General Articles

Housebuilding group, untypical, has secured planning permission on three sites that will deliver hundreds of new homes as part of its strategic expansion. The new developments will be built in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire by Tilia Homes, part of the untypical... View Article

Landmark analysis from planning, design and development consultancy Marrons – supported by the Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF) – found that four in five major residential planning appeals on grey belt land have been approved since the government policy launched in... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has completed the purchase of the Whalebones Park site in Barnet, North London, and will commence construction this October following planning approval for 115 new homes. The new neighbourhood, located on land adjoining the Grade II listed... View Article

New development would follow the success of Winchester Place October 2025 – Story Homes is pleased to announce the submission of a full planning application to Cumberland Council for a proposed new residential development in the market town of Brampton. The plans propose the delivery... View Article

Wavensmere Homes has launched a £23m building of apartments for rent as the final phase of its £175m Nightingale Quarter development in Derby city centre. The five-storey red brick building comprises 103 one- and two-bedroom apartments, which is in the final... View Article

Top 10 housebuilder Keepmoat is celebrating the completion of its development on Harwood Lane in Blackburn, now named ‘Lyndon Park’, which has created more than 200 new homes. The housebuilder started on site in 2017, working with multiple partners to... View Article

Professional services group, Gateley, is marking ten years of its national academy for housebuilders programme which has had more than 650 junior professionals attend since it launched in 2016. The free series of workshop-style modules is designed to support the... View Article

Award-winning sustainable housebuilder Greencore Homes has officially begun construction of its new development of 65 Better than Net Zero Homes at Launton, near Bicester in Oxfordshire. The launch coincides with Labour’s plans to build nearly 1,000 homes in Oxfordshire as... View Article

Top 10 housebuilder, Keepmoat, has strengthened its Nottinghamshire-based East Midlands division with the appointment of a new Head of Land & Partnerships. With more than 11 years of industry experience, Charlotte Sargeant will support the wider Land and Partnerships team in... View Article

Independent housebuilder Dandara has appointed Andrew Wickett as Managing Director for its Eastern division, as the developer announces its expansion across Essex with two new sites acquired in the county in the last month. Previously the Operations Director at Dandara’s... View Article

Award-winning housebuilder The Hill Group has agreed to the purchase of two parcels of land at Parsonage Road in Takeley, Essex, with plans to deliver a high-quality new residential community of 108 homes. The site, which spans almost 16 acres, was acquired... View Article

Independent housebuilder Dandara has launched a new Partnerships division as part of its strategy to deliver over 3,000 homes per year. The dedicated, client-facing team will focus on building strong relationships with housing associations, local authorities, and Government bodies to help meet... View Article

Housebuilder Avant Homes has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on an 11.9-acre site in Barugh Green, Barnsley to deliver a £37m, 155-home development. Located on Barugh Green Road, the proposed development will comprise a mix of one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom.... View Article

Housebuilder Honey has submitted plans and exchanged contracts on a 12.4-acre site to deliver a £40m, 133 new-home development in Rainworth, near Mansfeld. Called Melisse and located on off Nightjar Way, the proposed development will comprise a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bed homes... View Article

Representatives of some of the nation’s largest and best-known housebuilders and construction companies braved all weather conditions in the Yorkshire Dales on Friday 12 September 2025 to raise nearly £100,000 for Youth Adventure Trust. 200 participants from 38 teams took... View Article

The Government’s new mantra to “build, baby, build” must be matched with a national effort to “skill, baby, skill,” the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) Chief Operating Officer David Campbell will warn in his speech to the Labour Party Conference on Sunday,... View Article

The 25,000-home provider has announced plans to exit the Walsall-based business in line with its strategy to simplify and strengthen and focus on its core social landlord services. Mona Shah, Chief Finance and Investment Officer, said: “LoCaL Homes has made... View Article

Staffordshire-headquartered Cameron Homes has launched its six-acre Sylvan development in the historic Nottinghamshire village of Ruddington. The £18m project is delivering 36 highly contemporary three-, four-, and five-bedroom houses, designed by Pegasus architects. Accessed off Loughborough Road, the development is... View Article