Byker Estate transformation receives top housing accolade

The Byker Estate in Newcastle upon Tyne has received national praise as a leading example for neighbourhood transformation. Byker Community Trust (BCT) housing association, which owns and manages 1,800 homes on the iconic Grade II* listed Estate, won the Neighbourhood... View Article

Freefoam founding member of CIRCULÉIRE

Freefoam Building Products are delighted to announce that they are a founding member of CIRCULÉIRE, a National Platform for Circular Manufacturing that seeks to accelerate Ireland’s transition towards a net-zero carbon circular economy. A key objective of the programme is... View Article

New £9m+ affordable housing scheme unveiled in New Malden

A new scheme to deliver 41 affordable homes has been successfully completed in New Malden. The development known as Albany House boasts a stunning collection of contemporary one, two- and three-bedroom apartments, offering the very best in modern living. Delivered... View Article

Works commence on new £10m Nottinghamshire housing development

Building works have started on ‘Forest Park’; an exclusive 45-home development in Nottinghamshire, by property developer Taggart Homes. Located in the sought-after village of Annesley, in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, the development has a prime position on Derby Road... View Article

Construction completes at £22 Loughborough commercial park

National contractor Wates Construction and property, construction and infrastructure consultancy, Perfect Circle have jointly completed £22m worth of works at the Loughborough University Science Enterprise Park (LUSEP) for Leicestershire County Council (LCC). Situated off Holywell Way in Loughborough, LUSEP is... View Article

Homebuilder rebrands under new ownership

Castle Green Homes has been revealed as the new name for regional homebuilder Macbryde Homes. The rebrand forms part of its plans for major growth, notably across the North West. The changes follow the multi-million-pound buy-out of Macbryde Homes in... View Article

Raising the roof at Maggie’s Centre Leeds

Green-tech is incredibly proud to have supplied the landscaping materials for the new rooftop garden of the Maggie’s Centre Cancer Charity which is situated in the grounds of St. James’s University Hospital in Leeds. The charity’s 26th UK centre was designed... View Article

Green light for 850-home masterplan in Crewe

Cheshire East Council’s Planning Committee has granted outline permission for an 850-home masterplan brought forward by Bloor Homes and Vistry Partnerships. Each developer will build half of the homes, with the scheme forming part of the Council’s wider North West... View Article

Will Jenrick’s reforms succeed where others have failed?

HMM news editor and housing consultant Patrick Mooney bemoans the recent ‘revolving door’ of Housing Ministers, and speculates on Robert Jenrick’s chances of success. Every Housing Secretary or Minister that I can remember promises two things – to overhaul the... View Article