Government warns private block owners over cladding costs

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has written to private building owners threatening them with financial penalties if they fail to remove dangerous combustible cladding from tower blocks. Around 60 building owners and developers have received letters telling them that “enforcement action”... View Article

Budget fails to please housing chiefs

The Autumn Budget has united the leaders of organisations across the public and private sectors, who voiced their disappointment at the Chancellor’s failure to tackle problems in rented housing. David Smith, Policy Director for the Residential Landlords Association, said: “The... View Article

Landlord tax relief proposals revealed in Onward report

Landlords could be offered capital gains tax relief to encourage longer tenancies and sales to tenants in private rented housing. Conservative Think Tank, ‘Onward’ has revealed proposals for the tax relief to encourage landlords to sell to sitting tenants and... View Article

WilkinsonEyre announces Director promotions

WilkinsonEyre is delighted to announce the promotion of four of its current Associate Directors to Directors, taking the total number of Board Directors to twelve. The promotions mark a new phase in the continued growth of the award-winning international practice,... View Article

rg+p designs full range of house types for Bromford

Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p has developed a comprehensive range of new house types for Bromford. Following their appointment on Bromford’s architectural framework, the AJ100 practice has been developing a relationship with the West Midlands and South West-based housebuilder, having also... View Article

Prime Ministerial boost for social housing

Social housing has been given its biggest boost in decades as Theresa May makes solving the housing crisis her Government’s top domestic policy priority with a series of eye-catching announcements. The icing on the cake was the decision to scrap... View Article

ANARCHITECT unveils its Dubai Design Week 2018 installation

Circadian Light Synthesis installation highlights the human circadian rhythm and our relationship with the Sun and Moonlight. Today (12th November) sees ANARCHITECT unveil its Dubai Design Week installation, located at the key pedestrian entrance to the Dubai Design District (d3) between... View Article

Zaha Hadid Design participates in 10×10 London for Article 25

Article 25’s mission is to help improve the futures of vulnerable communities often living in the aftermath of disasters, through building excellent, resilient infrastructure and space for health, education and fulfilling livelihoods. 10×10 London is Article 25’s annual fundraising event.... View Article

Crossrail – Mayor’s response most unsatisfactory

The Mayor has finally responded to a London Assembly Transport Committee letter requesting information about who knew what, when, regarding the Crossrail delay. The Committee identified grave discrepancies in evidence – which led Members to conclude they were misled. In his response to the... View Article

2018 Brick Award Winners

Last night saw the crowning of the 2018 Brick Awards winners, a ceremony that for 42 years has celebrated the best use of brick in the built environment. Projects of the highest calibre are routinely entered by architects and contractors... View Article

BS 8612 – A better future for all?

Keith Plummer of ubbink explores the impact recent standards have on dry fix roofing, discussing the benefits that they have brought to projects. British Standards launched BS 8612: Dry-Fixed Ridge, Hip and Verge Systems in order to raise and control... View Article