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Strengthening its longstanding commitment to scaling up Britain’s Build to Rent (BTR) market, the National House-Building Council (NHBC) has expanded its commercial relationship with Leaf Living, one of the UK’s leading providers of single-family rental homes across the UK. The partnership signifies... View Article

Gleeson Homes, the leading provider of high‑quality, affordable new homes across the North of England and the Midlands, has officially launched two brand‑new show homes at its Ousterley Woods development in Stanley. The opening gives homebuyers the opportunity to step... View Article

Bellway Strategic Land has submitted plans for a development of up to 260 new homes on land to the south of Godmanchester which has been allocated for housing. An outline planning application, which is now with Huntingdonshire District Council for... View Article

Homes for Nature complements the Government’s Biodiversity Net Gain targets and encourages housebuilders to take a more proactive approach to supporting wildlife within new communities. As part of the commitment, Lioncourt Homes will introduce a range of ecological measures designed... View Article

MORE THAN £1.14 million in social value and 52 new energy-efficient homes are being delivered in Daventry, as Morro Partnerships progresses the London Road development. So far, 14 homes have been handed over, with the remaining properties due for completion and handover... View Article

Jones Homes has again been awarded a five-star rating for customer satisfaction by the Home Builders Federation. Achieving five-star status means that Jones Homes customers rated the company highly for both build quality and customer service in surveys conducted eight... View Article

Lynsey Jackson, Sales Manager at Cruden Homes As Scotland continues to grapple with housing supply challenges, much of the conversation has rightly focused on increasing the number of homes being delivered. While that is clearly essential, it is only part... View Article

Logistics and transport experts are warning that new housing developments across the UK risk being unfit for modern life unless they are designed with both public transport and delivery infrastructure in mind. From high-rise city living to new homes in... 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

One of the Midlands’ leading affordable housing developers is aiming to make a lasting difference to the lives of young people in Wolverhampton after becoming the latest patron at The Way Youth Zone. Keon Homes, which is delivering hundreds of... View Article

Octopus Capital, a leading UK specialist real estate investor, has agreed a forward funding deal with Barratt and David Wilson Homes (Anglia) to support the delivery of 110 new, affordable homes across two sites in Thurston, Suffolk, and Littleport, Cambridgeshire.... View Article

National law firm Shakespeare Martineau has advised Barratt Redrow on a major joint venture with Places for People to deliver one of the UK’s most ambitious new community developments. The scheme will create a pioneering garden town-style development in East Hertfordshire, delivering... View Article

Award-winning sustainable housebuilder Greencore Homes has appointed Matthew Jeal as Head of Planning, strengthening its senior team as the business continues its ambitious growth plans. Forward-thinking Greencore Homes is aiming to deliver 10,000 Better Than Net Zero homes by 2035.... View Article

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is marking Stress Awareness Month (April) by calling on construction business owners and tradespeople to prioritise their mental health amid rising pressures across the industry. As reported in the FMB’s State of Trade survey,... View Article

A brand new affordable and sustainable development of 28 homes in the Armley area of Leeds has been completed by 54North Homes. The £5.1 million Wesley Road development comprises 26 houses and two flats with energy efficiency at the heart of the design of... View Article

Cameron Homes has exchanged contracts to acquire a 2 Ha (5-acre) site in the Worcestershire village of Honeybourne, on the north-western fringes of The Cotswolds. Outline planning is in place for 40 dwellings, granted by Wychavon District Council. Accessed from Stratford... View Article

Bellway North East has appointed a new Commercial Director to support the division in delivering its targets in the coming years. Jordan Harris, 35, who is from Yorkshire, took up the role at the start of February. Based at Bellway... View Article

Bellway has secured planning permission to build 200 homes in the South Yorkshire village of Skellow. The development will be constructed on a 20-acre site off Crabgate Lane, with work due to start before the summer. The proposals, which have... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has partnered with Bradford-based Incommunities to deliver 85 new homes for the housing association at its Heather development in Low Moor, Bradford. The £19.3m deal is the first between the two businesses and will comprise 59 partnerships plots and 26 section 106 properties. These... View Article

Redford Developments Ltd has received approval, subject to the signing of a S106, from Coventry City Council for its plans to redevelop a 1.8Ha brownfield site next to the University of Warwick, into a low-rise 400-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)... View Article