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Homes England has unveiled its National Housing Bank with an inaugural £100m housebuilding initiative with Aviva, and an Investment Prospectus which sets out the Agency’s aims to deliver over half a million homes “where market failures exist.” The National Housing... View Article

Nexus Planning has secured planning permission on behalf of Wythenshawe Community Housing Group (WCHG) and nationwide placemaker, Muse, for the transformative redevelopment of Alpha House in Wythenshawe town centre, marking a significant milestone for the wider regeneration of the area. The approved scheme... View Article

Construction work is drawing to a close on the final properties at a new homes scheme in Gloucestershire. Miller Homes is adding the final touches to its 250-home Cleve Wood development, located off Morton Way in Thornbury, which forms part of a wider residential scheme in the village. The housebuilder, whose West Midlands region is delivering... View Article

In just four years, Newland Homes has more than halved its operational carbon emissions and cut carbon intensity by almost two thirds, underlining its commitment to being the UK’s most climate considerate housebuilder. This puts the Gloucestershire-based company at the... View Article

Bancon Group has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Culture Transformation Project of the Year category at this year’s prestigious cHeRries Awards, recognising its work to strengthen workforce engagement and performance across its construction, timber frame and housebuilding operations.... View Article

Award-winning sustainable housebuilder Greencore Homes has appointed Helen Moore as Board Chair, bringing one of the housebuilding sector’s most respected leaders to the business. Forward-thinking Greencore Homes is aiming to deliver 10,000 Better Than Net Zero homes by 2035. The... View Article

Hamid Salimi, Residential Product Manager at Daikin, examines why improving the quality of customer education at handover makes smart business sense for housebuilders and developers – and argues that when it comes to operational efficiency and homeowner satisfaction, this can... View Article

Structural defects insurance remains a critical safeguard for developers, lenders and homeowners. Yet a growing number of unregulated and unrated providers are operating in the market, bringing with them significant and often overlooked risks. At first glance, these providers can... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes has secured a new homes development site near Driffield, after exchanging contracts on 4.9-acres of land off Markham Lane, Nafferton. Subject to planning, Avant Homes will build 51 of its practically designed, energy efficient one-, two-, three-, four- and... View Article

People in Cheltenham looking for an affordable place to call home are a step closer to finding one, after planning permission was granted to bring 171 new homes to the edge of the town. The development will span two parcels... View Article

Groundwork has started on phase two of Bellway’s Berwick Green development in Bristol, with 95 per cent of the new homes in the first phase now complete. The housebuilder has built almost all of the 256 homes within phase one... View Article

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

Award-winning sustainable housebuilder Greencore Homes has partnered with Octopus Energy, the UK’s largest energy supplier, to deliver eight ‘Zero Bills’ homes at its new development in Launton, near Bicester, Oxfordshire, where residents will pay nothing for their home energy for... View Article

With the Future Homes Standard publication only 24 hours old, netMAGmedia hosted a Building Insights LIVE round table at Asia House in London, to look at the impacts for housebuilders around new approaches to heating and renewables in particular, and... View Article

Cala Homes has announced the appointment of Alex Richards as Managing Director of its Chiltern business. In his new role Alex will lead the delivery of the region’s strategic growth plan, overseeing its continued progression and development of a robust... View Article

Hampshire-headquartered Bargate has retained a five-star Rating in the annual Home Builders Federation (HBF) Customer Satisfaction Survey. The HBF allocates stars for customer satisfaction, based on homeowner feedback. Two independent surveys are sent out to purchasers at two weeks and... View Article

Jones Homes Yorkshire is celebrating a major milestone as three members of its leadership team mark more than 60 years of combined service with the family-owned housebuilder. Sales and Marketing Director Jayne Swift, Divisional Commercial Director Chris Hession, and Divisional... View Article

Work has started on a 155-home development in Takeley that will include a range of sustainability features. Bellway was granted detailed planning permission for its Trinity Green development, on land west of Garnetts, by Uttlesford District Council on Thursday 19... View Article