Bargate Homes Acquires Prime Residential Site in Whiteparish, Wiltshire

Hampshire-headquartered Bargate Homes and parent company VIVID Homes have acquired a 1.7-Ha (4.2-acre) residential development site in the sought-after village of Whiteparish, south Wiltshire. The site was recently granted outline planning permission for 25 family homes. The multi-award winning housebuilder... View Article

Keir Starmer reaffirms Labour’s growth strategy

Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave a rousing speech today at Labour Party Conference 2024. which not only reaffirmed the government’s vision for the future but introduced new policy strategies as part of the UK’s growth strategy. Richard Beresford, Chief Executive... View Article

Fewer new home approvals should alarm the Government

Analysis from Glenigan shows that 53,379 new homes were approved between April and June 2024, a 13% drop compared to the same period in 2023. Rico Wojtulewicz, Head of Policy and Market Insight at the National Federation of Builders (NFB)... View Article

Builders’ Voices: Christian Hale, Hale

The latest episode of the Builders’ Voices podcast is now available. Christian Hale, MD of housebuilder Hale works in the high-end luxury home sector, but even his end of the market isn’t immune from the perils of value engineering post-tender,... View Article

netMAGmedia Ltd announces transition to Employee Ownership Trust

netMAGmedia Ltd, a leading publishing company specialising in high-quality magazines and digital content for the construction and architecture sectors, is pleased to announce that it will become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) on September 23, 2024. This transition reflects the... View Article

The Social Network – Reality check

Patrick Mooney, housing consultant and news editor of Housing Management & Maintenance magazine, interrogates Labour’s plan for growing the supply of new housing, and asks ‘how realistic is it?’ Since winning the general election Labour has embarked on an ambitious... View Article

The Climate Challenge – Building a Greener Future

Cassandre Le Galliard of Aggregate Industries discusses the driving factors housebuilders are facing concerning embodied carbon in cement Housebuilders are at the forefront of the move towards creating an eco-friendlier environment, incorporating high-quality materials, low carbon technologies and green energy... View Article

The handmade tale

Jason Hughes of Imperial Bricks lays down the reasons for using handmade bricks, from increasing kerb appeal, to home value and saleability.  In the past few years there’s been a significant increase in demand for handmade bricks. The variety of... View Article

Trio of appointments at Avant Homes West Midlands

Coleshill-based Avant Homes West Midlands has strengthened its team with three new appointments to support the housebuilder’s expansion plans throughout the region. Nigel Rimmer has been hired as construction manager, whilst Toni Swindale and Layla Malik have joined as customer liaison manager... View Article