Durkan signs Hatfield housing deal to deliver 87 new homes

Durkan, a leading London and Home Counties homebuilder, will deliver 87 new homes in Hatfield following the exchange of contracts with Hertfordshire County Council and Danes Educational Trust – with agreement facilitating multiple new facilities for Onslow St Audrey’s School... View Article

LGA responds to DLUHC social housing regulation bill announcement

Responding to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announcement that ‘Ofsted-style’ inspections and unlimited fines will be introduced for failing social landlords, Cllr David Renard, housing spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said: “The vast majority of social... View Article

Looking into timber

Richard Dollar from The Sash Window Workshop discusses what self-builders should consider when choosing wooden framed windows for their home, in order to ensure that the windows not only look right, but also help make it more comfortable to live... View Article

Laying out the options

With flooring being the first thing you feel underfoot every morning, it’s important to consider all factors when specifying a floor that works within your home. Here, leading suppliers Quick-Step and Abingdon Flooring provide their insights into the options when... View Article

Seeing the light of day

Choosing the most suitable rooflight for your build can be anything but straightforward, with a variety of important aspects to consider including shape, size, and the materials it’s made from. Paul Trace from Stella Rooflight offers some practical advice to... View Article

The LANDSCAPE Show is back this September!

LANDSCAPE – the UK’s premier landscaping exhibition, looks to showcase the industry more than ever before by bringing more exhibitors, more visitors and even more features to Hall 3 at the NEC – National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on the... View Article

Architect receives international accreditation for BIM

Award-winning architecture practice CPMG Architects has continued its commitment to being at the cutting edge of industry standards by successfully upgrading to the latest ISO accreditation for BIM. The consultancy – which had previously held certification to the British Standards Institute (BSI)... View Article

Land Deal for William Davis Homes

Work is starting on a new housing development in a sought-after Leicestershire village, after the award-winning housebuilder William Davis Homes agreed to purchase the site from a local family. Outline planning permission had already been granted for the scheme in... View Article

Graven Hill returns to Build It Live

Following on from the success of 2021’s event, Graven Hill has announced plans to return to Build It Live, which will take place Saturday 11 June until Sunday 12 June at Bicester Heritage in Oxfordshire. Graven Hill, the UK’s largest... View Article

Housebuilders call for greater accuracy in river pollution rules

Overestimates of the amount of river polluting nutrients housebuilding generates is leading councils to delay 100,000 new homes’ planning applications, claims the Home Builders Federation. A new report by planning consultancy Lichfields shows Natural England’s pollutant methodology to be based... View Article

The Daylight Award 2022 laureates announced

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara from Grafton Architects, and Anna Wirz-Justice receive The Daylight Award 2022 On the UNESCO International Day of Light, The Daylight Award announces the 2022 Laureates: Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara for their architecture, and Anna... View Article

Bottoms up: Clegg Food Projects begins work at new distillery

National construction company Clegg Food Projects is working on a scheme to construct a new head office, production, and distribution centre for Alcohols Limited, near Watling Street on the A5, northeast of Rugby. Part of the family-owned Palmer Group, Alcohols Limited Langley... View Article

Ask the Manufacturer – The building blocks of success

To celebrate the family firm’s 75th anniversary, Jack Wooler of Housebuilder & Developer talks to Giles de Lotbiniere, Chairman of Lignacite, about the company’s foundation, and what makes it special In 1947, retired ex-serviceman and engineer, Sir Edmond de Lotbiniere,... View Article

Industry expert strengthens Miller Homes board

Miller Homes, one of the UK’s leading private housebuilders, has recently appointed sector expert, Stephen Stone as a senior non-executive director to the board. Stephen has had a highly distinguished 40-year career in housebuilding, most notably as CEO of Crest... View Article