Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city’s waterfront, following a secret ballot by the Unesco committee at a meeting in China. A report in June by... View Article

The UK’s largest self and custom build community, Graven Hill, has announced that a third of the self-build homes built there in the past three years have used modern methods of construction (MMC), including both offsite manufacturing and innovative onsite... View Article

Redrow has acquired a 93-acre site in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. This latest acquisition takes the number of live or forthcoming sites being delivered by the housebuilder’s Eastern division across Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk to 10. The site, which lies to the... View Article

Birmingham-based property developer, Cordia Blackswan has appointed contractor, Kavannagh Construction to deliver the refurbishment of The Gothic. Occupying a 0.5-acre site at 1-4 Hampton Street, The Gothic is Cordia Blackswan’s leading project which will see the refurbishment of three derelict... View Article

hub South West, the public-private partnership of local authorities, NHS, blue light services and a clutch of leading construction industry Tier One building contractors, will this month oversee the handover of a total of 200 new homes to families and... View Article

Building firms are being urged to carry on asking their workforce to wear masks while working in enclosed spaces or on busy sites by the Construction Leadership Council, CLC. The CLC is calling for a consistent approach in line with... View Article

Harrow’s residents can look forward to new homes, new communities, new business opportunities and new jobs, following a decision by Harrow Council’s Cabinet last night to work with Wates Residential on a long-term regeneration vision for the borough. This ambition... View Article

Work is now complete on an innovative new homes development in Leeds, built for people in uncertain housing situations, which makes it the first of its kind in the city. Developed by longstanding Leeds homeless charity, St George’s Crypt, and... View Article

SevenHomes, the regional housebuilder by SevenCapital Group, has acquired a 13-acre development site in Frampton on Severn, near Stroud, to bring circa 60 new homes to the area. Located within the picturesque village of Frampton on Severn just off the... View Article

A revolutionary eco-friendly leisure centre, which is on track to be one of the first wet and dry Passivhaus certified leisure centres in the world, has been given the go ahead after designs submitted by sports and leisure experts GT3... View Article

A team of specialist housing lawyers from Ward Hadaway’s Built Environment Team have successfully supported their client to start construction on a new Passivhaus Standard scheme in Lancaster. Lawyers from planning, construction and housing provided legal advice on all aspects... View Article