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Carbon-reducing housing scheme given approval in Ebbsfleet Garden City

Monday, 27th January 2020

A housing scheme described as one of the most carbon-reducing projects in Ebbsfleet Garden City has been approved. Redrow’s plans for 133 homes at its established site in Ebbsfleet Green were given approval by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation’s planning committee last... View Article

Inland Homes agrees partnership development contract with Octavia Housing

Monday, 27th January 2020

Inland Homes (“Inland Homes” “the Group” or “the Company”), the leading brownfield developer, housebuilder and partnership housing company with a focus on the south and south-east of England, has signed a contract with Octavia Housing (“Octavia”), a leading provider of... View Article

Homebuilder looking into the future with VR technology launch

Monday, 27th January 2020

For the first time ever in Scotland, prospective homeowners will be able to experience their new neighbourhood, before it’s even built, thanks to cutting-edge VR technology. National homebuilder Keepmoat Homes, today (24 January) launch their innovative new technology designed to... View Article

What impact will PAS 2035 have on the social housing market?

Monday, 27th January 2020

By Mark Trowers National Sales Manager – Social Housing at Zehnder Group UK Limited ‘Each Home Counts’ was a review – by the then Chief Executive of BRE Group, Dr Peter Bonfield – into the way in which both public... View Article

2020 will see the start of the clean, lean years in terms of recycling

Friday, 24th January 2020

Kathryn Wright, General Manager, Cawleys Waste Management. Waste management practises will polarise – solid, back-to-basics local recycling of a few core waste streams on the one hand and highly sophisticated, science-based solutions on the other. Here’s why this has to be... View Article

The social kitchen

Thursday, 23rd January 2020

Mark Elmore, head of design at Fisher & Paykel highlights the need for a social kitchen in the home As designers of kitchen appliances, we believe that great kitchens are crucial to wellbeing. The kitchen is the heart of the... View Article

Fairview New Homes acquires former Ford HQ, Brentwood for new residential development

Wednesday, 22nd January 2020

Fairview New Homes has completed the purchase of the former Ford Headquarters in Brentwood, Essex unconditionally for in excess of £35million for a new residential development, comprising both private and affordable housing. The 21-acre site is located within Great Warley,... View Article

LGA responds to building safety announcements

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

Responding to building safety announcements by Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick recently, Lord Porter, building safety spokesman for the Local Government Association (LGA), said: “It is good that the Government is looking at lowering the height requirement at which combustible cladding... View Article

Outline approved for 2000 homes, 2 schools, a pub, health centre, and care home in Stafford

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

Outline plans for 2,000 homes, two new schools and two commercial centres on a site north of Stafford were approved by Stafford Borough Council this week. National consultants Pegasus Group, the lead consultant on the scheme, secured the approval on... View Article

Government responds to Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

The Government has published a response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Phase 1 report, which sets out the steps it intends to take to implement the report’s recommendations at pace, as well as the wider work it is doing to... View Article

Port Homes housing development brings local jobs to Hartlepool

Tuesday, 21st January 2020

A new housing project in Hartlepool, spearheaded by two brothers, has been hailed a huge success – with 95% of properties sold two years ahead of schedule. St Teresa’s Close, developed by Port Homes, is a beautiful residential project featuring... View Article

Green light for £30m regeneration of part of Gosport Historic Waterfront

Monday, 20th January 2020

Phase one of the regeneration of a former MoD site in Gosport has been granted planning permission. The £30million scheme, being delivered by Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust (PNBPT) in partnership with Elite Homes, will see the creation of 30... View Article

North Wales’ largest housing association completes £155m refinancing deal

Monday, 20th January 2020

North Wales’ largest housing association, Adra (previously known as Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd) has just completed a refinancing deal worth £155m with new lenders. The company, with its headquarters in Bangor, is a leading north Wales supplier of social and affordable... View Article

Work starts on next phase of project to reduce flood risk in Leeds

Monday, 20th January 2020

Construction work has started on the next stage of a major scheme to reduce the risk of flooding in Leeds. Construction on the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme will see flood defences being built on the River... View Article

New housing design in England overwhelmingly ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’

Monday, 20th January 2020

The design of new housing developments in England is overwhelmingly ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’, with less-affluent communities the worst affected, according to a national audit conducted by UCL for CPRE, the countryside charity, and the Place Alliance A housing design audit... View Article

Housing market perks up post election

Thursday, 16th January 2020

Following the General Election result, the UK housing market has seen a lift in sentiment, according to the December 2019 RICS Residential Market Survey. Sales expectations have risen sharply, and a number of other key activity metrics have turned positive... View Article

Plans by FaulknerBrowns for prime riverside residential scheme approved

Thursday, 16th January 2020

Plans submitted to Gateshead Council for Brett Wharf, a transformative £35m residential-led development on the south bank of the River Tyne, have received planning approval. Designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects on behalf of The High Street Group, the scheme represents a... View Article

Hayfield secures £85m finance facility to grow to 500 homes per annum

Thursday, 16th January 2020

Solihull-headquartered Hayfield has agreed £85m of new equity and debt funding to enable the three-year-old housebuilder to deliver 500 homes per annum over the coming 36 months, which would result in a turnover of circa £180m. A £50m senior debt... View Article

New construction productivity measurement report set to influence industry

Thursday, 16th January 2020

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Home (AIMCH) has published a research report to help the house building sector better evaluate productivity and respond to future demands. The report examines construction productivity measurement and protocols and brings a... View Article

Avant Homes promotes Scott Varley to area managing director for Scotland and North East England

Thursday, 16th January 2020

Housebuilder Avant Homes has promoted Scott Varley to the newly created role of area managing director for Scotland and north east England. Scott first joined Avant Homes in 2006 as regional land manager for the group’s Yorkshire business, before taking... View Article