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Major milestones have been reached at Willohaus, 100 affordable, Passivhaus homes on Peru Street in Salford, with the completion of the brick exterior and the first apartment. The homes form the first part of Adelphi Village, a main residential zone of... View Article

Planning, design and development consultancy Marrons has successfully supported Stancliffe Homes in overturning Rutland County Council’s refusal of a full planning application for 41 new properties in Greater Casterton. The residential scheme will deliver a mix of characterful homes on land north... View Article

Located on Glatton Road, the site will consist of 138 Allison Homes properties and 202 Taylor Wimpey homes, with 40% of all homes being delivered as affordable properties. Allison Homes’ development will feature 85 homes for open market sale and... View Article

Legacy Properties, the premium Cornish developer, has announced the completion of its award-winning Kingswood development in the heart of Pentewan Valley, with the final homes now ready for immediate occupation. Legacy acquired the four-acre brownfield site in September 2022 and... View Article

Torsion Group has completed four Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) schemes for the 2025/26 academic year, delivering 690 beds across Leeds, Coventry, Nottingham and York. In a year marked by sector-wide construction, labour, and occupancy challenges, Torsion delivered all four assets in time for September student move-in, demonstrating the resilience and advant ages of... View Article

The Government’s latest Budget (26th November) has drawn a muted response from across the housebuilding and wider construction sector, with a mix of commentators praising some moves such as on landfill tax and others calling it a missed opportunity to... View Article

VIVID, one of the UK’s leading housing associations, has announced it has secured £100 million in funding from NatWest as part of the bank’s £500 million social loan fund, designed to accelerate the delivery of homes for social rent across... View Article

In one of the few key Budget moves directly affecting the construction sector, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced that the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme, which has seen energy companies forced to upgrade housing’s energy would be axed,... View Article

Bellway’s Hedworths Green at Lambton Park development in County Durham has won the Gold Award for Best Exterior Design at the What House? Awards, being described by the judges as ‘elegant, confident, and timeless’. The development is a new-build project... View Article

NHBC’s Masterclass series has reached an important milestone, having now provided expert training to more than 15,000 delegates. A Home Builders Federation (HBF) initiative, the Masterclass series offers fully funded training courses delivered by experts in their field covering roofing,... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group and Goram Homes, Bristol City Council’s housebuilding company, have officially broken ground at Baltic Wharf, marking the start of construction on a major new harbourside neighbourhood that will deliver 166 new homes, including 40% affordable... View Article

A vacant brownfield site in one of the most sought-after market towns in South Derbyshire will be regenerated by Cameron Homes. The Staffordshire-headquartered housebuilder has acquired the site of the former Senior Citizens Centre in Melbourne, South Derbyshire to redevelop... View Article

24 November 2025, Worsley Housebuilders Story Homes and Taylor Wimpey have exchanged contracts with Peel Land Group to purchase land at Hazelhurst Farm in Worsley, paving the way for a significant new residential development Subject to planning approval, the scheme... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has acquired a new site on Gray’s Lane in Hitchin, North Hertfordshire, with plans to deliver a high-quality residential development comprising 47 new homes, including 40% affordable housing. Located immediately south of Hill’s adjacent development on Lucas... View Article

Anwyl Homes Partner Projects has achieved its first major planning success, with approval granted for 130 new affordable homes in Oakenholt, Flintshire. The newly established arm of Anwyl Homes, which is focused solely on affordable housing, will develop a 13-acre... View Article

Orbit Homes Senior Site Manager, Andy Leonard, has been crowned a Regional Award winner by the National House Building Council (NHBC) in its prestigious ‘Pride in the Job’ awards in recognition of his work at Orbit Homes’ Micklewell Park in... View Article

Detailed planning consent has been issued for more than 400 new homes to be built in the first phase of a new neighbourhood in the sought-after West End of Darlington. Housebuilder Bellway will build 428 homes on the 56-acre site... View Article

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has released a short report titled, ‘Going full circle: Making a circular economy work for builders’, which compares how other nations deal with waste in construction and makes eight recommendations for the UK Government... View Article

Legacy Properties has completed the first handover of affordable homes to Westward Housing at its Upton Green development in Bude, marking a key milestone for both organisations. The first handovers include two bungalows, both purpose-built wheelchair-accessible homes. They feature adjustable... View Article

Plans have been submitted for preparatory demolition works at the site of the former Park pub on Moorcroft Road The brownfield site is earmarked for 35 new affordable homes, subject to planning approval Designs to ensure the new homes reflect... View Article