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Reimagined beach house and refined family home shortlisted for RIBA House of the Year 2022

Monday, 21st November 2022

Seabreeze This project is experimental and delightful – and pink! A unique interpretation of a beach house, it has been designed to withstand the harsh coastal environment while still embracing the light-hearted pleasures of the English seaside. Located on the... View Article

Fernham Homes appoints new managing director

Monday, 21st November 2022

After a successful year of award-winning schemes and moving to a new head office, Fernham Homes is delighted to announce the appointment of Sean Ellis as managing director. Sean joins Fernham Homes after 18 years with The Berkeley Group, where... View Article

Industry gives a mixed response to Autumn Statement

Thursday, 17th November 2022

The housebuilding sector has given a mixed response to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Autumn Statement, in which he outlined a series of measures designed to protect the UK against global economic forces, but also provided relief to businesses expecting tougher... View Article

Industry responds to Autumn Statement

Thursday, 17th November 2022

The housing sector has responded to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Autumn Statement, in which he outlined a series of measures designed to protect the UK against global economic forces, but also provided some relief to businesses expecting more hardship, and... View Article

Industry responds to Autumn Statement

Thursday, 17th November 2022

The architecture sector has responded to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first Autumn Statement, in which he outlined a series of measures designed to protect the UK against global economic forces, but also provided some relief to businesses expecting more hardship, and... View Article

New-build sales set to freeze but developers achieve their highest prices in the winter months

Wednesday, 16th November 2022

Market analysis by Unlatch, the new homes sales progression and aftercare platform for developers and housebuilders, has found that while Britain’s property developers can expect to see a seasonal slump in new-build transaction levels over the impending winter months, they will,... View Article

Refurbishment of Plymouth flats completed as part of energy efficiency plans – Plymouth Community Homes

Wednesday, 16th November 2022

Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) residents living in blocks of flats in Devonport could save money on their energy bills this winter after a £1.5m refurbishment project was carried out to help improve the building’s energy efficiency. The refurbishment project of... View Article

Orbit Homes to deliver 29 brand-new affordable properties in Oxfordshire

Wednesday, 16th November 2022

Affordable housebuilder, Orbit Homes, will be delivering 29 brand-new houses in the village of Enstone, near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire. The proposed scheme will be 100% affordable, comprising of 15 social rent and 14 shared ownership properties, which will include... View Article

Novel House by KSR Architects and Interior Designers

Wednesday, 16th November 2022

KSR Architects & Interior Designers opens the doors to Novel House; an ambitious scheme of 17 apartments in the heart of Hampstead Village. It is one of the largest multi-residential projects to be built in Hampstead for many years. The seven-storey... View Article

Cost of living crisis means 1 in 5 landlords plan to reduce portfolio size

Wednesday, 16th November 2022

Handelsbanken research shows nearly one third of landlords are also looking to make their portfolios more energy-efficient to lower bills. New snap research from UK relationship bank Handelsbanken, carried out following the recent economic upheaval, finds that landlords are making significant adjustments... View Article

Housing development education hub opens for Bradford students

Wednesday, 16th November 2022

A new “education hub” for Bradford College students has just opened on a Keepmoat development in Eccleshill. Created and fully funded by national homebuilder Keepmoat, the education space is located on its ‘Vision’ housing development near Harrogate Road in Eccleshill,... View Article

Collins Arch, designed by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects, wins two CTBUH awards

Tuesday, 15th November 2022

Collins Arch, Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects’ mixed-use project located in the heart of Melbourne’s urban core adds two more honours to its growing list of distinctions following the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) 2022 award ceremony.... View Article

Avant homes appoints group IT director to further enable UK growth plans

Tuesday, 15th November 2022

Avant Homes has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a group IT director to further enable the housebuilder’s ambitious nationwide expansion strategy. Jason Law was previously head of IT at Keepmoat Homes, where he worked in various... View Article

Freedom museum Groesbeek wins a 2022 architecture masterprize award

Tuesday, 15th November 2022

The Freedom Museum in Groesbeek, the Netherlands, has been awarded the prestigious Architecture MasterPrize for 2022. The museum is housed in a shaded dome, an innovation of Shaded Dome Technologies, a company founded by architectural studio ZJA, Royal HaskoningDHV, and... View Article

First affordable sales hand over at Cheshunt Lakeside regeneration scheme

Tuesday, 15th November 2022

Hertfordshire-based housing association, B3Living, has taken handover of the first tranche of shared ownership homes at the Cheshunt Lakeside regeneration scheme. The local landlord reported that 50% of the 44 apartments completed have been already reserved off-plan by local first-time... View Article

Edinburgh College hosts top construction trainees for ‘skills Olympics’

Tuesday, 15th November 2022

Top construction trainees from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Finals 2022. SkillBuild is delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in partnership with WorldSkills UK, often dubbed the ‘skills... View Article

Kebbell appoints two key roles

Tuesday, 15th November 2022

Kebbell has appointed Peter Merry as their new finance and operations director. He has over 25 years of experience including working for The Wooldridge Group in Bagshot and Nicholas King Homes prior to that. Peter will be heading the finance... View Article

New home registrations up 33% in Q3 but slowdown ahead, reports NHBC

Monday, 14th November 2022

Highest number of Q3 registrations since 2007 Affordable and build to rent sees 55% growth in Q3 2022 10 out of 12 regions experienced increase in registrations New data released today by NHBC shows that UK new home registrations increased... View Article

New affordable homes unveiled in Buntingford

Monday, 14th November 2022

Hightown Housing Association and East Herts District Council have celebrated the first phase opening of a new housing development in Buntingford that will deliver 34 brand-new affordable homes – eight for shared ownership and 26 for social rent, including four... View Article

Industry heavyweights commit to new SCAPE social value mission statement

Monday, 14th November 2022

A collective of construction industry heavyweights are set to enhance the amount of social value delivered through public sector construction projects having committed to a new collaborative agreement. Nine of the UK’s leading national construction, consultancy and civil engineering contractors,... View Article