Part S: Charged with the responsibility

Part S provides clear challenges as well as opportunities for the car charging industry, however while the solutions are available, the requirements for major housing developments remain somewhat mysterious. James Parker spoke to specialist charging firm Fortis EV to find... View Article

A busy start to 2024 & concerns for what’s ahead

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), summarises the last few months for SMEs and looks towards future challenges lying before firms this year A tepid Spring Budget, a bold, if not detailed direction for housing from Labour,... View Article

NFB Puts Skills On Parliamentary Agenda

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) put the spotlight on skills yesterday, when it hosted its members at the Houses of Parliament for a reception focused on ensuring the provision of quality support and improving access to training and talent... View Article

Anwyl submits plans for 144 new homes in Carrington

Anwyl Homes has submitted detailed plans for 144 new homes on land known as The Meadow at Carrington Village. The homebuilder consulted extensively with Trafford Council to incorporate the council’s new design code requirements, before making the reserved matters application... View Article

Cameron Homes celebrates 30 years of building homes

Midlands-based homebuilder, Cameron Homes, is launching a 12-month calendar of celebrations to mark 30 years of building homes across the region. Cameron Homes was set up by Ian Burns in 1994, with the backing of Tara Group owner, Noel Sweeney,... View Article

Bargate Homes Invests in Next Generation of Site Managers

Hampshire-based Bargate Homes is investing in its next generation of site managers, with five members of its construction team having undertaken their NHBC Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations. Run by the National Housing Building Council (NHBC), the specialist... View Article

Avant Homes appoints Group Head of Marketing

Avant Homes has promoted Alicia Hattersley to the position of group head of marketing in just over a year since she joined the business. Alicia was hired by the multi-tenure housebuilder as group marketing manager from Gleeson Homes where she was... View Article

Nottingham’s waterway house revival gets green light

Plans to rejuvenate the site of a derelict office building in Nottingham have taken a significant step forward as Rainier Developments has received planning approval for an exemplary residential project close to the railway station. Waterway House, located on Waterway... View Article

Tips for first-time property developers

Many property-focused entrepreneurs are shifting their focus. Once upon a time the buy-to-let model ruled, but a new strategy is gaining favour; a rising number of individuals and investors are redirecting their interests towards small-scale property development. Ritchie Clapson CEng... View Article

Best practice for home life safety

When it comes to Home Life Safety, it is vital that systems specified for domestic properties are as reliable as possible. Here, Phoebe Beddows of Aico details best practice for achieving fire protection in developments. Choosing the right fire detection... View Article

Permeable retrofit is a way forward for SuDS

A new era for SuDS management begins this year, so says Jamie Gledhill of Brett Landscaping. Here he explains why permeable paving is key for futureproofing high-risk developments, and what developers and housebuilders need to know. There is wide consensus... View Article