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Poole-based affordable housing specialist AJC Group has submitted a detailed planning application to Dorset Council for 78 new homes on land north of Castle Lane, Okeford Fitzpaine. The proposed development will deliver at least 40% affordable housing, totalling 31 dwellings,... View Article

The joint venture partnership between Vistry Group, the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes, and Kier Property – who (as part of the Kier Group) invest in and develop mixed-use urban regeneration sites across the UK – has secured full... View Article

Cameron Homes Launches £19m Bramley Fields Development in Southwell, Nottinghamshire Staffordshire-headquartered Cameron Homes has launched its seven acre Bramley Fields development in the Nottinghamshire minster town of Southwell. The £19m project is creating a new community of 45 energy-efficient family... View Article

Bargate Submits Outline Planning For Up To 180 Homes on Outskirts of Winchester Hampshire-based housebuilder Bargate has submitted an Outline planning application for up to 180 homes on the outskirts of the historic city of Winchester. The 13.11 Ha (32.4-acre)... View Article

Linear Living has concluded work on phase one of its £34M Trafford Gardens development. The developer finished the initial phase of the Talbot Road scheme earlier this month, bringing 33 affordable homes to market. The 33 units have all been... View Article

Acton Gardens, one of the most ambitious estate regeneration schemes in West London, has secured Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) for Phases 8.1 and 8.2. Delivered through a joint venture between Vistry and L&Q, these approvals... View Article

Leading housing association L&Q has officially completed the delivery of 248 new homes at​ D’Urton Grange, in Preston, with residents now moved into their new homes in the growing community.​ The milestone was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with representatives from L&Q,​ Willmott... View Article

Allison Homes South West has made two senior appointments to strengthen its land team as it accelerates its regional expansion. The new hires will play a vital role in securing the land opportunities needed to deliver the housebuilder’s ambitious growth... View Article

An expert round table held earlier this year in London found that housebuilders may be missing out on solutions to connect their new developments to the electricity grid and meet the Future Homes Standard. In order to reduce new build... View Article

A leading housing association has submitted plans for its biggest ever development in Gloucestershire. Bromford is seeking permission to build 217 new homes on a 19.5 acre site in Matson, close to the M5 motorway. The site had previously been... View Article

NHBC’s BEYOND ’26 LIVE to tackle housing growth, net zero and the Future Homes Standard The UK’s house-building sector is gearing up to address its most urgent challenges, from housing market growth and climate change to the Future Homes Standard... View Article

Local MP visits housing development to celebrate award-winning site manager  Frank McNally, MP for Coatbridge and Bellshill, visited Barratt Homes’ Calder Gardens development today to celebrate award-winning site manager Alistair Grant, and discuss the wider benefits of the development for... View Article

Owl Partnerships, one of the Midlands’ leading SME affordable housing developers, was​ announced as Residential Dev eloper of the Year at the 2025 Insider East Midlands Property Dinner last week (11 September 2025).​  The Tamworth-based housebuilder is currently delivering 300 affordable... View Article

Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group has broken ground on the £145 million transformation of the former Boddingtons Brewery on Great Ducie Street in central Manchester. A significant milestone paving the way for 505 new homes, 60% of... View Article

NHBC is supporting the Association for Rental Living (ARL) to deliver a webinar examining the processes and challenges associated with unlocking brownfield sites for mixed tenure development. Those attending the webinar will join experts from NHBC and the rental living... View Article

Will Newett of Newett Homes comments on the impact of the standard of energy efficient homes:    “With energy bills still stubbornly high and household budgets under pressure, we’re seeing a fundamental shift in buyer priorities. Energy efficiency is now a dealbreaker... View Article

A round table held this week in London exploring the practical challenges and benefits of specifying secondary heating systems for new homes, in the light of the recent Government announcement that wood burning stoves would in fact be permitted in... View Article

An independent assessment of the Acton Gardens regeneration programme has revealed that the development is having a meaningful and positive impact on the lives of residents in South Acton, West London. Commissioned by the delivery partners at the former South... View Article