Small housebuilders will not be able to grow their market share and contribute to the Government’s ambitious housebuilding targets unless a series of key barriers are removed to meet the Housing Minister’s aim to diversify the market. This is the... View Article

The latest episode of the Building Insights podcast is available now. Highlights from the Building Insights LIVE round table staged in November 2024 at the Building Centre on Water & Energy Saving Innovations in New Build Housing. Sponsored by Hansgrohe,... View Article

The construction industry has reacted with a range of positive and negative statements to the changes announced to the National Planning Policy Framework, which could have major implications for the housebuilding sector in 2025, although there remain several areas which... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, has agreed its first Build to Rent forward funding deal with Lloyds Living, marking an important milestone in the company’s expansion into the growing BTR sector. This inaugural project, in partnership with Lloyds Living, is for 264... View Article

A recent groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of construction work on a new mixed-use development, which is part of the wider Sanlin Riverside project in Shanghai. Designed by Foster + Partners, the development includes state-of-the-art offices to the north of... View Article

Barratt Homes Bristol’s Senior Technical Co-ordinator Stacey Taylor has just been elected onto the Executive Board of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT), the first woman to be appointed Honorary Treasurer. Stacey, who started in the construction industry at... View Article

Energy efficiency works on homes in Coventry have reached a key milestone with more than 1,000 homes completed. This marks the halfway point in Citizen’s wave two decarbonisation project which is part of the Government’s social housing decarbonisation fund. The... View Article

Planning Reform working paper: planning committees Response from Nick Diment, Director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group): On 9 December the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) published the second in a series of working papers, on the topic of Planning Committees.... View Article

Tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.8% between 3Q2024 and 4Q2024, according to the latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The increase resulted in 2.3% annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index, down from a peak... View Article

Detailed plans for 89 new homes in Bexhill-on-Sea have been approved, paving the way for the construction of a new development off Turkey Road. Bellway South London’s full application to develop the nine-acre site, which will be known as Highwoods... View Article

Bellway North London’s development of 259 new homes in Hazlemere will bring investment of more than £7 million in local infrastructure and facilities. The housebuilder has started work on the new properties at Pennwood Grange, a 21-acre site located to... View Article

The University of Huddersfield’s Architectural Technology programme has received its re-accreditation certificate from the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT). The BSc (Hons) in Architectural Technology runs alongside BA (Hons) Architecture, with both courses continuing the University’s outstanding, decades-long reputation in the profession.... View Article

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including policies on freeing up the green belt and placing the onus on local authorities to deliver local plans or have the Government... View Article

Close to half of the 800 apartments at Wavensmere Homes’ £175m Nightingale Quarter development in Derby city centre have been completed and handed over to purchasers during 2024. Located within three individual residential buildings, the 368 new homes equate to... View Article

Bellway has won a prestigious award for its strategy to reduce carbon emissions across the business as it helps lead the housebuilding industry towards net zero. The company, which is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and builds homes across England, Scotland and... View Article

Arcadis, in collaboration with Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES), has achieved planning permission for a ground-breaking development at Englishcombe Lane, Bath. Arcadis provided a fully integrated, multidisciplinary service to Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) including Planning... View Article

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has today announced a comprehensive restructure to enhance competence and safety standards across the built environment. Established in response to the Grenfell Tower Fire and subsequent Hackitt Review, ICSG has now transitioned to become... View Article