Reducing VAT from 20% to 5% on home improvement works would unleash investment in housing, stimulate the economy and enable the UK’s transition to net zero carbon, groups including the Federation of Master Builders and the British Property Federation said... View Article

David Wilson Homes has brought some festive cheer to the East Lothian town of Haddington, by gifting the local Community Council a cash donation of almost £500 to help fund a second Christmas tree for the town. The housebuilder, which... View Article

Leading brownfield developer Inland Homes has appointed ADAM Architecture to create its flagship development Wilton Park in Beaconsfield, which will deliver 350 new homes alongside new community facilities. The scheme is hugely significant for Inland Homes, whose appointment of ADAM... View Article

The verge of an all-important general election, that will determine how the UK will leave the European Union, is perhaps a good time to reflect on why the UK got itself into its current, tragic mess. The result of the... View Article

Initial findings from one of the UK’s most innovative pilot projects looks to be pointing the way forward for future housing developments. After early statistics from the construction element of the MMC homes built at the Gateshead Innovation Village project... View Article

The number of new homes delivered in England last year rose to its highest figure in almost 30 years according to figures from the Ministry of Housing. Some 241,130 additional homes were recorded for the year to March 2019, a... View Article

Lisa Tomlin, CEO of Carpet & Flooring, the UK’s largest independent flooring distributor, looks at the role of acoustic underlay in reducing noise pollution in residential buildings. It is no secret that the UK is in the midst of an... View Article

The Supreme Court has ruled against the Government’s attempts to force the bedroom tax on 155 partners of people with severe disabilities, in a decision that could have a wider impact on other welfare benefits. A unanimous judgement delivered by... View Article

Research has revealed matching the cost of planned Palace of Westminster repairs could dramatically reduce the UK housing deficit. Data examined by property finance specialists Pure Commercial Finance revealed for £4bn – the estimated cost of essential repairs in Westminster – over... View Article

Social housing providers Radian and Yarlington have joined forces in a new partnership, creating an organisation with 38,000 homes and 79,000 customers across the south and south west of England. The new organisation plans to build 10,000 homes over the... View Article

Ealing Council has awarded a £100m estate regeneration project to Rydon, the contractor who were the lead company on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower. The contract will see the demolition of the 264-home High Lane estate, in Hanwell, and its... View Article

Architects Perkins and Will, in partnership with Penoyre & Prasad, will offer net zero-carbon operational design strategies for new and retrofit buildings from January 2020 to help address real estate’s impact on the climate The built environment contributes 40 percent... View Article