Government steps in to fund ACM cladding remediation

The Ministry of Housing is to inject £200m to speed the removal and replacement of aluminium composite cladding (ACM) from nearly 170 privately owned high-rise buildings, following delays in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. The Government announced that [...]

Apache Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs agree £118m debt facility for Moda Living's Birmingham tower

Apache Capital Partners, an institutionally-financed real estate investment business, has secured a £118m debt facility from Goldman Sachs to construct Birmingham’s tallest residential building, as it accelerates delivery of its build-to-rent pipeline with Moda Living. The 4.5-year facility includes a [...]

Major step forward for North Street Quarter as planning application is approved

A proposed development in Lewes, North Street Quarter, has reached a significant milestone as detailed plans for the landscape and appearance of phases 2 & 3 were approved by the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA). North Street Quarter was [...]

Yourkeys founder named Young Entrepreneur of The Year

The founder of Yourkeys, Riccardo Dawson, at just 28, won the Young Entrepreneur of The Year award at the 2019 Best New Business Awards. Dawson, originally an Architect, switched careers to become Sales Director for Shape, a mid-sized builder of [...]

Putting community at the centre

Providing retirement homes alongside a multi-functional social hub, it is hoped that Debden Grange will become a ‘village within in a village’ for retirees in Essex. Jack Wooler spoke to Andrew Mills of developer Retirement Villages Group, to see how [...]
HBD Mar 2019 – Construction Materials Online

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