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Bellway North London’s development of 259 new homes in Hazlemere will bring investment of more than £7 million in local infrastructure and facilities. The housebuilder has started work on the new properties at Pennwood Grange, a 21-acre site located to... View Article

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including policies on freeing up the green belt and placing the onus on local authorities to deliver local plans or have the Government... View Article

Close to half of the 800 apartments at Wavensmere Homes’ £175m Nightingale Quarter development in Derby city centre have been completed and handed over to purchasers during 2024. Located within three individual residential buildings, the 368 new homes equate to... View Article

Bellway has won a prestigious award for its strategy to reduce carbon emissions across the business as it helps lead the housebuilding industry towards net zero. The company, which is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and builds homes across England, Scotland and... View Article

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has today announced a comprehensive restructure to enhance competence and safety standards across the built environment. Established in response to the Grenfell Tower Fire and subsequent Hackitt Review, ICSG has now transitioned to become... View Article

Allison Homes South West has commenced work on its newest development in Tiverton. The regional housebuilder will bring 70 much-needed, affordable homes to the area. This follows completion of the site, which took place in late November. The first homes... View Article

Pupils at The Oaks Secondary School in Spennymoor have been trying out some new fibre-optic lights in their sensory room which they received thanks to local homebuilder Bellway. The school, which caters for young people with special educational needs from... View Article

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has defended her Department’s approach to ‘unblocking’ sites in the south east on the BBC, following approving a development of 165 homes in Cranbrook, Kent, on a former Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. She told the... View Article

Award-winning local housebuilder Pennyfarthing Homes has launched an online public update and consultation, inviting further feedback on its proposed housing development (‘Swallowfield Park’) on land north of Manor Road, Milford on Sea. The proposed scheme, for 170 homes, will feature... View Article

The Prime Minister’s speech, re-committing the Government to their target to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years, and the significant promises made on planning reform, is welcome news, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian... View Article

Regional housebuilder Beal Homes has secured planning approval for a £120m development which will bring 450 new homes to a popular neighbourhood in Hull.  A planning application by East Yorkshire-based housebuilder Beal for a 52-acre site in the Kingswood area... View Article

Wates Residential has today announced Paul Nicholls as its new Regional Managing Director for London, joining the business in February 2025. Nicholls brings over 30 years of experience in the sector and will oversee Wates Residential’s ambition to be a... View Article

The built environment has access to extensive data sources, but how can we harness this plethora of data to benefit housebuilding and meet the UK’s substantial requirements over the next five years? Naismiths’ chief technology officer, Gareth Parker, discusses. The... View Article

VIVID has appointed Andrew Binnie, Caroline Stockmann and Abi Kee to its Board as it continues its transformation of customer services, and investment in existing and new homes.  Andrew, Caroline and Abi will join the Board at an exciting time,... View Article

Six Columns, a thoughtful and highly sustainable two-storey home designed by architect Will Burges of 31/44 Architects for his family of four in Crystal Palace, has won the RIBA House of the Year 2024 prize. The house, named after its... View Article

The BBC has obtained information from the industry consultation underway on the new mandatory private housing targets for local authorities, which include responses to the Government saying that achieving its 1.5 million homes target is “unrealistic” and “impossible.” Sir Keir... View Article