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London’s commercial property transactions more than double in three years

Monday, 8th October 2018

The annual value of London’s commercial sales of property has soared by 166 per cent since 2014, up from £11.3 billion in 2014 to £30.1 billion in 2017, according to new analysis of HM Land Registry data for Greater London’s... View Article

£350m development at key South Bank site gets green light

Monday, 8th October 2018

The Section 106 legal planning agreement has now been signed with Leeds City Council, enabling CEG’s proposals for the six acre site off Globe Road and Water Lane, in the heart of the South Bank, to progress. In April 2018,... View Article

Kitchen trends 2019

Friday, 5th October 2018

Words by Adrian Stoneham | Managing Director, Stoneham Kitchens As the sun slowly sets on the year 2018, why not celebrate the dawn of the new year with a brand new kitchen? 2019 is destined to be an exciting year... View Article

Hackitt calls for “root and branch” industry reform to create safer buildings

Friday, 5th October 2018

Dame Judith Hackitt, author of the independent report looking into Building Regulations and fire safety post-Grenfell, has called for a “root and branch reform” of the construction industry’s culture, alongside a tougher regulatory regime. Hackitt told the annual Chartered Association... View Article

Stonewater partners with MHR to deliver transformation of key people processes

Friday, 5th October 2018

*Extensive transformation project helps social housing provider consolidate and streamline core business processes to improve working practices and service delivery National social housing provider Stonewater has undertaken an extensive transformation programme of its HR and Payroll functions in collaboration with... View Article

RGU Professor and students triumph at Aberdeenshire Design Awards

Friday, 5th October 2018

An architecture professor from Robert Gordon University (RGU) and three final year students have triumphed with their innovative approach to design at the Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards 2018. Students Sophie Houston, Sophie Perrot and Katie Rice were all competing in the ‘Future... View Article

Grant Associates part of winning design team for Australia’s tallest building

Friday, 5th October 2018

Landscape architect Grant Associates was part of the winning team led by UNStudio and Cox Architecture to design Southbank by Beulah – an AUS$2 billion mixed use development in Melbourne, Australia. Known as Green Spine, the scheme will, subject to planning approval, see the construction of... View Article

WAF exhibits finalists for the APA 2018

Friday, 5th October 2018

Images of The Hive at Kew Gardens and Foster + Partners’ Bloomberg London are among 20 finalists announced this week for The Architectural Photography Awards 2018, supported by the World Architecture Festival (WAF) and PICSEL and sponsored by Sto and... View Article

Government inspectors support council plans for green belt housing protection in Leeds

Friday, 5th October 2018

Green belt areas of Leeds earmarked for possible future housing development are set to be fully protected following an initial view given by government planning inspectors. The Site Allocations Plan for Leeds which identifies locations for new housing to meet... View Article

Outgoing LABC President says it has been ‘most significant year in building control’

Friday, 5th October 2018

LABC held its annual President’s Reception at Trinity House in London this week during which this year’s President Chris Griffith-Jones announced his successor would be Dave Sharp from Wrexham. In his formal address outgoing President, Chris Griffith-Jones (Head of Building... View Article

rg+p supports Nottingham Trent University architectural students in design charette

Friday, 5th October 2018

First year architectural students from Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment have been participating in a design charette to win a work experience day with multi-disciplinary practice, rg+p. Held as part of the university’s... View Article

UK Finance and FMB launch guide to development finance for SME housebuilders

Friday, 5th October 2018

SME housebuilders are to be given help in navigating the development finance process and accessing the funding they need, following the publication of a new guide by UK Finance and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The guide offers practical advice on... View Article

Mayor backs community self-build plans for new social and affordable homes

Friday, 5th October 2018

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has awarded a south London community group almost £1 million to help it deliver social rented and other genuinely affordable homes for local residents and workers. The Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) – a... View Article

Medical Architecture strengthen leadership team

Friday, 5th October 2018

Medical Architecture has bolstered its leadership by promoting four senior staff. All have exceptional qualifications and experience as RIBA Chartered Architects. Lianne Knotts and Ruairi Reeves are now shareholding directors. Mark Nugent and Frank Ellis are now associates. They will... View Article

First phase of transformation of Maidenhead town centre granted planning permission

Friday, 5th October 2018

Planning approval has been granted in principle for York Road, a scheme designed by leading architectural practice Conran and Partners for a new active hub and residential quarter in Maidenhead. The committee report stated how the proposed development – which... View Article

Innovative ‘Black Volcano’ brickwork creates East London Volcano House

Friday, 5th October 2018

An abandoned plot in Shoreditch, East London has been transformed into a 220sqm new build family home by architects Urban Mesh Design ltd. Designed by and for practice director, Oliver Lazarus, and his family, Volcano House is complete with four bedrooms,... View Article

Newcastle architects dig deep on India housing project

Thursday, 4th October 2018

A team of Newcastle architects have swapped their drawing pens for shovels to help on a voluntary housing project in India. Craig Van Bedaf, Adam Lee and Hannah Darmody from Pod, based in the Toffee Factory, Ouseburn, together with a... View Article

New Company Secretary promises more affordable homes in Northamptonshire

Thursday, 4th October 2018

More affordable homes for local people have been promised by Richard Mugglestone, the new Company Secretary of Northamptonshire Rural Housing Association (NRHA). Richard replaces Craig Felts who retired in August after 25 successful years with the Association. NRHA is one... View Article

New Government data backs CPRE Green Belt figures

Thursday, 4th October 2018

An analysis of the new Government data released today (4 October) by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows that since 2012 almost 10,000 hectares of Green Belt land have been released from ‘protected’ Green Belt boundaries by local... View Article

NFB: Government to reduce the human cost of late payment

Thursday, 4th October 2018

The Government’s announcement of measures to tackle late payment will help the 74% of construction companies that have almost gone into liquidation because of the practice. The package of measures unveiled by the Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst will also... View Article