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Housing safety and wellbeing task force launched

Monday, 17th January 2022

We are pleased to announce the official launch of the Housing Safety & Wellbeing Taskforce, which due to Covid-19 precautions, took place online on the 13th January 2022. We were delighted to be joined by Sir Peter Bottomley MP, who... View Article

Pre-packaged planning permissions for small sites would help SMEs

Monday, 17th January 2022

Reducing planning risk by making decisions more predictable and quicker would benefit SME housebuilders, the House of Lord’s built environment committee has concluded. In its Meeting Housing Demand report released this week the committee has urged councils to support SME builders by... View Article

The ongoing greenfield / brownfield debate

Monday, 17th January 2022

From David Churchill, Partner, Carter Jonas London In October last year, our team was carrying out some standard research into the extent to which local planning authorities (LPAs) were unlikely to meet the standard methodology target in their emerging Local... View Article

Bond Bryan kickstarts the New Year with three internal promotions

Thursday, 13th January 2022

As we usher in the New Year, it is, with great excitement, that Bond Bryan are thrilled to announce some exciting changes within the practice in the form of three well-earned internal promotions. Matt Hutton will now lead the practice... View Article

Industry gives mixed response to Gove move to make it pay for re-cladding

Wednesday, 12th January 2022

The construction and housing industries have given a mixed response to Secretary of State for Housing Michael Gove’s announcement that £4bn for replacing cladding to ensure it is fire-safe on buildings over 11 metres will be passed from leaseholders to... View Article

Essex-based housing association delivers new affordable apartments

Wednesday, 12th January 2022

Essex-based housing association CHP has delivered a block of 30 shared ownership apartments at the new Chelmer Waterside development in Chelmsford. Looking over the River Chelmer, these waterside properties offer a collection of one, two, three and four bedroom apartments... View Article

How to incorporate “The Colour of 2022” into your home

Wednesday, 12th January 2022

The news is out – Pantone’s Colour of 2022 has been announced as a gorgeous shade of purple known as “Very Peri” The irresistible, blue-tinged shade of purple that is “Very Peri” is expected to make a statement in our... View Article

Shortlist announced for Oxford University Innovation District

Wednesday, 12th January 2022

Oxford University Development, a £4bn joint venture between the University of Oxford and Legal & General Capital, today reveals the shortlist of five teams proceeding to the second stage of its international design competition for the masterplan team for its... View Article

Social landlords challenged to ‘up their game’ and take a proactive approach to resolving damp and mould problems within their housing stock

Tuesday, 11th January 2022

The Housing Ombudsman is calling on all housing landlords to take a completely fresh, zero tolerance approach to resolving the twin problems of damp and mould that blight the lives of so many tenants across the country. After undertaking a... View Article

Report highlights the impact of retrofit programmes on social housing customers

Tuesday, 11th January 2022

A new report launched by housing provider, Orbit, details how the decarbonisation retrofit programme will impact Orbit’s customers, both during the retrofit works and post-works, with a particular focus on fuel poverty, thermal comfort, and mental and physical wellbeing. Conducted as part... View Article

Construction sector business investment up by a third on an annual basis

Tuesday, 11th January 2022

Business investment in the construction industry rose by more than a third annually in the third quarter of 2021 as Covid disruption and supply chain bottlenecks continued to ease, according to the latest ONS data. Investment in the sector grew... View Article

Gleeson to build 57 new homes in Wigton

Tuesday, 11th January 2022

Gleeson Homes has been granted planning permission to build 57 new homes off Lowmoor Road, in Wigton, Cumbria. The development, which will be known as Chimes Bank, will see the 5.12 site be transformed into beautiful, high quality, low cost... View Article

Hayfield Acquires a Site on the Outskirts of Devizes to Deliver a ‘Green’ Development

Monday, 10th January 2022

Hayfield has acquired a prime eight-acre (3.22 Ha) site in the Wiltshire village of West Lavington to deliver 50 eco-efficient luxury homes. The plans for the £21m project will feature Air Source Heat Pumps, energy-efficient underfloor heating, the smartest electric... View Article

Atelier Zündel Cristea has completed Northern extension of Paris Metro line 14

Monday, 10th January 2022

The northern extension of line 14 is mainly aimed at alleviating the passenger saturation of line 13. Four new stations have been built: Pont Cardinet, Porte de Clichy, Saint- Ouen, Mairie de Saint-Ouen, connected by 5.8 km of tunnel tracks.... View Article

Planning delays ‘threaten the demise’ of more SME builders

Monday, 10th January 2022

More than nine out of ten smaller housebuilders have said planning is the biggest obstacle to increasing their housing delivery, according to a survey out this week. Respondents expect planning delays to get worse in 2022 in many parts of the UK... View Article

Woodhead to expand team to meet growing demand

Monday, 10th January 2022

One of Nottinghamshire’s leading construction contractors is growing its team as it looks to build on a strong 2021. Robert Woodhead Limited – part of the Woodhead Group – has recently been appointed to several key projects in the East... View Article

Plans for 58 affordable and sustainable homes on track as application is submitted

Monday, 10th January 2022

Plans have been submitted to build 58 one-, two- and three-bedroom sustainable apartments for social rent, close to Leeds city centre, on Railway Street at Saxton Gardens. Leeds City Council selected Leeds & Yorkshire Housing Association (LYHA), following a competitive process,... View Article

New UK film studios in Shinfield approved for planning

Monday, 10th January 2022

Our masterplan and architectural design for Shinfield Studios – a new state-of-the-art media hub at the Thames Valley Science Park in Berkshire – has received full planning approval by Wokingham Borough Council. The £250 million film and TV studios will... View Article

Gove hands post-Grenfell cladding bills to developers and manufacturers

Monday, 10th January 2022

Costs for replacing cladding to ensure it is fire-safe on high and mid-rise buildings will be passed to housebuilders, developers and product manufacturers, in new measures announced by the Ministry of Housing today. The Secretary of State for Levelling Up,... View Article

Grand Designs Live returns to Excel London in 2022

Monday, 10th January 2022

The UK’s premier event for home building, renovation and improvement makes a welcome return to London for the first time since May 2019. Hosted by TV presenter and design guru Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs Live will run over nine days... View Article