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Orbit, one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, has increased its 2030 new build and regeneration commitment to 7,000 homes, an increase of over 20%. The revised target forms part of a new strategy for its development operation, Orbit Homes,... View Article

Affordable homes for 67 local families are being built in a historic village a stone’s throw from Ipswich. Flagship Homes – part of Bromford Flagship – has started work on the Lime Kilns development off Ely Road in Claydon. Oleg... View Article

Councillors, including two portfolio holders, from New Forest District Council were hosted at a new housing development in Ashurst this week, where work is underway to build 62 new affordable homes. The development is being delivered by VIVID, one of... View Article

Watford-based housebuilder Barratt David Wilson North Thames has appointed a new Managing Director to lead the division’s next period of growth. Bill Beyzade will be responsible for overall management and strategic direction as the division seeks to significantly increase delivery in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire... View Article

Vistry Group and L&Q, the joint-venture partners delivering Acton Gardens, have forward sold 110 affordable homes in Phases 9.3, 9.5 and 9.6 to Ealing Council, helping to accelerate progress at one of London’s most ambitious estate regeneration programmes. The 110... View Article

An award-winning SME housebuilder today called for single‑storey “lateral living” to be a core plank of the UK’s housing strategy to free up family homes and meet the needs of an ageing population. New research from the HomeOwners Alliance has... View Article

Hampshire-headquartered Bargate has been crowned winner of Premier Guarantee’s 2025 ‘Development of the Year’ for its landmark Heritage Place scheme at North Stoneham Park, Eastleigh. The award for 151+ Units recognises Heritage Place, a £97m neighbourhood of 322 homes set... View Article

Vistry Group, through its Countryside Partnerships brand, and L&Q have hit a major milestone in their ambitious Beam Park regeneration project in East London – topping out the highest point of the third phase. This latest phase will deliver 520... View Article

Planning Portal, the digital platform through which more than 95% of planning applications in England are submitted, has recorded a surge in the number of new homes applied for in the third quarter of 2025. The number of new homes... View Article

Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates start of Victory Quay development in Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK – 6 October 2025 – A significant milestone was marked as VIVID, joined by local leaders and community representatives, officially broke ground on Victory Quay, a landmark development... View Article

8 October 2025 – A 724-bed student accommodation development at Little Donegall Street, Belfast, has officially topped out. Biscuit Factory, a £50 million project delivered by GRAHAM on behalf of LDS Dev Co, with Lacuna Developments acting as development manager,... View Article

Housebuilder & Developer’s Kim Neville recently visited Samsung’s Climate Solutions new training centre in Chertsey to explore innovations in decarbonising housing. From the outside, the building appears modest, but inside it houses first-class training facilities to support specification for Future... View Article

Barratt Homes West Scotland has unveiled the first CGI images of its highly anticipated new development, Lennox Gardens, in Glenboig, North Lanarkshire. The collection of stylish two, three and four-bedroom homes is already generating strong interest from first-time buyers and growing... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has completed the acquisition of Ickleford Mill, a 9.17 acre brownfield site close to Hitchin in North Hertfordshire, with the intention of delivering a high-quality residential development that will transform the disused former flour mill... View Article

Morris Homes had a visit from the Lighthouse Charity’s #MakeItVisible On Site team  to support industry workers across the Midlands with their mental wellbeing. The Lighthouse Charity provides 24/7 holistic support to the UK and Ireland construction community on all aspects of emotional,... View Article

Bellway has appointed a new Land Director to head up its operation to expand and grow the business in the North East. Stuart Morgan has taken over the role for the housebuilder’s North East division and is based at its... View Article

Projections by Lanpro reveal that the 1.5 million target is set to meet little more than 50% Labour has staked much of its economic strategy on housing. The government’s promise to deliver 1.5 million homes by 2029 is intended to... View Article

Plans submitted by Wates Developments for new homes and a community hub in Bolney have been approved by Mid Sussex District Council.  The site at Foxhole Farm had been allocated for development by the Council in the proposed draft of... View Article