Building a safer future

As the industry enters a new era of rigour in building safety, Ben Towe at the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA) explores how light steel frame construction can help meet the UK’s housing challenges. Following the reset of national housebuilding... View Article

Connecting ambition and action

03-05 March  Excel, London As the global conversation around climate change intensifies, Futurebuild 2026 is turning shared ambition into tangible action. Returning to London’s ExCel from 3–5 March 2026, it remains the UK’s only built environment event wholly dedicated to... View Article

Tackling transfers of roads & sewers

Alex Cocklin at RS Bonds Surety looks at the complex contractual issues around transferring responsibility for roads and sewers, explaining why securing the required ‘Bonds’ can be challenging in today’s market.  Road and Sewer Bonds are a contractual requirement when... View Article

Why render is the right choice now

Jason Nicholson of K Rend explores the way that modern render systems are helping developers reduce build times and project costs whilst ensuring consistently high standards. With more land released through planning reforms, particularly on brownfield and lower quality green... View Article

A smart revolution

Neil Budd from IMI Heatmiser explains how smart technology is now an integral component of achieving comfort at home for occupants. The UK housebuilding market is embroiled in arguably its largest period of upheaval since the post-war building boom. Alongside... View Article
Planning permission shortages stifle housing growth

Social housing needs a new approach

Our regular social housing correspondent Patrick Mooney argues that, with homelessness at record levels and councils pushed to the brink, only a bold new approach can deliver the affordable homes Britain urgently needs. With record levels of homelessness being experienced,... View Article
Peer-to-peer lending: Do your research

Planning and Infrastructure Act receives Royal Assent

The Planning and Infrastructure Act has been given Royal Assent, with promises from the Ministry of Housing that it will “remove blockages and delays in the planning system, accelerating the construction of tens of thousands of new homes across every... View Article

Backhouse Housing announces senior management promotions

Backhouse Housing, a leading housebuilder in southwest England, has announced a series of senior management appointments following the planned departure of Chief Executive Officer Ian Jones at the beginning of January 2026. These changes mark the next phase of the... View Article

Agreement with SSEN Transmission and Trading Update

Springfield signs agreement with energy infrastructure provider to deliver c. 300 homes Trading for H1 2026 in line with management’s expectations Springfield Properties plc (AIM: SPR), a leading housebuilder in Scotland focused on delivering private and affordable housing, announces that... View Article

Cala Appoints Tom Nicholson as Chief Executive Officer

Experienced industry leader to steer next stage of company’s strategy Cala Group (Holdings) Limited (“Cala” or “The Company”), a major UK housebuilder, today announced the appointment of Tom Nicholson, a longtime industry executive in the housebuilding sector, as Chief Executive... View Article