The lockdown legacy

Housebuilders, specifiers and developers are confronting new consumer demands for flexibility in post-pandemic Britain, says Louise Walters, commercial director for Designer Contracts. With the housebuilding and renovating market still booming across Britain, specifiers and developers could be forgiven for being... View Article

Founding a ‘15-minute city’

Newfoundland, currently the UK’s tallest built-to-rent tower, has been completed in Canary Wharf. The first of its kind in the area, the development is intended to kick-start a ‘15-minute city’ by introducing rental apartments into the key business hub. Jack... View Article

Devon Arts and Crafts

A new 264 home greenfield development is well underway in Devon, inspired by ‘Arts and Crafts’ design of the early 20th century, and the site’s landscape. Jack Wooler explores a project which also foregrounds modular innovation A new community of... View Article

ECA backs Government plans for low-carbon heat

Leading electrotechnical and engineering services trade body ECA broadly welcomes the government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy, which includes a scheme to help UK households install new, low-carbon heating systems. However, ECA urges further action in the coming years to meet... View Article

1% of England’s Green Belt could supply 2.3 million new homes

The latest research by Birmingham and Newcastle-based property developer, StripeHomes, has analysed how many new homes could be built if England made a small portion of its incorrectly classified Green Belt land available for development. England’s Green Belt land currently covers... View Article

Lovell Homes launches new Wetherby show homes

National housebuilder Lovell Homes has opened the doors to a brand-new show home at its Blossomfield development – located in Thorp Arch, Wetherby – after collaborating with local schoolchildren to get the site ready for Halloween – making them perfectly... View Article

Arup invests in future with multiple junior appointments

Global design, planning and engineering firm Arup has welcomed a fresh intake of apprentices and newly qualified graduates to support its Nottingham team’s work on a wide range of major projects. The sought-after roles underline the company’s commitment to the city... View Article

ADDP Architects’ New Martin Modern in Singapore

ADDP Architects, the award-winning architecture firm founded in 1986 and headquartered in Singapore, today officially unveils the design for Martin Modern, an ambitious urban project consisting of two 30-storey towers that uphold the highest standards of sustainable architecture. Martin Modern follows... View Article

Sink to the top

Dave Mayer of Reginox explores the latest trends in sinks and taps that he says housebuyers are searching for. There was a time when the kitchen sink’s purpose was no more than being somewhere to wash up. A ‘1.5 bowl’... View Article

Our rural communities are missing out

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing, Management & Maintenance says that rural schemes are being built without vital infrastructure in the current rash of permitted development conversions. In trying to inch its way towards achieving the near... View Article

Is modular living the key to post-pandemic life?

Raj Somal of engineering consultancy Dice looks at the exemplar Positive Homes modular development, explaining how modern methods can produce much-needed housing quickly on a tight budget, as the country begins to navigate life post-pandemic. There is no questioning the... View Article

Go beyond the minimum on acoustics

Rob Crampton of Hush Acoustics explains why investment in acoustic insulation will result in a higher level of satisfaction for customers. Acoustic standards in UK housebuilding have not been upgraded in a meaningful way since the early 2000s. As a... View Article

Funding to meet Fuel Poverty Target short of £18bn

Research published today by AgilityEco and Gemserv reveals that current funding and policy to relieve fuel poverty will help only a fraction of the 3.2 million homes that were in fuel poverty in 2019. The legally binding target to all... View Article

Major Planning Application Approval

Inland Homes plc, the brownfield developer and housebuilder focused on building residentially led developments for direct sale or on behalf of partner organisations, today announces that it has received a resolution to grant planning permission, subject to the signing of... View Article