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NHBC’s BEYOND ’26 LIVE to tackle housing growth, net zero and the Future Homes Standard The UK’s house-building sector is gearing up to address its most urgent challenges, from housing market growth and climate change to the Future Homes Standard... View Article

Local MP visits housing development to celebrate award-winning site manager  Frank McNally, MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill, visited Barratt Homes’ Calder Gardens development today to celebrate award-winning site manager Alistair Grant, and discuss the wider benefits of the development for... View Article

Owl Partnerships, one of the Midlands’ leading SME affordable housing developers, was​ announced as Residential Dev eloper of the Year at the 2025 Insider East Midlands Property Dinner last week (11 September 2025).​  The Tamworth-based housebuilder is currently delivering 300 affordable... View Article

Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group has broken ground on the £145 million transformation of the former Boddingtons Brewery on Great Ducie Street in central Manchester. A significant milestone paving the way for 505 new homes, 60% of... View Article

NHBC is supporting the Association for Rental Living (ARL) to deliver a webinar examining the processes and challenges associated with unlocking brownfield sites for mixed tenure development. Those attending the webinar will join experts from NHBC and the rental living... View Article

Will Newett of Newett Homes comments on the impact of the standard of energy efficient homes:    “With energy bills still stubbornly high and household budgets under pressure, we’re seeing a fundamental shift in buyer priorities. Energy efficiency is now a dealbreaker... View Article

A round table held this week in London exploring the practical challenges and benefits of specifying secondary heating systems for new homes, in the light of the recent Government announcement that wood burning stoves would in fact be permitted in... View Article

An independent assessment of the Acton Gardens regeneration programme has revealed that the development is having a meaningful and positive impact on the lives of residents in South Acton, West London. Commissioned by the delivery partners at the former South... View Article

Cala Homes (West) is set to return to Glasgow’s popular Southside as its upcoming development, The Foundry is due to be unveiled to homebuyers this month. The long-awaited development, which is located in the popular area of Cathcart, is primed to launch... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has secured approval to grant planning permission to build 150 new homes in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Dacorum Borough Council has passed a resolution to grant outline planning approval for the creation of a new neighbourhood on the edge... View Article

NHBC, the UK’s largest provider of new home warranty and insurance, has launched its biggest ever entry-level recruitment drive, creating new pathways into the business. With 30 trainee roles available around the UK, NHBC is offering permanent job opportunities for... View Article

The Wave Project in Dunbar has received the support through the Longbanks Green Community Pledge by housebuilder Cala Homes (East)   A charity in Dunbar which provides Surf Therapy to young people facing mental health challenges has been able to purchase... View Article

With the government pushing for 1.5 million new homes this Parliament, the pressure is on housebuilders to deliver housing that is not only cost-effective but also sustainable, resilient, and desirable to communities. To help tackle these challenges, K Rend is... View Article

The construction industry has given a warm welcome to Steve Reed, MP for Streatham and Croydon North, as the UK’s latest Housing Secretary, replacing Angela Rayner. Reed said on X, “It’s a huge honour to be appointed Secretary of State... View Article

Living Space has secured planning approval for the second phase of its largest affordable housing development to date on Bath Road, Worcester, reinforcing its role as a driving force in tackling the affordable housing shortage. The 4.2-acre scheme, located within... View Article

Kier Property, part of Kier Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of AlexandraConway as managing director of its residential, private sector business, effective from 1 September 2025. Alexandra joined Kier in 2018, initially working in its – now sold... View Article

Dorchester Living has submitted an outline planning application for the next phase of Heyford Park – marking a major step in the transformation of the former RAF Upper Heyford airbase into one of Oxfordshire’s most ambitious new communities.The vision is... View Article

By James Snelgar, Technical Director at Dandara With the UK experiencing its hottest June in over 40 years and growing concern around overheating (now addressed by Part O of the Building Regulations), water shortages and extreme weather events, the link between... View Article