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Avant Homes has submitted plans to deliver a £20m multi-tenure development comprising 82 new homes in the village of Burbage, near Hinckley. Called Chestnut Acres, the proposed 4.86-acre development will be located off Lychgate Lane and consist of two-, three- and... View Article

Tilia Homes has today announced that having been inspired by the difference its fundraising made to national homelessness organisation Emmaus UK’s communities up and down the country, it will support the charity for a second year. In 2023, the housebuilder... View Article

Bricklaying, Site Supervisor and Surveying apprentices welcomed HRH The Princess Royal to officially open the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) new Apprenticeship Training Hub in Cambridge, which is delivering the next generation of skilled house builders in the East of England and... View Article

Award-winning developer Crest Nicholson has announced that it has completed the purchase of land at Branston Locks in East Staffordshire. The housebuilder received reserved matters planning approval for the greenfield parcel, where it plans to build 284 new homes, in April of... View Article

Keepmoat has partnered with Birmingham City University’s ‘Centre for Future Homes’ to conduct a pivotal research study into how people utilise energy and sustainable technologies in the home at its Gedling Green development in Nottinghamshire. Last year, Keepmoat became the first... View Article

Beal Homes has appointed an experienced senior executive from national housebuilder Taylor Wimpey as its new Sales and Marketing Director. Ross Clarkson, 40, is joining multi award-winning Beal to lead the next phase of sales growth for the regional housebuilder.... View Article

Ground-breaking data analysis by socio-economic experts at Marrons has revealed areas of opportunity for development across England and highlighted the positive impact of specialist and affordable homes as part of a functioning housing market, much of which can be facilitated through market-led... View Article

Construction students from North Kent College were given a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into building a new home on a trip to Bellway London’s Harbour Village development in Northfleet. A group of nine young people from the college’s Bricklaying... View Article

Housing association Aster Group and leading developer Thakeham have announced plans to deliver dozens of net zero carbon homes through a new joint venture partnership in Mid Sussex. With an estimated value of £58m, the agreement will see 120 new... View Article

McCarthy Stone, the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, has launched its new retirement village in the centre of Wimborne, Dorset. The new community will bring 100 new specialist retirement properties to the market town. The new community,... View Article

Not-for-profit housing association Peabody has appointed Higgins Partnerships to build 189 affordable, low-energy homes at Deptford Landings, southeast London. The project will not only tackle the urgent demand for affordable homes in London but will also be Peabody’s first venture... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder Keepmoat has announced it’s the only non-PLC housebuilder in the country to have its carbon emissions goals verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Keepmoat joins three other UK homebuilders in gaining verification for a... View Article

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) put the spotlight on skills yesterday, when it hosted its members at the Houses of Parliament for a reception focused on ensuring the provision of quality support and improving access to training and talent... View Article

Anwyl Homes has submitted detailed plans for 144 new homes on land known as The Meadow at Carrington Village. The homebuilder consulted extensively with Trafford Council to incorporate the council’s new design code requirements, before making the reserved matters application... View Article

St Edward (a joint venture between Berkeley Group and M&G Investments) and L&Q have delivered 196 new affordable homes at Bankside Gardens, a new neighbourhood at Green Park Village, Reading. The homes are being delivered by St Edward for L&Q,... View Article