Plans submitted for additional Passivhaus homes in Salford

ECF has submitted plans for 42 affordable, Passivhaus Classic standard certified homes on Cleminson Street’s Farmer Norton car park in Salford. The low-rise, three-bedroom homes will form part of Adelphi Village, a residential community situated to the east of the... View Article

Taylor Wimpey development will have no gas

New homes being built by Taylor Wimpey in Leeds will each be fitted with an air source heat pump as the development has no gas – a first for the housebuilder’s Yorkshire region. The development, Morwick Springs, will form part... View Article

Bellway partners with nature restoration company

National housebuilder Bellway has formed a new partnership with nature restoration company Nattergal to meet its biodiversity targets. The company is working with Nattergal as part of the redevelopment of the former Harold Wood Hospital site in Romford, where work... View Article

NFB launches AI handbook to help contractors with new tech

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) in collaboration with the Southern Counties Builders Association (SCBA) has launched a new handbook for building contractors, aimed at helping the construction sector utilise AI in business operations to improve business productivity. The launch... View Article

Keepmoat reveals plans to invest £12.5 M

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has committed to regenerating 3.76 acres of brownfield land in Stevenage that will create 57 high quality new homes, delivering much needed housing stock and replacing disused community buildings.  The land was acquired from Stevenage... View Article

Yorkshire Housebuilder Appoints New Manager

Yorkshire-based housebuilder Thomas Alexander Homes has welcomed Laura Pickles as its new Sales & Marketing Manager, a key appointment to drive the company’s ambitious growth strategy. Laura brings nearly a decade of experience in the property sector to her new... View Article

Honey launches partnership division

Housebuilder Honey has launched a partnerships division after securing four sites to deliver 286 affordable new homes across Yorkshire and Derbyshire with forward sales revenues of £60m. Called Partnerships by Honey, the division is working with local authorities, private rented sector... View Article

King’s Road Park scheme receives green light

St William, a Berkeley Group company, has been granted detailed planning permission for phase four of the King’s Road Park masterplan, including 357 homes and 1.9 acres of new parkland and public open space. Foster + Partners’ approved design includes... View Article

Building in Confidence

Peter Richardson of Build-Zone provides insight into structural defects insurance policies – including what they cover, and which features developers should focus on when choosing warranties for new housing developments. Even with the best care and due diligence, building houses... View Article

Uni Sports Centre expansion creates accessibility

THE recent expansion of the University of Southampton’s Jubilee Sports Centre, designed by AJ100 practice GT3 Architects, is bringing an elevated sport, leisure, and wellbeing experience to students and residents alike. The £24.7m expansion of the existing sports facility includes a... View Article

UNStudio development transforms lifestyle

UNStudio and the developer GuocoLand are celebrating the completion of 18T Mansion in Chongqing, China, a highly human-centric and wellbeing-focused residential development that transforms communal lifestyle and demonstrates the benefits of historic and contemporary symbiosis. The project was designed to... View Article

Bromford secures land for 50 new affordable homes

This latest deal means that, so far this year, Bromford has secured land for 175 affordable homes. Leading housing association Bromford has completed the purchase of a site in Brierley Hill, West Midlands furthering its commitment to delivering much-needed affordable... View Article

Pinnacle Group to Manage 327 Homes for MTD Housing

Pinnacle Group (Pinnacle), a leading provider of housing and neighbourhood services, has been appointed to manage over 300 homes for MTD Housing, a for-profit registered provider backed by the Pears family. This significant partnership will see Pinnacle overseeing a newly... View Article

Keepmoat plans to regenerate brownfield land

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has revealed plans to invest more than £50m across three new developments in Calderdale to deliver more than 200 homes. The developments are being delivered in partnership with Calderdale Council and will contribute to the North... View Article

Testing times

Patrick Mooney warns the Government’s 1.5 million homes target requires urgent funding and policy reforms if it is to be achieved. Has the Government already signalled that it is unlikely to meet its ambitious target of building 1.5 million new... View Article

Plans submitted for 40 homes on former railway land

Salford-based builder, Watson, has submitted plans to transform a 1.55-acre site on Charter Street, Accrington into 40 new homes. The development represents the latest chapter in the regeneration of this key site, which previously contained railway sidings, an engine shed, and... View Article

Hotel Romeo Roma in Italy

The classical interpretation of Rome as a palimpsest of architectural layers—Baroque buildings atop Renaissance and medieval structures, themselves atop their Roman predecessors—includes a final layer of verticality: ceilings of painted trompe l’oeil arches, heavenly vaults and celestial chambers populated with ascendant saints,... View Article

Leeds Beckett researchers using AI to tackle mould growth

Researchers at Leeds Beckett are working to address mould growth problems in UK housing to improve housing safety. Following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in 2020, Awaab’s Law was launched, which requires social housing landlords to quickly investigate and... View Article

JRA completes reconfiguration of Golden Square

  John Robertson Architects has completed the reconfiguration and refurbishment of 30 – 31 Golden Square for client Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva PLC. Located in the heart of London’s historic Soho neighbourhood, JRA’s sustainability-led design... View Article

National Retrofit conference and Expo 2025

The National Retrofit Conference returns for its second year in 2025 with an exciting new expansion, the launch of a dedicated Expo, making it bigger and more engaging than ever before.  Taking place alongside Futurebuild 2025, this enhanced and immersive... View Article