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Hanover (Scotland) has received planning approval from Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park for its first social housing development to be built to Passivhaus standards. The Drymen development at Conic Way and Montrose Way will comprise 15 affordable homes,... View Article

The £9.2 million transformation of a brownfield site into high quality, affordable housing has begun in Castleford. Leeds Federated Housing Association (LFHA) and WDH are working with main contractor Esh Construction to deliver 82 new homes at Pemberton Road which... View Article

A Salford housing association has launched a new affordable home-ownership brand to support its bold ambitions to deliver more affordable homes to help tackle the housing crisis. Salix Homes, which owns 8,000 homes across Salford, has launched Willo Homes in... View Article

Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH), the innovation consortium set up to transform the housebuilding sector, has today published its second-year progress report showing encouraging results and key learnings for the sector. AIMCH is a three-year research... View Article

Clarifying the types of properties which will, and those which will not, require additional inspections, as a result of concerns about fire safety, new guidiance from The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is reported to be a “crucial” step... View Article

Taggart Homes has commenced works on the first phase of 100 high spec outdoor work pods suitable for home working and a range of small businesses including beauty salons and gyms. The pods will come in a variety of sizes... View Article

Five-star homebuilder Hayfield has started construction work at a prime 9.5-acre site in the Buckinghamshire village of Hanslope to deliver 101 eco-friendly luxury homes. The £36m project is Hayfield’s first ‘Green Revolution’ development, featuring Air Source Heat Pumps, energy-efficient underfloor... View Article

Pete Redfern, Chief Executive, Taylor Wimpey “2020 was a very challenging year, during which our priority has continued to be the health and safety of our colleagues, customers, suppliers and subcontractors. Operating performance has bounced back strongly in the second... View Article

Wates Residential has been appointed by The London Borough of Hounslow to deliver 61 much needed high-quality new homes to meet the growing demand for affordable housing in the borough. The national contractor and developer has been selected to deliver... View Article

A range of RWC’s products are used across 850 homes in Chobham Manor, a new housing development in East London’s prestigious Olympic Park. Chobham Manor is the first of five neighbourhoods in The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Elmech Ltd, the... View Article

Northampton-based housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes South Midlands is continuing its positive work to support local employment, by underpinning over 2,060 new jobs in the Midlands and South East. This includes supporting hundreds of jobs thanks to its plans... View Article

Following a year that saw a fundamental shift in how we interact with our homes, property developers are now faced with re-evaluating their offering to meet the changing demands of new buyers. Covid-19 profoundly impacted how people view their homes.... View Article