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Places for People named as Best Workplace for Women

Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Places for People is one of 19 super large organisations in the country to be recognised as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place to Work. This is the first time Places for People has entered... View Article

Works starts on new Brighton student residence

Tuesday, 7th July 2020

High-quality student accommodation provider Alumno has given the green light to Westridge Construction to begin work on a new project in the Falmer district of Brighton and Hove. The new four-storey Falmer Cottages student residence is being built in association... View Article

New campaign will help builders and homeowners adapt to ‘new normal’, says FMB

Tuesday, 7th July 2020

Builders and homeowners are working hard to adapt to home improvement in the ‘new normal’ circumstances, and new guidance published today helps provide further clarity. The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is backing the ‘Work Safe. Safe Work’ campaign, developed... View Article

NFB and SBF come together to sign RICS Conflict Avoidance Pledge

Monday, 6th July 2020

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) and the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) have today announced their support for the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Conflict Avoidance Pledge (CAP), a scheme aimed at rapidly resolving contractual disputes through collaborative working... View Article

Plans approved for retirement village as part of £1bn regeneration project

Monday, 6th July 2020

Plans have been approved on the second site of a £1 billion housing regeneration scheme in London, marking a significant step forward for the flagship home building programme. Joint venture partners Havering Council and Wates Residential submitted plans for a... View Article

Customers invited to sign up to SIG LIVE

Friday, 3rd July 2020

One of the UK’s leading construction material suppliers, SIG is busy preparing to host SIG LIVE, a virtual conference and update for its customers, to be held on Thursday 16th July 2020. The live video conference, which will be sponsored... View Article

Wetland project would ease flood risk

Friday, 3rd July 2020

An innovative water management scheme, designed to ease pressure on Sheffield’s sewer system, is being proposed as part of plans to build 148 new homes in the city. The sustainable urban drainage system – or SuDS – would reduce the... View Article

Dismantling planning system will lead to failure of build, build, build agenda, warns RTPI chief exec in open letter

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

OPEN LETTER FROM VICTORIA HILLS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE (RTPI) The planner-bashing rhetoric coming out of government this week has deeply concerned me – not only on behalf of the planning industry but also on behalf... View Article

L&G commits to net zero carbon across its housing portfolio

Thursday, 2nd July 2020

Legal & General announces that it is to make all of its new housing stock operational net zero carbon enabled by This will be implemented in a phased approach across all homes invested in or built by Legal & General Group... View Article

Build, Build, Build needs Repair Repair, Repair, says FMB

Wednesday, 1st July 2020

The Prime Minister is right to call for ‘build, build, build’ but not let’s not forget the need to repair, repair, repair, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) ahead of the expected announcement today to boost infrastructure funding. The... View Article

CIOB welcomes Government commitment to boosting infrastructure

Wednesday, 1st July 2020

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has today welcomed the announcement from the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, to invest in infrastructure to boost the economy following the impact of COVID-19 on business and employment. The details... View Article

Planners must be central to sustainable post-COVID recovery, RTPI tells UK governments

Monday, 29th June 2020

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has today launched a far-reaching, national campaign calling on governments across the UK and Ireland to capitalise on the expertise of planners to achieve a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.... View Article

Over 80,000 new homes will be lost in one year to Covid chaos

Monday, 29th June 2020

Shocking new analysis predicts the pandemic will see 84,000 fewer homes delivered this year – with overall output dropping from 255,000 last year to just 171,000 homes in 20/21. Without urgent government action, the research carried out by Savills for Shelter, estimates 116,000... View Article

BoKlok UK achieves planning acceptance on first UK development

Monday, 29th June 2020

BoKlok UK Ltd, the sustainable, quality, and low-cost home provider jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, is pleased to announce the unanimous decision to grant planning consent for its first UK housing development at Airport Road, Bristol. The new development... View Article

Sinking in the Sun

Monday, 29th June 2020

With May 2020 officially designated as hottest on record, it is very possible that the UK will experience another hot, dry summer again this year. As most will remember 2018 saw an uncharacteristic six-week long heatwave which caused a surge... View Article

New director appointed for Barratt West region

Monday, 29th June 2020

Barratt Developments has appointed Ian Menham as its new regional managing director for the company’s west region, replacing Chris Burton who is retiring after more than 30 years in the business. Ian Menham will be responsible for Barratt’s operations in... View Article

Birmingham’s first co-housing projects underway

Monday, 29th June 2020

Birmingham City Council, in partnership with Housing 21, a leading not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people of modest means, has identified land in Lozells and Saltley to provide the city’s first co-housing projects for older people. The... View Article

CITB levy cut welcome relief for construction, says FMB

Monday, 29th June 2020

Responding to today’s announcement from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) that it will be suspending levy payments from industry until September, Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said: “The cut in the CITB levy which... View Article

London Borough of Wandsworth leader joins St William to mark the topping out of new affordable homes in Battersea

Thursday, 25th June 2020

On Tuesday 23rd June, St William, a joint venture between National Grid and the Berkeley Group, hosted a topping out ceremony at Prince of Wales Drive in Battersea to mark the completion of the first affordable homes at the flagship... View Article

London housing association calls for new development tax as part of major reforms to land market

Thursday, 25th June 2020

Leading housing association Network Homes has released a new report calling for major reforms of the land market, including a flat affordable housing tax for developers to replace the existing system of developer contributions and build more affordable homes. Making... View Article