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Housebuilding group untypical, which builds under the brands Hopkins Homes and Tilia Homes, has committed to entering every forthcoming site into the Building for a Healthy Life (BHL) assessment process from the planning stage. The pledge comes as untypical was... View Article

Demolition work has started to clear the way for a new housing development on the site of the former Queen Alexandra College in North Shields. National housing partnership specialist Lovell bought the four-acre site off Queen Alexandra Road in March... View Article

Builders risk having sites shut down immediately if they fail to comply with a new ban on the dry cutting of engineered stone, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has warned, as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launches a... View Article

Mosscare St Vincent’s Housing (MSV) is pleased to announce a new partnership with one of the UK’s largest homebuilders, Bellway, following a formal exchange of terms to acquire 122 homes at the former Gatley Golf Course in Heald Green, Stockport. ... View Article

Bellway has achieved a gold award in the Next Generation Benchmark which assesses sustainability practices in the country’s largest housebuilding companies. The award recognises Bellway’s achievements and ongoing commitment to sustainability across eight key areas. The survey ranked Bellway in... View Article

Construction work has started on a new development of energy-efficient homes in Billericay. Bellway is building 47 properties at Mayflower Mews on a 3.5-acre site on the southern edge of the Essex town, off Southend Road. The development of one,... View Article

Leading developer Lovell has acquired land off Pavenhill in Purton, on the outskirts of Swindon, and is working on proposals to deliver a total of 60 mixed tenure homes in the village. The development, located on land formerly part of South Pavenhill... View Article

Bellway has revealed plans to build 89 new homes and create new green spaces on land in Stratford-upon-Avon. Detailed proposals for the 22-acre site at Bordon Hill Farm have been submitted to Stratford-on-Avon District Council. The application includes a range... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes is delivering 52 new homes for East Lothian Housing Association (ELHA) at Blindwells, near Tranent in East Lothian, after agreeing a £10.6m deal with the affordable housing provider. The social rented homes will form part of the housebuilder’s £48m,... View Article

Vistry, through its Countryside Partnerships brand, and L&Q have received planning approval from Barking and Dagenham Council for Phase B of their ambitious Beam Park regeneration project in East London. Designed by architects PRP, this latest phase will deliver 405... View Article

Cala delivers new social rent homes in south Edinburgh   Cala Homes (East) complete 12 energy-efficient apartments on the former St Crispin’s School brownfield site Homes handed over to Wheatley for social rent, helping address local housing need Development highlights... View Article

Durkan Regen hosts the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce at the site of pioneering skills development programme The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s (DESNZ) Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce heard from the team at Maitland Park Estate in... View Article

Dandara has been shortlisted for five major accolades at this year’s Premier Guarantee Excellence Awards, recognising outstanding achievements in housebuilding, site management and construction quality. The independent housebuilder has secured nominations across four developments in the highly competitive Development of... View Article

Wandsworth Council has rejected the appeal made by developer Rockwell to build a 29-storey, 110-home tower near Battersea Bridge, after the council initially refused the scheme last year. Rockwell appealed to the Planning Inspectorate, making the case that Wandsworth’s Local... View Article

L&Q has started construction on 651 new homes in Barking Riverside, more than half of which will be affordable. Colleagues from the housing association gathered on Tuesday (May 26), to celebrate the start of the works on the new blocks.... View Article

New scheme will provide sustainable features, public open space, and significant investment in local infrastructure May 2026 – Brampton, Cumbria – Local housebuilder Story Homes is delighted to announce it has secured a resolution to grant planning permission, subject to completion of a... View Article

Hampshire-headquartered housebuilder Bargate has secured an Option Agreement for 16ha (39.6-acres) of land within the Dorset village of Burton, near Christchurch. The site will be promoted through the planning system for an exemplary, sustainable development of up to 100 homes.... View Article

WORK has begun on a residential development in Sandbach, which will deliver 203 new homes and more than £3.6 million in community investment. The development, named Palmer’s Cross, is being built by Anwyl Homes on a 20‑acre site off Old Mill Road. Groundworks... View Article