Crest Nicholson acquires new site in Hailsham, East Sussex

Award-winning housebuilder Crest Nicholson has purchased a new site in Hailsham via Gleeson Land, as it looks to deliver much needed, high-quality new homes in the region. The 37-acre site has outline planning permission for the development of 200 homes, of... View Article

Cameron Homes set to unveil its new energy efficient offering

Midlands-based homebuilder, Cameron Homes is set to unveil its new energy efficient home at its Lawnswood development situated near to the picturesque Staffordshire village of Tatenhill. The new Sustainable Living at Lawnswood information hub and show homes will launch on... View Article

Housebuilding is still a struggle

LISTEN HERE Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), discusses the latest data from the FMB’s State of Trade Survey and finds few reasons to cheer As you will be aware, for too long we have not... View Article

The brave new world of low carbon retrofit

LISTEN HERE A large-scale retrofit project to bring energy efficiency of social housing across Northumberland and County Durham up to a C rating saw a housing association deploying robots to upgrade homes with minimal disruption. James Parker reports. The Socal... View Article

Shaping the future of buildings & decarbonisation

LISTEN HERE Installer SHOW – the UK’s largest event for influential installers and specifiers of heat, water, air and energy technology – will discover one of the biggest challenges on the road to net zero, the tools and solutions for... View Article

Opening up the black box on Part F and ventilation

LISTEN HERE Following the changes to Part F and Part L of the Building Regulations, housebuilders have been set the challenge of balancing carbon emissions with sufficient airflow to keep homes healthy. The importance of ventilation to health and wellbeing... View Article

Bargate Homes wins two premier guarantee national awards

Bargate Homes has been awarded Premier Guarantee’s National Excellence Award for Development of the Year for its flagship £128m Rivercross scheme in Warsash, Hampshire, as well as the highly coveted Developer of the Year. The Premier Guarantee Excellence Awards recognise... View Article

Housebuilding sector in crisis of delivery, says FMB

Despite an overall upbeat assessment of construction output from the Purchasing Managers’ Index in its most recent report, it shows the housebuilding sector is in a state of crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders. May ‘s PMI Index... View Article

Episode 4 of Builders’ Voices is now live!

In the latest episode of the Builders’ Voices podcast, James Parker, editor of Housebuilder & Developer, had the pleasure of speaking with Nic London, the founder of N. London Construction — a high-end housebuilder established back in 2004, focusing on... View Article

A swift and sustainable home extension

Pasquill, the leading UK supplier of roof trusses, has showcased the efficiency and sustainability of its timber frame extension in a recent Plymouth project – with the main frame completed in only two days. Designed for homeowners seeking eco-friendly and... View Article

Redrow launches new apartments at Westley Green in Basildon

Leading housebuilder, Redrow, has launched nine new apartments at its community of homes in Basildon, Essex. The spaciously designed Sycamore Apartments are the latest addition to the Eastern Quarter at Westley Green. The homes are available to purchase from 15th May, with first... View Article