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The landowner for the Barton Quarter development in the prime Nottingham suburb of Chilwell Beeston has sold the land for the second phase to Cameron Homes. The 4.9-acre site has full planning for 93 houses and apartments, designed by prize-winning... View Article

The Government has “vowed to sweep aside blockers standing in the way of growth and dismantle barriers to get Britain building,” in changes to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves designed to produce economic growth. The... View Article

Pennyfarthing Homes, the award-winning Hampshire-based housebuilder, has completed the purchase of the former Ringwood Brewery, which it plans to redevelop and convert into office space as its new headquarters. The move comes as Pennyfarthing Homes expands its operations, having outgrown its current... View Article

Housebuilder Honey is partnering with emh to deliver 98 homes for the housing association at its Pearl development in Duckmanton. The £21m deal is the first between the two businesses and will comprise 70 grant-funded homes and 28 Section 106 properties. Work on the homes is... View Article

Top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat, is celebrating the completion of its Belgrave Place development, which has transformed 12 acres on the Isle of Sheppey into 153 high-quality new homes. Delivering part of the Thames Gateway regeneration plan, the land was released by... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes North Yorkshire has secured a new homes development site, after exchanging contracts on 5.61-acres of land at Knox Lane, Harrogate. Subject to planning, Avant Homes North Yorkshire will build 60 of its practically designed, energy-efficient two-, three- and four-bedroom... View Article

Orbit, one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, has increased its 2030 new build and regeneration commitment to 7,000 homes, an increase of over 20%. The revised target forms part of a new strategy for its development operation, Orbit Homes,... View Article

Affordable homes for 67 local families are being built in a historic village a stone’s throw from Ipswich. Flagship Homes – part of Bromford Flagship – has started work on the Lime Kilns development off Ely Road in Claydon. Oleg... View Article

Councillors, including two portfolio holders, from New Forest District Council were hosted at a new housing development in Ashurst this week, where work is underway to build 62 new affordable homes. The development is being delivered by VIVID, one of... View Article

Watford-based housebuilder Barratt David Wilson North Thames has appointed a new Managing Director to lead the division’s next period of growth. Bill Beyzade will be responsible for overall management and strategic direction as the division seeks to significantly increase delivery in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire... View Article

Vistry Group and L&Q, the joint-venture partners delivering Acton Gardens, have forward sold 110 affordable homes in Phases 9.3, 9.5 and 9.6 to Ealing Council, helping to accelerate progress at one of London’s most ambitious estate regeneration programmes. The 110... View Article

An award-winning SME housebuilder today called for single‑storey “lateral living” to be a core plank of the UK’s housing strategy to free up family homes and meet the needs of an ageing population. New research from the HomeOwners Alliance has... View Article

Hampshire-headquartered Bargate has been crowned winner of Premier Guarantee’s 2025 ‘Development of the Year’ for its landmark Heritage Place scheme at North Stoneham Park, Eastleigh. The award for 151+ Units recognises Heritage Place, a £97m neighbourhood of 322 homes set... View Article

Vistry Group, through its Countryside Partnerships brand, and L&Q have hit a major milestone in their ambitious Beam Park regeneration project in East London – topping out the highest point of the third phase. This latest phase will deliver 520... View Article

Planning Portal, the digital platform through which more than 95% of planning applications in England are submitted, has recorded a surge in the number of new homes applied for in the third quarter of 2025. The number of new homes... View Article

Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates start of Victory Quay development in Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK – 6 October 2025 – A significant milestone was marked as VIVID, joined by local leaders and community representatives, officially broke ground on Victory Quay, a landmark development... View Article