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Labour’s housebuilding targets are ambitious, but is the industry ready to meet them? Neil Bills, Director of Landscaping Products at Bradstone explores what must change to turn ambition into reality.  The ambition from the Labour government to drive a new... View Article

In her Spring budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves revealed that the Government expects to undershoot its manifesto target of 1.5 million homes in five years, estimating there will be fewer than 1.3 million “cumulative net additions to the UK housing stock“... View Article

A launch event for the publication of the annual UK housing ‘bible’ – the 2025 UK Housing Review – was held at the House of Lords today. Lord Richard Best, the host of the event, urged all political parties to... View Article

Gary Durden joins as new Land Director to support ambitious growth plans Surrey-based property developer Bruckland Developments has appointed Gary Durden as its new Land Director, as it puts strategies in place to support an ambitious five-year growth plan. Gary’s... View Article

Wakefield-based housebuilder Avant Homes West Yorkshire has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on a 5.63-acre site in Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield to deliver a £19.9m, 80-home development. Called Lingwell Gate and located on Lingwell Gate Lane in Lofthouse Gate, the site will consist... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes has acquired a 20.1-acre site in Yaddlethorpe and been granted planning to deliver a £45m, 200 new home development. Called Moorwell Meadows and located off Scotter Road South, the development will comprise a mix of two-, three-, four- and... View Article

Housebuilder Peter James Homes has started work on a major new environmentally friendly development in Bramcote, a few miles away from its own headquarters. The 169-home Hemlock Gate development, on Coventry Lane, will become the firm’s most eco-friendly site, with every home boasting... View Article

Hampshire-based Bargate Homes has been granted outline planning permission for a residential development in Medstead, Hampshire, by East Hampshire District Council’s (EHDC) planning committee. The plans for the 3.28-hectare site will deliver up to 62 energy-efficient homes, alongside public open spaces and... View Article

 Story Homes is delighted to have secured planning permission to deliver 194 new homes and the associated infrastructure on land at Warrington Road/Holcroft Lane in Culcheth, marking an exciting milestone for the housebuilder’s first development in the Warrington area. Warrington Borough... View Article

Gleeson Homes, the affordable high-quality housebuilder, is delighted to announce the appointment of Gareth J. Owen as Land Director for the Greater Manchester and Merseyside region. Gareth brings over 30 years of experience in the housebuilding industry, with more than... View Article

A radical overhaul of the way local searches are carried out is required if the Government’s housebuilding targets are to be met, according to an industry expert. Richard Bray, managing director of the UK’s largest independent searches specialist Move Reports,... View Article

NEAT Developments and Enfield Council are delivering 135 new homes at Upton and Raynham Roads in Edmonton with enabling works having started in March 2025. The new all affordable scheme will deliver much needed homes at council rents, with a... View Article

Annual housebuilding cost inflation, as measured by the BCIS Private Housing Construction Price Index (PHCPI), stood at 1.7% in 4Q 2024, down from a peak of 15.3% in 2Q 2022. On a quarterly basis, this represented a 0.3% increase compared with 3Q... View Article

Environment Bank, the leading off-site Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) provider, and Hartlepool Borough Council, announce today the creation of a local Habitat Bank that will unlock sustainable housing growth in the region, ensuring environmental planning requirements are met. With almost... View Article

A fast-growing developer of affordable homes and extra care schemes has secured a top two finish in a competition described as the ‘global authority on workplace culture’. Keon Homes, which employs 55 people at its Head Office in Burntwood, was... View Article

Pennyfarthing Homes is pleased to confirm that the purchase of the development land, comprising the Danes Park development, was completed at the end of February 2025.  The sale follows years of strategic planning and investment to bring 164 high-quality homes and... View Article

SJ Roberts Homes has started work on its exciting plans to bring 29 much-needed open market homes to Newtown. Preliminary construction on site, which is located off Llanidloes Road, and which will be known as Penson Gardens, has commenced and... View Article

Following the introduction of grey belt, 1 in 3 (36%) housing appeals on grey belt land have been approved and its usage has the potential to treble the number of ‘acceptable’ sites considered for local plans, analysis from planning experts... View Article