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The 2.0% fall in construction output in the three months to January 2026, as reported in the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), should set alarm bells ringing for an industry already under strain, says the Federation of... View Article

First apprentices achieve a 93% pass rate, nearly double the industry average, as NHBC launches the first of 12 hubs in a £100m programme to train 3,000 site ready apprentices a year amid a 239,000 worker construction shortfall. A major... View Article

Bellway has started work to build 160 additional new houses in Cramlington, bringing the number of properties it will have built in the town since 2018 to 546. Northumberland County Council issued detailed planning permission for the new phase of... View Article

Staffordshire-headquartered Cameron Homes has appointed Sarah Sargeant as sales director. Sarah will be responsible for leading a 12-strong team across the HBF five-star housebuilder’s current seven live developments in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. A further five new developments... View Article

Bellway has unveiled its vision for a new community of up to 3,000 homes with schools, shops and leisure facilities in Southend-on-Sea to help support long-term growth in the city. The national housebuilder is exploring plans for two interconnected villages... View Article

Hounslow Council has officially launched the Golden Mile London, a collaborative 15-year regeneration programme that will bring together the Council, investors, developers, businesses and anchor institutions to deliver up to 14,000 homes, 25,000 jobs and £7.5bn of investment along the Great... View Article

£16.9M HOUSING SCHEME TRANSFORMS SHREWSBURY WITH 98 HOMES MORRO Partnerships has completed 98 affordable homes in Shrewsbury, providing much-needed housing for the local community. The Battlefields development, situated on Battlefield Road, includes one-, two- and three-bedroom houses, apartments and bungalows.... View Article

Joint venture between FEC, Trafford Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has updated proposals for the redevelopment of Chester House following an initial consultation Plans include a new linear public park, more than 700 cycle parking spaces and over... View Article

Bellway Latimer has agreed a £70.5 million deal with Aberdeen Group for the sale of 139 homes at Springstead Village in Cambridge. The single-family private rental properties, comprising both houses and apartments, will be constructed by Bellway Latimer over the... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder and heritage conversion developer City & Country has appointed David Woodger as Commercial Director to oversee its schemes across the South of England. This follows a series of strategic hires to strengthen the leadership team at City &... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has secured an additional £80m revolving credit facility (RCF) as the business gears up for further rapid expansion and opening a third regional office in the second half of this year. The new facility, which has an accordion option to... View Article

Outline proposals for up to 209 homes to be built on land between Syston and Thurmaston have been approved by councillors, subject to planning agreements being finalised. Two planning applications for the project, which were both developed by Bellway Strategic... View Article

Casamia Homes launches unique service to create one-of-a-kind homes for clients across the East Midlands Derbyshire-based housebuilder Casamia Homes has launched a new division in the business building one-of-a-kind dream houses for clients. Casamia Signature Homes is a new design-and-build... View Article

Amid a skills shortage that threatens Britain’s ability to deliver on housing targets, award-winning homebuilder Spitfire Homes has committed to tackling the industry’s workforce shortfall head-on by pledging a new minimum requirement of 5% of its total workforce to be... View Article

A Yorkshire-based Quantity Surveyor is highlighting the benefits of choosing an apprenticeship as part of National Careers Week, after building a successful career in construction while earning a degree. Dan Bellwood Shooter, 22 from York, is based at top 10... View Article

The Chancellor’s Spring Statement was a missed an opportunity to boost construction activity at a time when house building is falling and more builders are leaving the industry, say the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Brian Berry, Chief Executive of... View Article