Letting agent fees and services

Every letting agent offers different fees and services. Some agents charge for very specific services with little else. For example, they may charge tenant finding fees for doing just that — finding a tenant. That means no referencing, no drafting... View Article

Modern Methods of Construction: building on experience

Reviewing innovation in house building since the 19th century, this new report interrogates past failures, identifies high-quality design elements, and explores the social and economic influences that fuel change. The latest report commissioned by the NHBC Foundation is now available. Modern... View Article

Qualified CIBSE Enthusiasm for Future Homes Progress

The government has published its long-awaited response to the 2019-20 consultation on the Future Homes Standard, which sought views on how best to improve the energy performance of new homes through changes to Part L and Part F of the... View Article

Profix™ PLUS Underfloor Heating Panels

The Profix™ PLUS Panel is a pipe retention panel designed for warm-water underfloor heating systems. Different in design to our standard Profix™ Panel for 10mm – 12mm diameter pipe, the Profix™ PLUS Panel is specially designed to incorporate 14mm to... View Article

Waging war on plastic waste

Plastic waste is ubiquitous in construction, and the consequences are becoming increasingly apparent. Dr Wendy Jones of Changing Streams spoke to Jack Wooler about what is being done to address this key industry challenge Plastic is everywhere in construction, with... View Article

Has Covid accelerated modular building?

Before COVID-19, the interest in modern methods of construction (MMC), and specifically modular, was growing – albeit slowly. However, lockdown and all the subsequent restrictions put in place – along with the government’s ‘Build Build Build’ and ‘Green Industrial Revolution’... View Article

Pump Technology’s NEW Virtual Showroom
 & Media Room

The New Pump Technology Ltd., Virtual Showroom & Media Room is a state-of-the art facility available to all of their customers from specifiers and architects to installers and end-users. The company can now communicate visually with a caller to explain... View Article

273 homes planned for new Buckinghamshire development

An award-winning housebuilder has confirmed it has completed on a proposed development of 273 new homes in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. Redrow Thames Valley has completed on a 33-acre site off Churchway in Haddenham, just six miles south-west of Aylesbury. With outline... View Article

New range of K3 radiators 

Recent developments in the heating system sector has seen a demand for larger radiators growing, to accommodate the increasing number of low temperature heating systems being installed across the country. These larger radiators are compatible with renewable heating systems, including... View Article

400 canalside homes in Hayes get go-ahead

The green light for 400 new homes at Clayton Road in Hayes, west London, has been granted to property group A2Dominion. The design by Assael Architecture has undergone extensive consultation with Hillingdon Borough Council, and an “appropriate scale of redevelopment... View Article