Building genuinely affordable homes

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing, Management and Maintenance magazine discusses why levelling up requires more genuinely affordable homes, including homes for social rent. There are approximately 24 million households in England, and a surprisingly high number... View Article

Playing our part in levelling up

Brian Berry of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) discusses why the government should be harnessing the power of SME housebuilders to achieve ‘levelling up.’ The industry closed out last year on a relative high with workloads doing well, despite... View Article

Maintaining thermal efficiencies with loft legs

Loft Legs raise the loft floor above quilt insulation, avoiding compression and maintaining thermal efficiencies. Loft Legs are a cost effective, easy-fit solution, allowing homeowners to have full height loft insulation and... View Article

From the Editor

Michael Gove’s ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper roped in a variety of important housing moves as part of its wide regeneration agenda. There has been controversy around re-announcements of funding packages, ‘regifted’ like unwanted christmas presents, and suggestions this substantial initiative... View Article

Historic achievement

Excavations prior to a much anticipated development in Cambridgeshire have unearthed a rich history, including Bronze Age skeletons and pottery. Council partnered developer This Land explains the benefits of this major scheme to Jack Wooler. A large-scale new development is... View Article

Create Complete Tile Specifications with Dawson

Dawson is the new tile collection from Parkside Architectural Tiles. With a wide array of sizes, shapes and finishes for the ability to mix and match and create a coordinated tile specification indoors and out, Dawson is the latest range... View Article

Cala Homes (Thames) launches first urban wildlife strategy

Cala Homes Thames has launched its Urban Wildlife Strategy, which outlines its intention to incorporate biodiversity improvement measures into every new home in the region. A 2021 study estimated that the UK has lost almost half of its native biodiversity.... View Article

Closet fascination

LISTEN HERE 🔊 Now that homeowners can enjoy socialising indoors once again, the downstairs cloakroom will be taking centre stage in terms of a Spring spruce up. It is the one intimate space in which guests spend time – and... View Article