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The MP for Leeds West, Rachel Reeves, showed support for plans of 59 new homes on the old Wortley High School campus, as work started on site this week. Ms Reeves joined representatives at Keepmoat Homes, who acquired the site... View Article

Waiting lists for social housing in rural communities are on the rise which has led countryside campaigners to call for the Chancellor to announce a significant uplift in investment in homes that people can afford to live in. According to... View Article

Demolition work has finished on Napier and New Plymouth House, the first site in phase one of Havering Council’s 12 Estates regeneration programme with Wates Residential. The joint venture programme will see around 3,500 high-quality new homes delivered in Havering... View Article

From Chris Stanley, Housing Manager, Concrete Block Association. As a new decade dawns upon us, I’m filled with a certain degree of cautious optimism. Of course, you have to take any new government’s pledges with a slight pinch of salt, but... View Article

A primary school in Cam has had their preschool unit on their site completely revamped over the February half term, thanks to St. Modwen Homes. The housebuilder reached out to its staff and contractors who all worked together to help... View Article

It is an unfortunate truth that our world is almost entirely built from materials that are mostly unsustainable. Wherever you are — if you are indoors — take one look around and the chances are your eyes will fall on... View Article

A site that was supposed to host the world’s most sustainable residential tower has been rescued out of receivership by developer Southern Grove. Eco-development, The Beacon, in Hemel Hempstead, Herts, first made headlines when it was announced in 2015 and... View Article

Budget 2020 The UK’s property and construction sector needs stability and incentives, not more tax increases After seven years of punitive tax changes impacting the property and construction sector, a period of stability and incentives are urgently needed to support... View Article

Legal & General announces that it has committed a further £21.6m to its innovative partnership with Croydon Council, providing hundreds of homes for families on housing waiting lists in the borough. The partnership, which is creating around £24 million in... View Article