director to support the company with its ongoing business growth. The industry specialist will work closely with the Senior Management Team, taking responsibility for managing all... View Article

Women in property: Choosing to follow her own path, Alisha is now flourishing in a career in housebuilding

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

With a start-stop stint at college, 20-year-old, Alisha Winder decided that solely spending days in the classroom wasn’t right for her and opted to kick start her career by joining the housebuilding workforce. Alisha, who joined Linden Homes’ West Yorkshire... View Article

Bernicia’s £190m investment plans for North East homes and communities

Tuesday, 4th September 2018

North East social housing provider Bernicia today unveiled ambitious plans to invest £190m into new homes, existing properties and communities over the next five years. The investment package will deliver at least 500 new homes by 2023 – and significantly... View Article

Real uplift in July new home registrations with NHBC

Thursday, 30th August 2018

New figures from NHBC have revealed that more than 15,800 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in July, a 35% increase on the same month last year. 12,087 new homes were registered in the private sector... View Article

Helping to solve the UK’s housing crisis

Friday, 24th August 2018

It is widely acknowledged that more homes need to be built in the UK. The government has been issuing (and revising) targets since 2015, and although numbers have increased during that period, the fact is the industry is still not... View Article

Housebuilder unveils plans for Greenan site

Thursday, 23rd August 2018

CALA Homes (West) has submitted a joint planning application for a proposed new housing development at Greenan in Ayr. The homebuilder seeks to create a high quality development of 62 homes, off Dunure Road, within the previously consented Greenan, Ayr... View Article

Stewart Milne Group and Construction Scotland Innovation Centre team up to improve housebuilding efficiency

Thursday, 16th August 2018

Leading Scottish housebuilder and offsite manufacturer the Stewart Milne Group has teamed up with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to better understand and measure current site productivity, downtime and waste. CSIC and GCU also... View Article

New strategic partnership to deliver 14,280 affordable homes by 2022

Thursday, 16th August 2018

A strategic partnership between Homes England and eight housing associations has been announced, the first wave of which will reportedly deliver 14,280 new affordable homes by March 2022. The eight partners have signed up to deliver more than 23,500 additional... View Article

Blog: insulate the installation for energy efficiency

Wednesday, 15th August 2018

As house builders are told by the UK government’s climate change adviser to be ‘ashamed’ of their efforts to tackle global warming, Andy Swift, national sales manager at ISO-CHEMIE, says that new foam sealant technology can improve the energy efficiency... View Article

Court case highlights spec change dangers

Wednesday, 15th August 2018

A recent Northern Ireland High Court case has highlighted challenges that can be faced when a specification is changed. The court heard how new-build apartments in Newtonards, Northern Ireland, had been specified with a BBA-approved full tanking solution with an... View Article

Cut to the chase

Wednesday, 15th August 2018

A new community is to be ‘unlocked’ in Nottinghamshire by Keepmoat Homes, with the creation of a large access road. Andrew Mason, divisional chairman at the firm explains to Jack Wooler how the housebuilder’s commitment to funding infrastructure helped them... View Article

BRE announces first Home Quality Mark certified home

Wednesday, 15th August 2018

The first Home Quality Mark (HQM) residence has been certified by the BRE. In what has been described as a ‘landmark seal of approval’, the HQM was awarded to Lancaster Grange in Hertfordshire, a 100 unit development by Crest Nicholson.... View Article