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Laith Mubarak, Acquisitions Director, Click Above. Last year when proposed new Permitted Development Rights for airspace development were first mooted, we were firm in the belief that they should be welcomed, not feared. At the heart of this argument was the... View Article

According to AMA Research’s latest Lighting Market Report the move towards the use of LEDs has increased, where this technology is estimated to represent 14% of lighting appliances owned by UK households. LEDs growth in market share has been underpinned... View Article

Plans have now been submitted for one of the largest developments to come forward in Edinburgh’s city centre for a generation (July 30 2020). Ediston and Orion Capital Managers have been working together on their shared vision for New Town... View Article

Leading modular housing company ilke Homes will deliver 25 factory-built affordable homes to Wellesbourne, Warwickshire for Orbit Homes. The first deal of this wider partnership will see ilke Homes deliver superstructures, with Orbit managing on site development. Orbit, which creates... View Article

Redrow launches its ‘Nature for People’ biodiversity strategy today, established as part of a long-standing partnership with charity The Wildlife Trusts. The strategy sees the housebuilder commit to objectives under three key themes – Nature Gains, Rewilding Lives and Flourishing... View Article

University of Wolverhampton academics have helped secure funding to accelerate research into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and find solutions to the UK housing crisis. Professor Mohammed Arif, Dr David Heesom, Professor Jack Goulding, Dr Amit Kaushik, Dr Mandeep Saini,... View Article

MHA London has today announced the sale of the former Goldsmith Arms on East Acton Lane, Ealing. The transaction took place despite disruption in recent months caused by the impact of Covid-19. Following approval of the development proposals in January 2020, this site will be redeveloped by a Housing Trust to provide significant benefits to the local community.   The mixed-use, residential-led scheme will deliver 100% affordable... View Article

As part of his Summer Economic Update, the Chancellor announced a £2bn ‘Green Homes Grant’, as well as a £50 million fund to pilot approaches to decarbonising social housing. However, in order to achieve the Government’s target of “net-zero” emissions by 2050,... View Article

Plans to build a community of stunning seaside homes have moved one step closer, after Avant Homes exchanged contracts on the purchase of land, as part of Sunderland City Council’s Seafront Regeneration Strategy. The North East housebuilder was granted planning... View Article

COVID-19 has led to many residential developers choosing to let their completed units rather than sell them, in the hope that the market will pick up as normality returns. Unfortunately, such a change of strategy isn’t always simple. Buying a... View Article