Housing development education hub opens for Bradford students

A new “education hub” for Bradford College students has just opened on a Keepmoat development in Eccleshill. Created and fully funded by national homebuilder Keepmoat, the education space is located on its ‘Vision’ housing development near Harrogate Road in Eccleshill,... View Article

Kebbell appoints two key roles

Kebbell has appointed Peter Merry as their new finance and operations director. He has over 25 years of experience including working for The Wooldridge Group in Bagshot and Nicholas King Homes prior to that. Peter will be heading the finance... View Article

New Harlow Town Centre Scheme Gets Green Light

A major development for the centre of Harlow was given the go-ahead by the Development Control Committee at Harlow Council on Wednesday 26th October 2022, who resolved to grant planning permission subject to a Section 106 agreement. Overall, the Harlow... View Article

Dagenham Green given green light for first phase

Peabody has been granted permission for the first phase of Dagenham Green, with plans to build 935 homes on the site of the old Ford stamping plant, subject to agreement from the Environment Agency. The first phase of the development... View Article

Crest Nicholson launches new house types at Mirum Park, Lydney

Award winning housebuilder Crest Nicholson has launched a selection of brand new house types at its sought-after Mirum Park development in Lydney. Situated within the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside, the new homes available in this historic town will comprise a new... View Article

Keeping a cool head

With climate change already noticeably taking effect, housebuilders and developers must consider landscape design in this context, and get materials spec right. Jamie Gledhill of Brett Landscaping offers his insights The extreme heatwaves which characterised the summer of 2022 brought... View Article

Homebuyers say ‘come dine with me’ post-Covid

The pandemic meant greater visibility of kitchens due to Zoom calls, and since Covid the outbreak there’s been a return to the age of the dinner party with homeowners looking to spend social time with friends and family.  Dave Mayer... View Article

A hot take on the 
sustainability agenda

Looking at the Government’s consultation on the proposed Future Homes Standard and also the Heat and Buildings Strategy, Dennis Milligan of the British Flue & Chimney Manufacturers Association says that it’s easy – but incorrect – to assume that there... View Article

£89m investment announced by Kebbell

Kebbell has revealed the details of three new developments in Berkshire, Hampshire and Buckinghamshire, totalling an estimated investment value of £89 million, spanning first-time buyer one-bedroom homes in Iver to a flagship development in Ascot.   £35 million Cholbury Place... View Article