The need for new support in 2023

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), discusses what the Government needs to do to deliver new homes plus extra support for SMEs this year. We closed out 2022 with a very shaky end to proceedings, with... View Article

Ask the Manufacturer: The future of heating

Russell Dean, residential product group director at Mitsubishi Electric, speaks to Housebuilder & Developer’s Jack Wooler on the Government’s net zero target – exploring the challenges in reaching it, and arguing why heat pumps are the future. Most housebuilders now... View Article

Cala Homes extends Samaritans partnership

Housebuilder, Cala Homes, has announced today that it will extend its partnership with national suicide prevention charity, Samaritans, for a fourth year. The extension will allow the team at Cala to continue raising funds to support the charity’s vital work... View Article

Affordable, sustainably heated homes coming to Dagenham

Be First, the successful regeneration arm of Barking and Dagenham Council, and developer Hollybrook Limited, are bringing 149 new, sustainably heated, homes to the borough as they start work on a £36.5m development on a former office block site, located... View Article

Building Control – For the future

In November, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released the Building Control Inspector Competency Framework consultation, the outcomes of this important consultation will affect all building control professionals working in English Local Authorities, Approved Inspectors and Building Control Approvers. From... View Article

Gove issues six-week ultimatum to remedy unsafe cladding

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given a six-week ultimatum to developers to sign a government contract to remedy residential towers with ‘unsafe’ cladding, or be banned from working in the sector.  Developers have received legally binding contracts from the Department... View Article

Higgins appoints Director of ESG

Higgins Partnerships has promoted Amy Ross to Director of ESG. Amy joined Higgins in September 2019 as head of social value and during this time has driven and developed the social value strategy for the Group. She works closely with... View Article