New £35 million regeneration scheme launches in North Halifax

Senior leaders from across Yorkshire have gathered at a transformative housing scheme in North Halifax. Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Councillor Kieth Ingle, joined senior representatives from Homes England and top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat, to celebrate the development... View Article

Wavensmere Homes Recruits Ryan Pritchard as Technical Manager

Birmingham-headquartered urban regeneration specialist Wavensmere Homes has appointed Ryan Pritchard as a technical manager to bolster the team supporting its major construction projects. Established in 2016, Wavensmere’s live projects have a collective GDV of over £400m. The five major developments... View Article

What housebuilders need to know about low impact materials

By Simon Brown, National Housing Sector Manager at Furlong Flooring. As sustainability moves from aspiration to expectation, housebuilders and developers face increasing pressure to demonstrate the environmental credentials of every element within a new home. From planning requirements and net-zero... View Article

The industry needs deliverability, not just ambition

Michael Holloway of planning and development consultancy Urbana makes the case for a more pragmatic approach from everyone involved in housing development – from the Government down. The UK’s housing shortage is well documented. Demand continues to outstrip supply, local... View Article

Work starts to build 100 new homes in Cirencester

Work has started to deliver 100 high-quality new homes in Cirencester, representing a multi-million-pound investment at The Steadings – the new neighbourhood for the town. The homes will be created through a collaboration between top 10 housebuilder Keepmoat, Homes England... View Article

Dandara Breaks Ground at Strategic Houghton Regis Development

Independent housebuilder Dandara has officially begun construction at its Linmere development in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. The Anglo Gate development will deliver 165 new homes to the area. Dandara is building a mix of private and affordable two-, three-, four-and five- bedroom properties across the... View Article

Screwfix Live – Register now for this year’s event

25-27 September International Exhibition Centre, Farnborough Screwfix Live, an unmissable event for trade professionals, returns to Farnborough International Exhibition Centre from 25-27 September.  Now in its 13th year, Screwfix Live brings together more than 200 leading trade brands, offering visitors... View Article

Taking lessons from the old to inspire the new

David Churchill discusses what the right strategic framework should look like for the Government’s ‘new’ new towns.  In March the Government named the locations for consideration as new towns, as part of the most ambitious housebuilding programme in more than... View Article

Pastures new

Working closely with architects, Q New Homes transformed a redundant dairy farm on the Kent/East Sussex border into a high spec, highly sustainable development, within strict constraints. Roseanne Field reports. A development on a disused dairy farm littered with dilapidated buildings,... View Article