Planning specialist joins East Anglian housebuilder

Persimmon Homes Anglia has appointed experienced development specialist Debi Sherman as the company’s new head of planning. Norwich-based Debi joins the regional team at its Broadland Business Park headquarters after more than 20 years’ experience in local authorities and private... View Article

Land expert joins regional housebuilder team

A leading housebuilder has appointed a new land and planning manager, confirming the company’s commitment to delivering new homes across Lancashire and Cumbria. Stuart Binks joins Persimmon Homes based in Lancaster, bringing more than 28 years of experience in sourcing... View Article

Playing our part in levelling up

Brian Berry, CEO of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), discusses why SME housebuilders should be utilised in achieving the Government’s agenda to ‘level up.’  The industry closed out last year on a relative high with workloads doing well, despite... View Article

Avant Homes begin work on 65-home development, creating 200 jobs

North East housebuilder Avant Homes has started construction on a 10-acre site in Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees to deliver a £24m, 65-home development. The first phase of the new development located on Round Hill Avenue, three miles from Thornaby town centre, received planning... View Article

5 ways data reports help house builders grow their businesses

Data can be immensely powerful for decision makers. Multi-layered, complex companies can struggle to collect data from their own operations – a problem that Housebuilder Pro and parent company Shoothill have been solving for hundreds of clients. Centralised data streams help decision... View Article

Data Reveals British Homebuyers Prioritise Perception

New-build homebuyers prioritise how their properties are perceived by others over anything else, according to new data. Street views of new build developments receive nearly a third more views from potential buyers using digital showhome software than the actual properties... View Article

Why developers who know their pitch win their patch

By Chris Hammond, Director of Beau Property, boutique developer exclusively in and around Tunbridge Wells Knowing the location you are choosing to develop or build in has proven to be incredibly beneficial – for developers, but also for the buyer.... View Article

Bespoke is best

James Hulbert of Knauf Insulation explains how housebuilders can navigate their way to cost-effective part L 2021 compliance in England. Part L was published in December and will bring England’s new build homes closer to net zero, and its pivotal... View Article