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Small and medium-sized construction building companies need urgent and immediate additional support from the Government to prevent wide-scale insolvencies and job losses, said the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in a letter sent today to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy... View Article

The Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) – a partnership between Lloyds Bank and Homes England – announced today it has supported house builders to deliver and sell 1,000 new homes across the UK. Launched in 2015, HGP has provided over £120m1... View Article

Government plans to put good design and place-making at the heart of a reformed planning system have been welcomed by the Royal Town Planning Institute. Speaking in Parliament, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said that the new system would champion tree-lined... View Article

The MP for Leeds West, Rachel Reeves, showed support for plans of 59 new homes on the old Wortley High School campus, as work started on site this week. Ms Reeves joined representatives at Keepmoat Homes, who acquired the site... View Article

Waiting lists for social housing in rural communities are on the rise which has led countryside campaigners to call for the Chancellor to announce a significant uplift in investment in homes that people can afford to live in. According to... View Article

Demolition work has finished on Napier and New Plymouth House, the first site in phase one of Havering Council’s 12 Estates regeneration programme with Wates Residential. The joint venture programme will see around 3,500 high-quality new homes delivered in Havering... View Article

From Chris Stanley, Housing Manager, Concrete Block Association As a new decade dawns upon us, I’m filled with a certain degree of cautious optimism. Of course, you have to take any new government’s pledges with a slight pinch of salt,... View Article

A primary school in Cam has had their preschool unit on their site completely revamped over the February half term, thanks to St. Modwen Homes. The housebuilder reached out to its staff and contractors who all worked together to help... View Article

It is an unfortunate truth that our world is almost entirely built from materials that are mostly unsustainable. Wherever you are — if you are indoors — take one look around and the chances are your eyes will fall on... View Article

A site that was supposed to host the world’s most sustainable residential tower has been rescued out of receivership by developer Southern Grove. Eco-development, The Beacon, in Hemel Hempstead, Herts, first made headlines when it was announced in 2015 and... View Article

Budget 2020 The UK’s property and construction sector needs stability and incentives, not more tax increases After seven years of punitive tax changes impacting the property and construction sector, a period of stability and incentives are urgently needed to support... View Article