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Green-tech shortlisted for Employer of the Year in ProLandscaper Business Awards

Wednesday, 15th January 2020

Leading landscaping supplier Green-tech has been shortlisted in the Employer of the Year category for the Pro Landscaper Business Awards. Green-tech’s Managing Director Rachel Kay comments; “We are absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Employer of the Year... View Article

‘New Year, New Home’ event kicks off 2020 at Graven Hill

Tuesday, 14th January 2020

Graven Hill, the UK’s largest self and custom build development in Bicester, Oxfordshire, is inviting prospective homeowners to a ‘New Year, New Home’ event on Saturday 18 January. Those looking for their dream property at Graven Hill will be able... View Article

Tackling climate change will force us to make huge lifestyle changes

Monday, 13th January 2020

Household domestic energy use currently accounts for roughly 29% of the UK’s total energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Radically reducing this figure is vital if the country is to achieve its goals of cutting emissions to 51% of 1990... View Article

Promotion for Designer Contracts interiors division

Friday, 10th January 2020

The UK’s largest flooring contractor, Designer Contracts, has announced a senior promotion within its 16-strong interior design division. Joining the business three years ago, and with almost a decade of experience in interior design, Faye Armstrong entered the showhome division... View Article

Work underway on new homes in Middleton

Friday, 10th January 2020

Five years after plans were first submitted, work has started to transform a brownfield site in Middleton for new homes. Proposals for the 4.38 acre site on Boothroyden Road were first put to planners in 2015. The land was acquired... View Article

Balfour Beatty Group tops the Contractor League Table for December

Thursday, 9th January 2020

Balfour Beatty took the top spot this month with three contract awards totalling £297 million. The award of the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick, a project that was originally contracted to Carillion, contributed £267 million to their total. Kier Construction... View Article

Toyota to build prototype city of the future in Japan

Tuesday, 7th January 2020

Toyota has revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan. Announced at CES 2020, the global consumer technology show in Las Vegas, the Woven City will... View Article

Innovative luxury Devon Passivhaus apartment block wins International Property Awards

Tuesday, 7th January 2020

Seaton Beach, an innovative seafront development of eight luxury apartments at Seaton in Devon, built to Passivhaus standards, has won ‘Best Apartment Devon’ for the Penthouse and ‘Best Sustainable Residential Development in the UK’ in the International Property Awards and... View Article

Hill and Goram Homes to create £55 million new waterside destination in the heart of Bristol

Tuesday, 7th January 2020

Hill, the award-winning top 20 UK housebuilder, and Goram Homes, a housing company founded by Bristol City Council, have announced their first joint venture that will see the delivery of a 165-unit development in Bristol. The scheme, located on Bristol’s... View Article

Yourkeys completes the UK’s first-ever digitised end to end property transaction

Monday, 6th January 2020

Yourkeys have just taken a massive step towards dramatically changing the way property is bought and sold by completing the first fully digitised end-to-end property transaction. The company, backed by The Mortgage Advice Bureau among others, ties together all of... View Article

SLG sells site to Macbryde Homes

Monday, 6th January 2020

Land promoter, The Strategic Land Group (SLG), has sold 3.2 acres in Penyffordd, Flintshire, to Macbryde Homes, achieving 150% of the market value estimate. The deal is will see the delivery of 32 new homes alongside associated infrastructure, including public... View Article

Blenheim Estate says decision to remove Woodstock site from Local Plan is a ‘huge lost opportunity’

Monday, 6th January 2020

The decision to remove a development site in South East Woodstock from Cherwell District Council’s Local Plan is a “huge lost opportunity”. The site, known as PR10, has not been included even though more homes will now be added to... View Article

Mapei’s high-demand training dates revealed for 2020

Monday, 6th January 2020

Mapei has unveiled its extensive list of training dates for 2020, as part of plans to continually utilise its impressive training facility based in Halesowen, West Midlands. Following a successful first year of training courses at the facility situated at... View Article

“Perfect Match” opens the door for buyers looking to secure their dream home in 2020

Friday, 3rd January 2020

A housebuilder has launched an initiative to take personal service to the next level – and make purchasing a new home as smooth and tailored as possible. Available across 11 developments in the East of Scotland, “Perfect Match” will see... View Article

Springfield Properties receives planning consent for Durieshill Village

Sunday, 29th December 2019

Springfield Properties plc (AIM: SPR), a leading housebuilder in Scotland offering private and affordable housing, is pleased to announce that its 3,042-home Village development at Durieshill, Stirling, has been granted planning consent, subject to completing a Section 75 agreement with... View Article

New research reveals UK homebuyers are on the lookout for bigger properties

Friday, 27th December 2019

New research commissioned by Market Financial Solutions has revealed the most important factors for UK homebuyers when considering which property to purchase. The survey of more than 1,000 homeowners found: The size of the property is the single most important... View Article

RICS: Transaction levels predicted to be flat, and prices rising by 2% as rents accelerate

Thursday, 26th December 2019

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Housing Forecast 2020 highlights the need for Government to prioritise housing policy, in order to inject activity into the market and create a favourable environment for developers to help address the housing crisis.... View Article

Final building at 40-acre new riverside town Royal Wharf tops out

Tuesday, 24th December 2019

Ballymore and Oxley celebrated a landmark moment today as the final, and tallest, residential building at Royal Wharf officially topped out. The major urban regeneration scheme, which will ultimately deliver 3,385 new homes, represents a new town for east London,... View Article

The Collective gets the go-ahead for Stratford High Street scheme

Monday, 23rd December 2019

The Collective has received a resolution to grant planning permission from the London Legacy Development Corporation to transform an unused commercial site on Stratford High Street, into a new public destination for the local community. The 22-storey scheme will feature... View Article

Getting buyers fired up

Saturday, 21st December 2019

Erica Malkin of the Stove Industry Alliance (SIA) looks at the key considerations for housebuilders, developers and specifiers when it comes to incorporating a wood burning stove into their project, with the aim of ‘separating fact from fiction.’ Wood burning... View Article