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Bellway has submitted detailed plans for a development of much-needed new homes in South Hertfordshire. The company secured outline planning permission for the project and completed the purchase of the 12-acre site in Colney Heath in November last year. Its... View Article

One of the Midlands’ leading affordable housing developers is aiming to make a lasting difference to the lives of young people in Wolverhampton after becoming the latest patron at The Way Youth Zone. Keon Homes, which is delivering hundreds of... View Article

Octopus Capital, a leading UK specialist real estate investor, has agreed a forward funding deal with Barratt and David Wilson Homes (Anglia) to support the delivery of 110 new, affordable homes across two sites in Thurston, Suffolk, and Littleport, Cambridgeshire.... View Article

National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has advised Barratt Redrow on a major joint venture with Places for People to deliver one of the UK’s most ambitious new community developments. The scheme will create a pioneering garden town-style development in East Hertfordshire, delivering... View Article

Award-winning sustainable housebuilder Greencore Homes has appointed Matthew Jeal as Head of Planning, strengthening its senior team as the business continues its ambitious growth plans. Forward-thinking Greencore Homes is aiming to deliver 10,000 Better Than Net Zero homes by 2035.... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking Stress Awareness Month (April) by calling on construction business owners and tradespeople to prioritise their mental health amid rising pressures across the industry. As reported in the FMB’s State of Trade survey,... View Article

A brand new affordable and sustainable development of 28 homes in the Armley area of Leeds has been completed by 54North Homes. The £5.1 million Wesley Road development comprises 26 houses and two flats with energy efficiency at the heart of the design of... View Article

Cameron Homes has exchanged contracts to acquire a 2 Ha (5-acre) site in the Worcestershire village of Honeybourne, on the north-western fringes of The Cotswolds. Outline planning is in place for 40 dwellings, granted by Wychavon District Council. Accessed from Stratford... View Article

Bellway North East has appointed a new Commercial Director to support the division in delivering its targets in the coming years. Jordan Harris, 35, who is from Yorkshire, took up the role at the start of February. Based at Bellway... View Article

Bellway has secured planning permission to build 200 homes in the South Yorkshire village of Skellow. The development will be constructed on a 20-acre site off Crabgate Lane, with work due to start before the summer. The proposals, which have... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has partnered with Bradford-based Incommunities to deliver 85 new homes for the housing association at its Heather development in Low Moor, Bradford. The £19.3m deal is the first between the two businesses and will comprise 59 partnerships plots and 26 section 106 properties. These... View Article

Redford Developments Ltd has received approval, subject to the signing of a S106, from Coventry City Council for its plans to redevelop a 1.8Ha brownfield site next to the University of Warwick, into a low-rise 400-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)... View Article

Castle Green Homes has been named as a member of Homes England’s Dynamic Purchasing System. The appointment unlocks potential to access public sector land. Simon Finlay, development director at Castle Green Homes, said: “Castle Green is a true hybrid housebuilder,... View Article

Jones Homes, which is building new homes at developments in Kent and Sussex, has been awarded a five-star rating for customer satisfaction by the Home Builders Federation. Achieving five-star status means that Jones Homes customers rated the company highly for both build quality and customer service in surveys conducted eight... View Article

Beam Park, the c. 4,000-home regeneration scheme in east London delivered by Countryside Partnerships (part of Vistry) and L&Q, has reached a major milestone following the government’s confirmation that a future rail station at the site could be accommodated within... View Article

Planning consent secured for more than 300 new high-quality, energy efficient homes at Nobel Park 75 affordable homes, giving more local people the opportunity to own or rent a home in Didcot New public open spaces and play facilities for... View Article

As Scotland approaches the Holyrood elections on 7 May, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland is urging all political parties to provide greater support for small and medium-sized (SME) housebuilders, or risk exacerbating the housing crisis. The latest housing... View Article

Two long-serving employees within the sales and marketing team at Jones Homes Yorkshire are toasting a combined 40 years of service with the company. Sales Administration Manager Emma Clayton and Office and Marketing Manager Amanda Gerrard both moved from different... View Article

With the Future Homes and Buildings Standards coming into force next year, Donaldson Timber Systems technical director, John Smith, explains why using current standards, there’s still a risk that new buildings may never achieve true zero carbon. At the end... View Article

As Wales approaches the Senedd election on 7 May, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cymru is urging all political parties to prioritise meaningful reform of the housing delivery system, warning that without stronger support for small and medium-sized (SME)... View Article