Alumno named Student Accommodation Developer of the Year

The recently opened Béton House in Sheffield built by Kier, which offers unique self-contained townhouses, two and four-bed flats and studio accommodation for 356 students, secured Alumno Developer of the Year at this year’s prestigious Property Week Student Accommodation Awards.... View Article

How to create the ideal space for working from home

Have you adapted to remote working this year? The Office for National Statistics reports that almost all of us worked from home in April 2020, the first full month of UK lockdown. While the trend has divided opinion among workers,... View Article

4 Tips for Landlords Concerned About Tenant Welfare

Landlords are increasingly expected to look to tenants’ welfare rather than focus on the profitability of their properties. This has been an inevitable push given the concerns over continued accommodation for tenants during 2020 and beyond with Covid-19 still an... View Article

Home improvements boosting construction work, says FMB

Repair and maintenance work is supporting recovery in the construction sector, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to today’s Office of National Statistics (ONS) figures. Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said: “The recovery in the construction... View Article

Education award success for Jedburgh Grammar Campus

The Jedburgh Grammar Campus project has been recognised at the Partnership Awards 2020 as it took home a Silver Award in the Best Education category. Organised by Partnerships Bulletin, the Awards recognise and reward the best in Public Private Partnership... View Article

Planning application for Long Marston Airfield approved

Stratford-on-Avon District Council has granted planning permission for 154 new homes at Long Marston Airfield. Pegasus Group successfully achieved the Reserved Matters approval on behalf of Bovis Homes – part of Vistry Group for the residential development at Lower Quinton,... View Article

Time for a fairer private rented sector, say Welsh landlords

Today, the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) Wales have released their manifesto for the forthcoming election, explaining that only when the private rented sector (PRS) is regarded as part of the solution to the housing crisis can landlords and tenants... View Article

New homes for those in most need

A unique housing development, providing much needed council homes, increasingly in demand in Gateshead, received unanimous approval from the borough’s planning committee today (December 9th). The new housing development, in Wrekenton, will comprise four bungalows, 12 apartments and 28 two... View Article

Reduce the risk of COVID transmission: ventilate your buildings

Social distancing and mask-wearing can only go so far in preventing transmission of COVID-19 indoors. They are not barriers to contaminated aerosols, which can build up in poorly ventilated buildings. Specialist Building Service Engineers, Milieu, bring together the latest research on... View Article