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Social housing trade bodies give a guarded welcome to Gove’s building safety announcement

Friday, 25th February 2022

Representative bodies from across the housing sector have warmly welcomed the Government’s plans to sort out the cladding crisis, but they have universally asked for more details and highlighted concerns about the funding of other essential fire safety works and... View Article

Tax loophole on second homes to close

Friday, 25th February 2022

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to pay under tough new measures announced by the Government. The changes will target people who take advantage of the... View Article

Affordable homes and charity HQ set to regenerate Hemel locality

Friday, 25th February 2022

Plans have been submitted to regenerate a brownfield site in the centre of Hemel Hempstead with 56 new homes, and a purpose-built headquarters for homeless charity DENS. On behalf of Dacorum Borough Council, multi-disciplinary design practice rg+p has designed and... View Article

The ins and outs of air pollution

Friday, 25th February 2022

Paul Williams from Domus Ventilation says that indoor air pollution needs to be taken more seriously, and proposes measures for addressing it. In 2021, the UK was found guilty by the European Court of Justice of “systematically and persistently” breaching... View Article

Tap into the potential to futureproof developments against drought

Friday, 25th February 2022

With future water shortages in the UK continuing to cause concern, Martin Walker of Methven discusses the various efficient water saving technologies which are available to futureproof new homes. The UK’s shrinking water supply continues to be a major area... View Article

Building genuinely affordable homes

Thursday, 24th February 2022

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing, Management and Maintenance magazine discusses why levelling up requires more genuinely affordable homes, including homes for social rent. There are approximately 24 million households in England, and a surprisingly high number... View Article

Playing our part in levelling up

Thursday, 24th February 2022

Brian Berry of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) discusses why the government should be harnessing the power of SME housebuilders to achieve ‘levelling up.’ The industry closed out last year on a relative high with workloads doing well, despite... View Article

£21m ‘eco-efficient’ development launched on Salisbury Plain

Thursday, 24th February 2022

A prime eight-acre (3.22 Ha) site in the Wiltshire village of West Lavington has been acquired by Hayfield, intended to host 50 eco-efficient luxury homes. The plans for the £21m project will feature air source heat pumps, energy-efficient underfloor heating,... View Article

Caddick Construction start work on Pontefract Fire Station site

Wednesday, 23rd February 2022

Construction has begun on the site of the former fire station on Stuart Road in Pontefract where WDH will provide 37 high quality apartments to provide much needed affordable housing in the area. The development forms part of Wakefield Council’s... View Article

ISG awarded £50m Art Deco office restoration

Wednesday, 23rd February 2022

ISG has been awarded the £50m Northcliffe House refurbishment project to restore the historic Art Deco office to its former glory. The refurbishment of the 25,119m2 building will see an increase to the building’s net lettable space of 1,150m2 with... View Article

Caddick Construction appointed to build distribution warehouse at Trafford Park

Wednesday, 23rd February 2022

Caddick Construction (North West) has won a £4.3m contract to build a 68,000 sq ft. distribution warehouse at Trafford Park, Manchester, with work already underway on the Richmond Road scheme. The distribution warehouse unit will be 14.5m high to the... View Article

Historic achievement

Wednesday, 23rd February 2022

Excavations prior to a much anticipated development in Cambridgeshire have unearthed a rich history, including Bronze Age skeletons and pottery. Council partnered developer This Land explains the benefits of this major scheme to Jack Wooler. A large-scale new development is... View Article

Fully accessible houses being built at St. Modwen homes’ Handley Place development

Tuesday, 22nd February 2022

Local housebuilder, St. Modwen Homes, has collaborated with affordable house provider, Alliance Homes, to build accessible quality homes for those in need in Locking. Located at St. Modwen Homes’ Handley Place development, the housebuilder is constructing three fully accessible and wheelchair friendly homes,... View Article

The Hill Group gets the go-ahead to build new homes in Croxley Green

Tuesday, 22nd February 2022

Plans to build 160 new sustainable homes in Croxley Green near Rickmansworth have been given the green light. Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has won its appeal to develop this previously allocated site adjacent to Killingdown Farm – a 7.5... View Article

Cala Homes (Thames) launches first urban wildlife strategy

Tuesday, 22nd February 2022

Cala Homes Thames has launched its Urban Wildlife Strategy, which outlines its intention to incorporate biodiversity improvement measures into every new home in the region. A 2021 study estimated that the UK has lost almost half of its native biodiversity.... View Article

GT3 Architects boosts ‘People Architecture’ investment with new senior hire

Tuesday, 22nd February 2022

Leading architecture firm GT3 Architects has bolstered its team with a new client relationship and development lead. Stephen Parker will join the practice, working with a national remit and forming part of its leadership team. With more than 35 years’... View Article

Living Space Receives the Green Light for 57 Affordable Homes in Bedfordshire

Monday, 21st February 2022

Living Space Housing has received planning approval from Central Bedfordshire Council for 57 eco-efficient affordable homes on a 1.8 Ha (4.45 acre) site off Bedford Road, located under a mile from Houghton Regis town centre. All the homes will be... View Article

De Matos Ryan transforms pub with sustainable design scheme

Monday, 21st February 2022

De Matos Ryan has transformed The Alice Hawthorn’s sustainability with the addition of twelve guest bedrooms and the renovation of its Grade II listed pub. At the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Nidd, the village of Nun Monkton was... View Article

Construction gets underway on over 500 new council houses to meet Aberdeen’s housing programme

Monday, 21st February 2022

Construction of 536 council houses will begin this week on a 56-acre site at Cloverhill in the north of Aberdeen. The site was acquired by Aberdeen City Council in January, having secured detailed planning consent for housing last year, as... View Article

GT3 picks up award for ‘people development’

Thursday, 17th February 2022

Leading architecture practice GT3 Architects has seen its focus on team development recognised with a prestigious national award. The firm – which has studios in Nottingham and Newcastle – has received the ‘People Development’ award at Constructing Excellence’s national ceremony,... View Article