Raising the standard

The developers behind an award-winning development in Wiltshire talk to Jack Wooler about how they have included higher-end features as standard, and blended with the historic context. Somerbrook is a collection of 28 private and 10 affordable homes in Great... View Article

Gove comes for construction suppliers on safety agenda

Michael Gove has vowed to make construction products suppliers be “held to account” on building safety, in a strongly worded letter to the Construction Products Association. The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities wrote to Peter Caplehorn, chief... View Article

A net gain for the nation

John Richards of Cala Homes details the company’s journey so far in achieving the increasingly essential requirement of biodiversity net gain, across its Thames region According to a 2021 study, it is estimated that the UK has lost almost half... View Article

Building Safety Bill – We want your thoughts

Housebuilder & Developer is undertaking some research into the Building Safety Bill, exploring housebuilders’ and developers’ opinions on the scheme. From the results, we will be writing a detailed white paper, which will be available to read on our website... View Article

£1.4m new nursery gets underway in Telford

Nursery children and teachers at Redhill Primary School in Telford are set to benefit from a £1.4 million investment as work gets underway by leading construction developers Morris Property to build a new state-of-the-art nursery. The eight-month project will see... View Article

Pocket Living secures permission for new affordable homes in Hackney

Innovative affordable housing developer Pocket Living has secured a unanimous resolution to grant planning permission from Hackney Council for a new residential development on Mandeville Street in Hackney, London. Representing Pocket’s third scheme within the Borough, the seven-storey development will utilise a vacant parcel... View Article

Riverside homes set to regenerate Nuneaton town centre

Plans have been submitted to redevelop a prominent site in Nuneaton town centre with vibrant new homes, workspaces, public green space and improved riverside connections. Multi-disciplinary design practice, rg+p Ltd has developed proposals to regenerate the brownfield urban site, which... View Article

Smart lighting choices to reduce energy bills

As a result of the lifting of the energy price cap on 1st April, energy prices have soared and with a further increase due in the Autumn, not to mention the impact of the ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe, it... View Article