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Apache Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs agree £118m debt facility for Moda Living’s Birmingham tower

Thursday, 18th April 2019

Apache Capital Partners, an institutionally-financed real estate investment business, has secured a £118m debt facility from Goldman Sachs to construct Birmingham’s tallest residential building, as it accelerates delivery of its build-to-rent pipeline with Moda Living. The 4.5-year facility includes a... View Article

Moda Living appoints John Sisk & Son to build Birmingham rental skyscraper

Monday, 1st April 2019

Moda, a leading developer, owner and operator of homes for rent, backed by JV partner Apache Capital, has appointed Irish construction giant John Sisk & Son to deliver a new 42-storey skyscraper in Birmingham, which will be the city’s tallest... View Article

Change is in the air

Monday, 1st April 2019

In the wake of the Hackitt review, Paul King of Vicaima explains the changing landscape around fire doors. Government departments are poring over technical data and preparing new directives, and trade bodies are examining every aspect of potential market implications.... View Article

10,700 new homes registered in February, according to NHBC

Thursday, 28th March 2019

The number of new homes registered by the UK’s housebuilders and developers in February reached 10,721, NHBC’s latest figures have revealed. This represents a 7% decrease on the same month in 2018. This year 7,550 were registered in the private... View Article

Persimmon situation may accelerate burst of Help to Buy bubble – BLP Insurance comments on latest PMI

Friday, 8th March 2019

Following the release of today’s Construction PMI figures, Phil Harris, Director at BLP Insurance, comments on the sector: “After skirting precariously close to the abyss, the construction sector has fallen into contraction (49.5) for the first time since March 2018. The... View Article

Barratt to open 16 new sites in Scotland in 2019

Friday, 8th March 2019

Scotland’s leading housebuilder Barratt Developments, which includes both the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, has announced plans to open 16 new sites creating 3,400 new homes across Scotland during the course of 2019. In addition to its home building programme,... View Article

Avamore Capital & Ademchic Collaborate on Resi-Development Knowledge Forum

Friday, 8th March 2019

Specialist bridging & development lender, Avamore Capital and a niche developer designer, Ademchic have come together to produce their first ‘question time’ with SME developers focused on the residential property market.  Avamore and Ademchic are preparing to roll out a... View Article

More than 12,500 new homes registered in January, reports NHBC

Thursday, 28th February 2019

The UK’s housebuilders and developers registered 12,677 new homes at the start of the year – an increase of 9% compared to January 2018. 8,931 were registered in the private sector (9,214 in 2018), with 3,746 in the affordable sector... View Article

Housebuilding rates increasig but doubts remain over Government targets being met, new survey shows

Wednesday, 27th February 2019

More than half of housebuilders increased the rate at which they built new homes over the last year and predict a further rise over the next 12 months, according to a new survey published today. Despite this, less than half... View Article

It’s Time For Action: Futurebuild unveils ambitious conference programme to drive real change

Tuesday, 26th February 2019

Climate change, global warming, a climate crisis – there’s no question that action needs to be taken today to create a sustainable future. Against this backdrop, Futurebuild has announced details of its ecobuild conference programme which sets out to highlight... View Article

Alarm bells for construction as output plummets, says FMB

Wednesday, 6th February 2019

Rising costs and uncertainty relating to Brexit are to blame for the sharp drop in output growth in January 2019, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has said in response to the latest PMI data. The January 2019 PMI data revealed... View Article

BBA opens new office in Dublin

Wednesday, 6th February 2019

The British Board of Agrément, the UK’s leading construction products certification body, has opened an office in Dublin (BBA EU), creating employment opportunities in the city and allowing it to explore new avenues for growth outside the UK. The move... View Article

Housebuilding boosts construction activity as shovel-ready infrastructure projects fail to materialise

Friday, 1st February 2019

Surging mortar sales suggest that housebuilding in Great Britain remained buoyant in 2018, with the latest data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) recording volumes at their highest level since records began in 2004. Year-on-year mortar volumes increased by 14.3... View Article

Problems are mounting for builders, according to new FMB survey

Wednesday, 30th January 2019

Growth in the construction industry could be held back by a weakening housing market, rising costs and an increasingly nervous banking sector, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB’s latest State of Trade Survey showed that workloads for construction... View Article

Peer-to-peer: Do your research

Wednesday, 23rd January 2019

Jason Tebb of Go Develop explains how recent issues with peer-to-peer lending have highlighted the need to do research when funding a new project. Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) continues to be an extremely popular solution for companies that are looking for... View Article

The fight to combat homelessness

Thursday, 17th January 2019

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing, Management & Maintenance, explains why he believes Whitehall politicians need to up their game in the fight to combat homelessness and cut unnecessary deaths. It was a sad indictment of the... View Article

The construction industry: 2018 in review & what’s next for 2019?

Tuesday, 15th January 2019

The construction industry faced its fair share of challenges last year – from the collapse of Carillion to the uncertainty that came along with Brexit. However, Duncan Green, managing partner at property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard, has high hopes... View Article

Three 2018 property market lessons from Surrenden Invest to steer us into 2019

Friday, 21st December 2018

2018 has been a busy year for the UK buy to let market. Despite continued government tinkering with things like stamp duty and mortgage tax relief, the potential for both capital growth and healthy yields has been sufficient to encourage... View Article

NFB: No deal and Immigration White Paper are damaging to construction

Wednesday, 19th December 2018

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) believes that leaving the EU without a deal would be more catastrophic for the construction industry than the financial crisis of 2008, when it lost more than 250,000 skilled workers On 18 December, the... View Article

London development industry remains unimpressed with government as over 80% say they’re not doing enough

Thursday, 13th December 2018

According to the London Development Barometer (LDB), the London property and development industry is unimpressed with the central and local governments when it comes to enabling development activity: 82% of the survey respondents believe they are not doing enough. While... View Article