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By Simon Bones, founder of Genous retrofitting  Making a simple 1950s unconverted bungalow more energy efficient tends to be quite straightforward, provided the customer has enough budget. But listed or otherwise protected buildings can be more difficult, and pre-1900 properties... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder Keepmoat is today (21st July) breaking ground on a new site on Rolston Road, Hornsea, which when complete will see the creation of a vibrant new community of 158 high-quality homes. The scheme will be delivered... View Article

Redcliffe Homes, the award-winning independent housebuilder, has announced a new partnership with national Shared Ownership provider Home Reach to deliver more affordable housing at its Nup End Meadow development in Ashleworth, Gloucestershire. As part of Redcliffe Homes’ commitment to supporting local... View Article

Legacy Properties has secured full planning permission for a new housing development on the southern edge of the village of Trispen, in the heart of Cornwall. The award-winning Newquay-based developer will deliver 80 homes, including crucially needed affordable housing, on... View Article

  Habinteg Housing Association is pleased to announce that it has appointed two new members to its Board this month. Habinteg champions inclusion by providing and promoting accessible homes and neighbourhoods that welcome everyone – including disabled and older people... View Article

Family-run housebuilder Pennyfarthing Homes has secured planning approval for an exciting new collection of homes at Forde Valley, a mile northwest of Fordingbridge town centre. With plans to start development later this year, detailed planning approval has been granted for the first... View Article

Poole-based residential developer AJC Group has made three new appointments as it continues to scale operations across the Wessex region. The award-winning housebuilder, which is delivering multiple affordable housing schemes across Dorset and Hampshire, has welcomed Daragh Keane, Myles Emmanuel,... View Article

Construction work on the first of 82 new affordable homes in a Cotswold village has got underway. Housing association Bromford is regenerating 56 old properties and 21 garages in Berkeley Close, South Cerney, replacing them with 82 modern, energy efficient... View Article

Award-winning homebuilder Spitfire Homes has revealed the first images of its latest collection of new homes on Cromwell Lane in Coventry, near Burton Green. Named Clarendon, the new development will offer a range of two-to-five-bedroom properties each crafted with Spitfire’s... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has been granted planning for five sites across Yorkshire and Derbyshire that will deliver 722 new build homes and revenues of £202m. The Sheffield-headquartered housebuilder will deliver developments in Duckmanton, near Chesterfield; Rossington, near Doncaster; Maltby, near Rotherham; and Fenay... View Article

Bargate has proudly welcomed three promising graduates from the local area into key roles across its design, development and planning departments at its Hampshire head office. The latest investment in graduate recruits signals the award-winning housebuilder’s long-term commitment to addressing... View Article

Hopkins Homes, part of the untypical group, has been granted reserved matters approval for nearly 200 new homes on a 13-hectare site in Halstead, Essex.  The new development, to be known as Bournewood Park, will feature a diverse range of... View Article

Cala Group (Holdings) Limited (Cala), one of the UK’s leading homebuilders, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Rice as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective Monday, 30 June 2025. Michael joins Cala at a pivotal time as the business... View Article

Sussex-based Sigma Homes has appointed Ellie White as Senior Planning Manager. A Chartered Town Planner with 15 years’ experience across the Home Counties and South Coast, Ellie brings a wealth of knowledge in land promotion, planning strategy, and stakeholder engagement.... View Article

Groundbreaking construction techniques are slashing build times and transforming the delivery of retirement housing – offering a potential solution to the UK’s critical shortage of later living accommodation. With the country facing a shortfall of one million senior living homes by 2040,... View Article

Independent housebuilder Dandara and Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) have recently gained planning permission for a new development of 174 dwellings in Walton, Milton Keynes. Manor Park is located on the outskirts of Walton, to the south of central Milton... View Article

Hampshire-based housebuilder, Bargate, has submitted its first phase of detailed plans for a consented housing development site in Berewood Garden Village, Waterlooville, to Winchester City Council. The newly lodged reserved matters application sets out design details for the first of... View Article