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Porters Place Southend-on-Sea LLP has received the green light for the long awaited Better Queensway regeneration project, following approval of its ‘hybrid’ planning application at the council’s development control committee last night. Set to bring over £500 million investment into... View Article

North East housebuilder Avant Homes has revealed the first homes for sale at its brand-new £20.8m Vanbrugh Gate development in Chester-le-Street, showcasing its latest high-quality, superior specification to keen homebuyers. The 83-home Vanbrugh Gate development neighbours Avant Homes’ popular Barley... View Article

Leading regeneration specialist, Vistry Partnerships, part of the Vistry Group and leading housebuilder, Barratt Developments Plc have joined forces to deliver 760 much-needed new homes in Bridport, Dorset. Set to include over 120 affordable homes, large areas of public open... View Article

The UK government has announced that it has scrapped its flagship green homes grant scheme. The much-promoted grants scheme to help householders in England insulate their home will be stopped this week, and the money allocated to a seperate insulation... View Article

Hill Group has once again achieved five-star housebuilder status with the Home Builders Federation (HBF), in results released this week. The accolade means that, for the fourth year in a row, over 90 per cent of Hill’s purchasers who completed... View Article

GRAHAM has completed the construction of The Copper House, a major Build to Rent residential development overlooking Liverpool’s iconic waterfront, which had a construction contract sum of £57m. The privately-owned construction, facilities management and investments contractor delivered the high-quality, multi-storey... View Article

Housing provider Clydebank Housing Association has appointed Cruden Building, part of the Cruden Group, to deliver a multi-million-pound affordable housing development on the site of the former St. Cuthbert’s Church in Clydebank to help address local housing needs. Enabling work... View Article

A planning application has been submitted to Redditch Borough Council for the provision of up to 92 new homes adjacent to the Alexandra Hospital. SevenHomes, the regional housebuilder by SevenCapital Group, acquired the 5.85-acre site, named Wire Croft, from the... View Article

Living Space Housing has commenced construction work at a 6.3-acre site located off Majestic Way in the village of Aqueduct in Telford, Shropshire. All 39 homes are being delivered to The Wrekin Housing Group for affordable rent to help meet... View Article

Graham Edward, Managing Director of Edward Architecture: “At Edward Architecture we have experienced a noticeable rise in demand from Housing Associations for modular construction in the assisted living sector. Funding streams and grants are being set to encourage Housing Associations... View Article

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