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  Work has started on site to transform an iconic, Grade II listed former British Waterways warehouse on the canal side area at Castle Wharf, in Nottingham into a high quality, build-to-rent residential scheme. The £13 million project is being... View Article

Keir Starmer has announced a proposed replacement scheme for the Conservatives’ Help to Buy loan guarantees for first time buyers, called Freedom to Buy. The Labour Party believes that the scheme could help 80,000 young people get onto the housing... View Article

Open space management company Meadfleet have been shortlisted in the 2024 Unlock Net Zero Awards. Their Bee Friendly campaign has been recognised in the Biodiversity and Nature Award Category. The campaign aims to make open spaces more wildlife friendly and... View Article

Leading planning and design consultancy, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group) has secured planning permission on behalf of Burlington Property Group for the development of 92 homes and a new doctors surgery on two parcels of land at Church Lane in Sarratt, Hertfordshire. The... View Article

Avant Homes West Yorkshire is constructing 20 new homes for Bradford-headquartered Manningham Housing Association at Odette’s Point in Keighley after agreeing a £4.3m deal with the housing provider. The partnership marks another important step in Avant Homes’ delivery of its multi-tenure strategy and is the... View Article

Hampshire-based Metis Homes has commenced construction at its second site in Easebourne, in partnership with Cowdray Estate. Known as Royal Green, the new exclusive development will see the complete renovation of the Old School House to create three Mews Cottages,... View Article

Hampshire-based Bargate Homes has submitted an outline planning application for a housing development in Goodworth Clatford, south of Andover, Hampshire. The plans for the 2.9Ha (7.2-acre) site propose a development of up to 40 dwellings and new public open space.... View Article

Bradley Hirst, Technical Services Manager at Knauf Insulation, explains what housebuilders will need to do to meet the requirements for photography in the new Building Regulations England Part L report.  The 2023 updates to Approved Document L (Conservation of fuel... View Article

A construction industry round table held recently in London outlined how a new government needed to urgently address problems in the sector in order to get close to the target of retrofitting 27 million homes by 2050 to hit net... View Article

The new Commercial Director at an ambitious homebuilder is aiming to use his expertise within the industry to develop the skill sets of the company’s commercial team. Brett Lilley will oversee all commercial operations at Genesis Homes in the newly... View Article

Kent housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes, has revealed the social impact of its ongoing development in the county, demonstrating how the creation of new homes can strengthen local communities, create employment and generate sustained local investment in the long term. The report... View Article

Barratt Kent, the housebuilder behind the Ramsgate development Spitfire Green, has donated £1,500 to Foreland Fields Charity to enable for the creation of accessible pathways at Foreland Fields School. The donation will ensure that pupils with profound, severe and complex... View Article

Yorkshire-based housebuilder Thomas Alexander Homes has made two new key appointments as it continues to grow following the successful recent launches of two new housing developments. Chris Warren has joined the company as Senior Buyer, where he will play a... View Article

Regional housebuilder, Homes by Esh has received planning permission from Durham County Council to build 41 residential homes at Trimdon Village after concluding the acquisition of the 7.5 acres of land in September 2023. Brought forward by Esh Group’s private... View Article