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Yourkeys founder named Young Entrepreneur of The Year

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

The founder of Yourkeys, Riccardo Dawson, at just 28, won the Young Entrepreneur of The Year award at the 2019 Best New Business Awards. Dawson, originally an Architect, switched careers to become Sales Director for Shape, a mid-sized builder of... View Article

House-prices now eight times the average salary as the crisis intensifies

Monday, 1st April 2019

The ONS annual ‘housing affordability’ statistics published today, show: A typical home in England now costs a staggering eight times the annual earnings of the average full-time worker. And for workers on a lower income, the gap between average house... View Article

VeriSmart Rental Demand Index: Cambridge tops the table for highest rental demand

Monday, 1st April 2019

The latest research by VeriSmart, the UK’s only combined lettings inventory and property compliance specialists, has looked at where across the UK is home to the highest levels of tenant demand for rental properties. VeriSmart analysed rental listing data across... View Article

A double take for Caddick at national Considerate Constructors’ Scheme Awards

Monday, 1st April 2019

Caddick Construction enjoyed a double celebration at the Considerate Constructors’ Scheme National Site Awards this week (27 March) where two of its Leeds sites were recognised. The prestigious awards are handed to only the top 11% of registered construction sites out of... View Article

NFB helps members with the EU Settlement Scheme

Monday, 1st April 2019

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) is concerned that many skilled construction workers may not have the language or technical skills to understand how to apply for settled status. From 30 March EU citizens will need to apply for EU... View Article

Is the housing crisis returning as a Government priority?

Monday, 1st April 2019

Addressing the policy conference of the Home Builders Federation (HBF), Housing Secretary James Brokenshire set out what the Government is doing to tackle the housing shortage and improve the quality of new homes. Brokenshire emphasised: the need to reduce planning... View Article

Apex capitalises on Tooting airspace to deliver new homes

Monday, 1st April 2019

Airspace developer Apex Airspace (Apex) has begun constructing four two-bed penthouse apartments on the unused airspace of Marion Court, a five-storey residential block on Tooting High Street in South London. Available on the government’s Help to Buy scheme, the apartments... View Article

Midlands housebuilder supports The National Forest initiative

Monday, 1st April 2019

Leading Midlands-based housebuilder Davidsons Homes is urging people to join them in supporting a recent request by The National Forest. The growing regional housebuilder has donated 20 trees, to help the charity to reach their goal of planting 9 million... View Article

Knight Frank London Residential Development Report – Just five London boroughs met their housing targets last year

Monday, 1st April 2019

Knight Frank has released its London Residential Development Report (H1 2019). Key headlines include: House prices declined 0.6% in 2018, but markets are increasingly localised and performance differs greatly by borough There were 20% fewer dwellings added to London’s housing stock during... View Article

Search Acumen comments on ONS Housebuilding Statistics December Quarter 2018

Monday, 1st April 2019

Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Housebuilding continued steadily as we ended 2018, with no change in new build dwelling and a 1% increase in completions year on year. We’ve made considerable progress compared to five years ago, however... View Article

Customer care improvement plan – retention Introduced

Monday, 1st April 2019

Persimmon has announced that it will become the first major UK housebuilder to adopt a policy of providing a homebuyer’s retention, by writing into our standard contract that 1.5% of the total home value (equating to around 6% of the... View Article

Kier Living to offer Nest and Google Home smart technology to new homeowners

Monday, 1st April 2019

Kier Living has become the first UK national housebuilder to offer the full suite of Nest products and Google Home Hub to homebuyers across the country. Kier Living will offer customers the opportunity to have the smart home system installed... View Article

Henry Terefenko appointed as new ForHousing CEO

Monday, 1st April 2019

Henry Terefenko has been appointed as ForHousing CEO from 1 April. ForHousing is part of the ForViva Group and will bring group members City West Housing Trust and Villages Housing Association under a single new landlord. ForHousing will own and... View Article

Availability and price of land remains key factor to the future growth of the self-build market

Monday, 1st April 2019

The latest Self Build market report from AMA Research, highlights the strong disconnect between the number of available sites and where people want to build. The number of applications for self build projects in the Home Counties and the South West is relatively large when compared to... View Article

Comar 9P.i High Performance Window, Door & Framing System

Monday, 1st April 2019

After extensive research and consultation with key supply partners, Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems deliver the Comar 9P.i High Performance Window, Door and Framing System. Research indicated that a thermally efficient future-proof facade system was required, with off-site manufacture and value... View Article

Sika Fastfix – always straight to the point

Monday, 1st April 2019

Sika® FastFix All Weather is a new self-setting paving jointing compound from Sika Everbuild, providing the ideal solution to perfect pointing on paving, paths and patios. With a unique formula containing Active Resin Technology for advanced durability, Sika FastFix is... View Article

Stunning £11m transformation of Edwardian mill into luxury apartments in Leeds

Monday, 1st April 2019

A former Edwardian mill in Leeds has been sensitively restored and turned into a stunning development of luxury apartments by Leeds based ALPHA Aluminium. Each of the 89 spacious flats at Horsforth Mill, bursting with character and craftsmanship, have received... View Article

Sarah Wigglesworth Architects extend Kingsgate Primary School through creative collaboration

Friday, 29th March 2019

New and existing twin studios: acoustic dividing walls allow for differing spatial arrangements as required. Sarah Wigglesworth Architects (SWA), working with Architects Collaborative, has designed a modern extension to the existing Victorian buildings of Kingsgate Primary School, creating a playful... View Article

Mactaggart & Mickel achieves coveted 5-star rating in customer service for seventh year running

Friday, 29th March 2019

Mactaggart & Mickel have achieved the maximum five-star rating from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the seventh year in a row, following an independent customer satisfaction survey. The prestigious industry accolade is awarded to housebuilders for customer satisfaction based... View Article

People, plans and the pound: What does Brexit mean for the construction industry?

Friday, 29th March 2019

Love it or hate it, leave or remain, one thing is pretty clear: Brexit doesn’t look like anyone expected it to. With a petition calling for parliament to revoke Article 50 hitting the headlines, the country remains divided on just... View Article