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Urban Developments (York) Ltd, supported by local sub-contractors, is set to deliver a 40-affordable home development in the village of Church Warsop in Mansfield. The company recently secured Reserved Matters planning permission for the scheme which includes 26 semi-detached two-bed... View Article

Keepmoat has exchanged contracts to purchase a former Ministry of Defence site in Beaconside, Stafford from Homes England. The top 10 homebuilder will deliver 420 homes, with at least 30 percent of those being affordable, on the land purchased from... View Article

Today Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s insight experts, release the August 2023 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three months to the end of July 2023, covering all underlying projects with a total value of £100m... View Article

The Construction Products Association (CPA) has expressed concern that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT)’s indefinite extension to CE marking for UK businesses does not include construction products, leaving firms in the sector less than two years to UKCA... View Article

Jason Knight joins Newland Homes as contracts manager, taking on a role he describes as his ‘forever job.’ Jason joins Newland Homes from Bellway, where he was construction manager for the housebuilder’s developments across the southwest. With an extensive background... View Article

Sovereign Housing today published its annual report for 2022/23, which shows a strong financial performance, increased delivery of new homes and steady progress in improving the customer experience. Sovereign achieved an operating surplus of £123.9m and an overall surplus of... View Article

As part of a series of announcements, Secretary of State for Housing Michael Gove this week announced that a tighter threshold of 18 metres for ‘high-risk’ buildings for mandatory construction of a second staircase would be introduced. Based on a... View Article

Independent West Country housebuilder Devonshire Homes has completed the purchase of 50 acres of land to unlock a significant new homes development in Ilfracombe, North Devon. The development, named Mariner’s Haven, is located south of the town off Old Barnstaple... View Article

The construction industry has given a generally positive response to the Home Office’s decision to ease visa rules for overseas builders, carpenters, roofers and plasterers to tackle skills shortages. The move follows advice from the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to... View Article

Following the guidance of an assigned conservation officer, Cameron Homes has taken on the restoration of a high-status early 18th-century farmhouse. Successfully transforming the property into a village centrepiece fit for modern luxury living. Every year, hundreds of historic buildings... View Article

Avant Homes has hired a group head of customer services to help provide the business with the platform for continued nationwide expansion.  Amy Crisp joins from Persimmon Homes where she was regional head of customer care. She has nine years’ experience... View Article

Inside Housing has reported that the Building Research Establishment is to “discontinue its relationship” with insulation manufacturer Kingspan Insulated Panels, due to “reputational risk” following revelations made in the inquiry into Grenfell Tower fire. The magazine said that it had... View Article

Housebuilder & Developer magazine has announced its official association with the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), which will further enhance the relationship between the media brand and the professional trade body. The FMB is the largest trade association in the... View Article