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Hampshire-headquartered Bargate Homes has signed an exclusivity agreement with Connect It Utility Services to become its sole multi-utility provider.  The partnership contract will facilitate over 1,000 new homes to be delivered by the award-winning housebuilder, during the next three years.... View Article

The first Zero Bills homes in Sussex, promising free heating, hot water and electricity for at least five years, have been completed by Thakeham, one of the leading housebuilders in the south of England, at its Templegate development in Burgess... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has secured planning permission for the third and final phase of Marleigh, its vibrant new neighbourhood on the eastern edge of Cambridge. The approved plans will deliver 423 new homes, bringing the total number of... View Article

Work has begun on the construction of new homes for people facing homelessness in Harlow. Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group is delivering eight purpose-built SoloHaus homes in partnership with Harlow Council to help people in urgent need of a safe roof over their heads.... View Article

Housebuilding group untypical has named Kathryn Pennington as its new Regional Managing Director for the Western Region, bolstering its leadership team as the company drives forward its ambitious growth plans. Bringing more than two decades of industry-wide experience, Kathryn has... View Article

The Local Plan prepared by Horsham District Council to develop 13,000 homes up to 2040 has been put on hold by a Government inspector, who has cancelled all remaining public sessions the council scheduled for vetting the plan in January.... View Article

Speaking to an audience of small housebuilders and other members of the Federation of Master Builders at the organisation’s winter reception at the House of Lords, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook said the Government is “wholly committed to supporting SME housebuilders... View Article

Small housebuilders will not be able to grow their market share and contribute to the Government’s ambitious housebuilding targets unless a series of key barriers are removed to meet the Housing Minister’s aim to diversify the market. This is the... View Article

The construction industry has reacted with a range of positive and negative statements to the changes announced to the National Planning Policy Framework, which could have major implications for the housebuilding sector in 2025, although there remain several areas which... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder, The Hill Group, has agreed its first Build to Rent forward funding deal with Lloyds Living, marking an important milestone in the company’s expansion into the growing BTR sector. This inaugural project, in partnership with Lloyds Living, is for 264... View Article

Planning Reform working paper: planning committees Response from Nick Diment, Director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group): On 9 December the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) published the second in a series of working papers, on the topic of Planning Committees.... View Article

Detailed plans for 89 new homes in Bexhill-on-Sea have been approved, paving the way for the construction of a new development off Turkey Road. Bellway South London’s full application to develop the nine-acre site, which will be known as Highwoods... View Article

Bellway North London’s development of 259 new homes in Hazlemere will bring investment of more than £7 million in local infrastructure and facilities. The housebuilder has started work on the new properties at Pennwood Grange, a 21-acre site located to... View Article

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework, including policies on freeing up the green belt and placing the onus on local authorities to deliver local plans or have the Government... View Article

Close to half of the 800 apartments at Wavensmere Homes’ £175m Nightingale Quarter development in Derby city centre have been completed and handed over to purchasers during 2024. Located within three individual residential buildings, the 368 new homes equate to... View Article

Bellway has won a prestigious award for its strategy to reduce carbon emissions across the business as it helps lead the housebuilding industry towards net zero. The company, which is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and builds homes across England, Scotland and... View Article