PM Andy Burnham is set to announce the Your First Home scheme at the Labour Party conference, as a replacement for Help to Buy to provide more targeted financial support for first-time buyers. Designed to enable first-time buyers meeting certain... View Article

Five-star housebuilder Cruden Homes has started work on its new residential development at Kirkton Road in Neilston, marking a major step forward in delivering 90 new homes for the area. The development features 66 new homes for sale in a... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has started work on 133 new homes in Rainworth, near Mansfield, after being granted planning permission for a £40m development. Called Melisse and located off Nightjar Way, the development will provide a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bed homes. Melisse will feature... View Article

Avant Homes has promoted Sean Durnan to group health, safety and environmental director as the housebuilder continues to implement its multi-tenure strategy across its regional operating companies. Sean, who has 13 years housebuilding sector experience and joined Avant Homes two-and-a-half years... View Article

First two buildings of the development to deliver 100% affordable housing Landscape-led masterplan designed to open up the site for Londoners for the first time, strengthening the connection between the Thames and the Royal Docks Arada, the leading international master... View Article

Award-winning homebuilder Spitfire Homes has secured planning permission for the next 240 homes at Malabar, its largest collection to date, marking another major milestone in the homebuilder’s plans for growth. The approval covers the next phases of Malabar, situated off... View Article

A multidisciplinary table of experts ranging from housebuilders to ecologists plus planning and delivery specialists, recently came together to discuss meaningfully building in nature. It concluded that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and nutrient neutrality can deliver real nature recovery, but... View Article

Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has appointed a new technical director set to oversee compliance and design management across its Yorkshire East region. David Major joins the team following significant experience across the sector, including previous roles with McCarthy &... View Article

The planning framework is now broadly in place. Labour’s task at conference is to create the economic, political and professional conditions in which development can happen Lawrence Turner, Director, Boyer Labour arrived in government with a clear diagnosis: Britain was... View Article

Housing association Salix Homes has secured more than £2.2million in Government funding to improve heating systems at five of its tower blocks in Salford. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,000 homes across Salford, including 21 tower blocks, has been... View Article

— First land deal since rebrand marks Telford Living’s expansion into wider living sectors — London – 24 September 2026 – Telford Living, one of the UK’s leading living sector specialists and the UK residential development arm of Trammell Crow... View Article

New 58-home collection launches at Edgehill Park on 25 September – with energy-efficient technology built in September 2026, Whitehaven – Energy bills are going up. The cost of living isn’t getting any easier. So why shouldn’t new homes be designed to... View Article

Bellway Strategic Land has submitted detailed plans for 65 sustainable new homes on the eastern edge of Barnard Castle in County Durham. Bellway is proposing a mix of two, three, four and five-bedroom houses and two-bedroom bungalows on the eight-acre... View Article

The Owl Group has announced it has appointed Steve Breslin as its new Group Chief Financial Officer. Steve joins Owl Group’s leadership team, where he will lead the financial strategy, ensuring the housebuilder has the financial strength and commercial discipline... View Article

Developed by Polypipe Building Services and CIBSE-approved, this session gives specifiers, contractors and engineers clear guidance on pipe performance, fittings, system transitions and installation. It also covers: Plastic vs metal – performance and material comparisons MLCP composition and connection methods Technical drawings... View Article

A site manager overseeing construction at Harron Homes’ De Maulay Manor development in New Rossington has won his second Seal of Excellence and secured a prestigious Regional Award from the National House Building Council (NHBC). Paul Jezusek, who won his... View Article

Tim Foreman, Managing Director of Land and New Homes, LRG, comments: It is clear that Labour cannot meet its housing ambitions just through planning reform. It is imperative that Andy Burnham uses time at the upcoming Labour Party Conference to... View Article