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Midlands-based contractor G F Tomlinson is celebrating after its recent project for Nottingham Trent University was crowned a winner at the national LABC Building Excellence Awards last week. The contractor, which has offices in Derby, Newark and Birmingham, saw its... View Article

As part of its support for its building site workers, William Davis Homes welcomed the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity to three of its East Midlands developments to talk to the teams about the emotional, physical and financial support it offers.... View Article

Gleeson Homes will provide 19 “affordable” homes at their new site, Brushwood Gardens, in Prees Heath, which will be ring fenced for local people to purchase at a discounted rate of 20% below current market value. Brushwood Gardens will be... View Article

Leading housebuilder Burrington Estates is set to bring a second new homes development to the Oxfordshire market town of Deddington. Planning permission has been granted to build a select collection of 15 new homes on Clifton Road. The site, Clifton... View Article

Last week, Medway Council granted planning consent to housebuilder Redrow for 184 new homes on the Hoo Peninsula in Medway. The 28-acre site is located to the west of Cliffe Woods and will be transformed into Oakleigh Fields, containing 138... View Article

The first foundations have been laid at the next phase of Swindon’s landmark Wichelstowe development with record numbers of people registering their interest in buying one of the new homes. Work is now underway on the 182 new Barratt homes... View Article

Stuart Andrew has been appointed Housing Minister in the recent Cabinet reshuffle, replacing Cristopher Pincher. As MP for Pudsey, Horsforth and Aireborough, Andrew previously held the roles of Deputy Chief Whip, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of... View Article

Golding Homes has received a Sustainable Homes Index For Tomorrow (SHIFT) 2021 silver award.  SHIFT is the sustainability standard for the housing sector. The accreditation assesses the environmental footprint of an organisation, recognising projects and achievements that have made an... View Article

An internal promotion at housebuilder Gleeson Homes sees Wayne Sutton appointed as Regional Managing Director in its Yorkshire East region. Wayne joined Gleeson in October 2019 as Operations Manager for the Tees Valley region and within months was promoted to... View Article

The BEIS Select Committee have been accused of “deliberately misreading” Ministerial plans for decarbonising UK homes in its latest report, published this week, according to Mike Foster, chief executive of the not for profit trade body Energy and Utilities Alliance.... View Article

A swathe of councils could follow two Hertfordshire authorities who rejected their local plans in the wake of the government’s decision to reverse proposed planning reform. The construction industry fears Conservative-run Hertsmere and Welwyn Hatfield borough councils’ move to revise their... View Article

Innovative affordable housing developer Pocket Living has secured a resolution to grant planning permission from Southwark Council for two new developments in the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area. As two linked planning applications, the two schemes, Ossory Road and Credon House, will... View Article

The details of the Government’s Levelling Up White Paper have been revealed, including a range of housing announcements as part of a broad devolution agenda. Among a range of proposals intended to increase prosperity for ‘forgotten’ regions outside London and... View Article